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Published: Mar 11, 2026
Story told by Samuel Muren

Onnest is pleased to announce that Rolf Gunnar Pedersen has joined the team.

Formally an auditor, however, he has a varied background, both industry specific and in other managerial positions. Most notably leading Finance and Administration in the Volden Group, and later as CFO of Grieg Seafood Finnmark. The last couple of years, Rolf Gunnar has worked as Managing Director for his own company, a local car dealership in Alta, Norway. We are very glad for having lured him back into aquaculture.

Onnest has also entered an agreement with Multiconsult in Norway, bringing in Ørnulf Svan Amundsen as Technical Support. Ørnulf has abroad engineering background including from the aquaculture industry having some initial knowledge about the Optiras system.

This is a further steppingstone into building one of the strongest teams in aquaculture. Combining experience and hands-on operational knowledge will be the most important success factor for the Company now and going forward. More key people will be added in 2026.

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Rolf Gunnar Pedersen.
CFO, Onnest.
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Bringing leadership and deep aquaculture expertise to the Onnest team.

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