The Board of Directors of IFFO is made up of Directors from Producer members nominated by either individual countries or regions. Each director serves a 2-year term and is then eligible for re-election.
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Board of Directors for 2026-2027 term |
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Latin America: Cristian Larrain, Eduardo Goycoolea, Adriana Giudice, Walter Martínez, José Tirado, Gustavo Delgado Aparicio, Armando Coppel, Gonzalo de Romaña |
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Europe: Johannes Palsson, Egil Magne Haugstad and Hafthor Eiriksson |
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USA & Canada: Bjorn Kwak |
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Rest of the World: Mohammed Shawkath Showry, Andre du Preez |
| President of the Board: Adriana Giudice | |
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Adriana was elected President of IFFO Board (2026-2027 term) and is CEO of Austral Group, and a board member for Latin America. Austral Group is one of Peru´s leading producers of fishmeal, fish oil and frozen fish. With a 1,200-strong team, the company operates 4 processing plants along the Peruvian coast (Coischo, Chancay, Pisco and Ilo) and a modern fleet of 19 fishing vessels. |
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| Vice President: Egil Magne Haugstad | |
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Egil was elected Vice President of IFFO Board (2026-2027 term) and is a member for Europe. He is the CEO of Pelagia AS. Pelagia’s Head Office is in Norway with factories concentrated on North Atlantic. The fishmeal and -oil factories are in Norway, England, Scotland and Ireland. Pelagia is also the largest producer of pelagic seafood globally and high-quality omega-3 concentrates in Norway. Pelagia runs the biggest fleet of vessels collecting by-products categories 3 and 2 from the salmon industry. |
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Eduardo Goycoolea |
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José Miguel Tirado CEO, Copeinca |
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Gonzalo De Romaña General Manager, Tecnológica de Alimentos (TASA) |
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Cristián Larraín Reyes Chief Executive Officer, Orizon Seafood |
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Walter Martínez Moreno Chairman of the board of Hayduk Corporation
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Gustavo Delgado Aparicio General Manager, Pesquera Diamante S.A.
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Armando Coppel Maz Industrial SA de CV ; Director |
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Europe: |
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Johannes Palsson CEO at FF Skagen |
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Hafthor Eiriksson Factory Manager, Sildarvinnslan h.f. |
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USA & Canada: |
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Bjorn Kwak President, Daybrook Fisheries Inc. |
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Rest of the World: |
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Andre du Preez Project Manager / Marketing at Pioneer Fishing (Pty) Ltd |
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Mohammed Shawkath Showry Managing Director, Blueline Foods (India) pvt Ltd
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