Sigurdur Olason is Marel's Managing Director (EVP) of Fish. Olason worked in Marel’s product development department between 2001 and 2006. He started his current position in May 2014. Before rejoining Marel, Olason was Manager of Business Development with Samherji, one of Iceland’s leading seafood companies.
Education MBA from the Brisbane Graduate School of Business; B.Sc. in Computer Science and B.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Iceland.
PNA wide-ranging operatiron to assist ships that collided near Argentine waters Argentina
The Argentine Naval Prefecture is deploying a wide-ranging operation to assist the Chinese flagged Zhongyuanyu 11 vessel and the Spanish fishing vessel Pesca Vaqueiro, which for reasons under investigation, collided at 9 nautical miles outside the Argentine EEZ.
EU will totally ban 'electric fishing' from 2021 European Union
The European Parliament and the UE member states reached an agreement to fully ban electric fishing in all waters, including those outside the EU, by 30 June 2021.
Supreme Court rules Svalbard snow crab belongs to Norway Norway
The Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that snow crab is a sedentary species and, consequently, that Norwegian authorities have exclusive rights to manage the crab stocks in the waters around the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.