New Managing Director of Fiskval

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, December 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Jón Thor Klemensson has joined Icelandic Group as the Managing Director of Fiskval. Previously he served as Ground Fish Division Director at Vinnslustöðin hf from 2010 to 2012 and as Purchasing and Processing Manager at Icelandic UK from 2006 to 2010. Jón Þór has a BSc degree in Fisheries and Economics from the University of Akureyri, Iceland.

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"Jón Thor has vast experience in the Icelandic and the UK fisheries sectors and it is with great pleasure that we welcome him on board," said Magnus Bjarnason, CEO of Icelandic Group.

Fiskval specializes in processing and trading of fresh and frozen seafood products from Iceland. The company emphasizes processed flatfish and ground fish for retail markets in the US, the UK and continental Europe.

Fiskval is a part of Icelandic Group.

Photo shows Jón Thor Klemensson, courtesy of Icelandic Group.

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SOURCE Icelandic Group