Board of Directors

Johannes Cornelis Antonius den Bieman

Chairman

Hans is an industry veteran with distinguished credentials of operating and expanding companies in the aquaculture industry.

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Hans has an extensive network within the global aquaculture industry and has headed various seafood multinationals.

He was the CEO of Heiploeg, CEO of Marine Harvest, COO of Nutreco and served as board member of multiple listed aquaculture companies in Chile, Netherlands and the USA.

Hans is a graduate of the Wageningen University.

Marit Solberg

Director

Marit has over three decades in key roles at Marine Harvest Group, including managing 4,000 employees as COO of Farming from 2011 — 2019.

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She is a board member of AquaCon AS, Nekkar ASA, NorCod AS, Patogen AS and GC Rieber Compact AS.

Marit was also Former Chairman of Norwegian Seafood Export Council (2013 — 2015).

She obtained her M.Sc. in Microbiology with a specialisation in Marine Ecology in 1984.

Andrew Kwan

Director

Andrew is the Group Managing Director of Commonwealth Capital Group of companies, which has investments across the food vertical including barramundi fish farming, cold chain logistics, central kitchen, butchery, bakery and ice cream production.

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Apart from its fully integrated food production & logistic platform, the Commonwealth Capital group also has investments in several brands such as PastaMania, Swissbake, Udders ice cream, The Soup Spoon, Baker & Cook and NYC Bagel Factory.

Andrew’s companies have won numerous accolades over the years including the Business Times Enterprise 50, Fastest Growing 50 and consecutive “Franchisor of the Year” titles for two separate businesses in different industries from the Franchise and Licensing Association. He holds a BBA from Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada.

Tristan Sjoeberg

Director

Tristan is the co-owner and Director of Knutsson Holdings AB, a diversified investment company based in Gothenburg, Sweden, as well as co-owner and Executive Chairman of TCSJOHNHUXLEY group of companies.

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Tristan received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Marine Biology/Oceanography from UCNW Bangor in 1994 and his PhD in Marine Biogeochemistry from the University of East Anglia in 1999. He also holds an MBA from University of Oxford (2001).

Edward Ng

Director

As an Executive Director of Far East Organization, Edward provides strategic leadership in the functions of Central Engineering and Development Projects.

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Edward’s main focus at Far East Organisation is in product development and management of its in-house engineering support team. He oversees the conceptualisation, implementation and fulfilment delivery of ongoing and new development projects as well as the enhancement of existing operating assets.

Edward holds a B.Sc. in Architectural Design from Stanford University.

Dato Seri Paduka Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abd Hamid

Director

Dato Seri Paduka Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abd Hamid is the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Economy), at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Brunei Darussalam.

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He started his career in the Government service in 1989 and has served various capacities in the Ministry of Finance and Economy and Ministry of Primary Resources & Tourism. He holds a number of important posts at Brunei Investment Agency, Brunei Economic Development Board and Brunei Darussalam Central Bank.

Dato Khairuddin graduated with BA (Hons) Degree in Management Studies in 1989 from University of Brunei Darussalam.

Andreas von Scholten

Director

Andreas has more than 15 years of experience working across multiple business sectors and geographies.

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Andreas has more than 15 years of experience working across multiple business sectors and geographies.

Prior to joining Barramundi Group, Andreas was the GM (Asia Pacific) of PHARMAQ, a part of Zoetis, the world leader in animal health. Andreas joined PHARMAQ in 2015 with Private Equity firm Permira and continued with PHARMAQ for another 4 years after the company was acquired by Zoetis.

Before PHARMAQ, Andreas was the GM (Asia Emerging Markets) of Coloplast, a leading global medical device company. Andreas joined Coloplast in 2010, holding various leadership roles in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong during his time there.

Earlier in his career, Andreas was an M&A consultant with Deloitte for more than 7 years, where he also led a company through a successful turnaround.

A native of Denmark, Andreas received a graduate degree from the University of Copenhagen, Harvard University, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.