Is the Commercial Manager and a director of AKVAgroup Scotland Ltd who are based in Inverness.
Head quartered near Stavanger AKVAgroup are the largest supplier and pioneer of innovation in the salmon sector globally, a listed company (Norwegian Bourse) and with a diverse portfolio of customer focused solutions and systems, active globally with offices in 12 countries and 1400 staff, the scope of products and services covers egg to plate. AKVAgroup has three divisions Land-based, Sea-based and Digital and all three are represented in Scotland. Don has a lifetime of experience in the marine industries sector, before joining AKVAgroup in 2019, Don was with the Aquaculture Innovation centre SAIC for 4 years and before that Highlands and Islands Enterprise where he worked in biosciences economic development and was an Observer on the board at IBioIC. Prior to that Don, worked as a marine consultant promoting the development of fish farms and environmental monitoring, as well as working as a supplier to the sector with AKVA and Aquasmart- utilising AQ1 robots to feed fish 30 years ago. Don has a degree in Marine Biology (hons) from University of Glasgow, and prior to this had a 10y career as an navigation officer transiting the world ocean, on very large ships. Don has enjoyed a lifetime of rugby and mountaineering and is a Glasgow Warriors season ticket holder, keen gardener, avid reader, sometime mtb cyclist, married 3 children. See www.Akvagroup.com
