Oceana CEO Francois Kuttel quits

CFO South Africa 16 February 2018

Rodney Gerald Nicol will serve as interim CEO of Oceana, following Francois Kuttel's resignation.

According to a notice issued by the company, Francois Kuttel (pictured), CEO of Oceana, has resigned. Kuttel, a US citizen, intends to take on a controlling stake (75%) of Westbank Fishing, which operates vessels that supply fish to Daybrook Fisheries’ processing plant. Oceana acquired Daybrook in July 2015.

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Rodney Gerald Nicol has been appointed interim CEO, effective 1 March 2018. He served as an executive director on the Oceana board for 22 years until his early retirement in 2013.

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