{"id":18349,"date":"2025-09-08T09:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bmkgenetics.com\/?p=18349"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:57:18","slug":"kristian-botnen-blir-ny-ceo-i-benchmark-genetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmkgenetics.com\/no\/kristian-botnen-blir-ny-ceo-i-benchmark-genetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristian Botnen blir ny CEO i Benchmark Genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Benchmark Genetics har ansatt Kristian Botnen som ny CEO, med tiltredelse 3. november 2025. Han har lang ledererfaring fra havbruksn\u00e6ringen og en solid bakgrunn innen finans og operativ drift, og skal lede selskapet videre i arbeidet med vekst og innovasjon.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botnen kommer fra AKVA Group, en global leder innen teknologi for havbruk, hvor han har hatt rollen som Chief Operating Officer siden 2022. F\u00f8r dette var han daglig leder og produksjonsleder i Lingalaks, et st\u00f8rre norsk oppdrettsselskap. Han startet sin karriere innen finans og bankvirksomhet, f\u00f8r han gikk videre til operative og administrative lederroller i havbruksn\u00e6ringen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gjennom hele sin karriere har Botnen levert operasjonell kvalitet, overg\u00e5tt finansielle- og b\u00e6rekraftsm\u00e5l, og bygd h\u00f8ytytende team. Han har en Master of Management og en Bachelor of Business Administration, begge fra BI Norwegian Business School i Norge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Det er en \u00e6re \u00e5 f\u00e5 overta lederskapet i Benchmark Genetics p\u00e5 et s\u00e5 spennende tidspunkt for selskapet og bransjen. Benchmark Genetics har et sv\u00e6rt godt utgangspunkt med dyktige ansatte, involvering i banebrytende forskning, og en sterk global tilstedev\u00e6relse<\/em>, sier Kristian Botnen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Jeg ser frem til \u00e5 bygge videre p\u00e5 dette fundamentet for \u00e5 skape enda st\u00f8rre verdi for v\u00e5re kunder, bidra til \u00e5 forbedre b\u00e6rekraften til n\u00e6ringen og befeste v\u00e5r posisjon som en foretrukket partner.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleks Engel<\/strong>, som er interim CEO i Benchmark Genetics og partner i Novo Holdings, \u00f8nsker Kristian Botnen velkommen som ny CEO i Benchmark Genetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Styret ser frem til \u00e5 f\u00e5 Kristian p\u00e5 plass. Han har en unik kombinasjon av kommersiell, operasjonell og finansiell innsikt med dyp bransjekunnskap. Vi er overbevist om at Kristian, sammen med resten av ledergruppen, vil bringe Benchmark Genetics inn i en ny og spennende \u00e6ra, hvor det vil v\u00e6re mulig \u00e5 produsere mat til verden p\u00e5 en mer b\u00e6rekraftig og effektiv m\u00e5te med bruk av nye genomiske avlsteknologier. Vi ser frem til \u00e5 se de langsiktige partnerskapene med selskapets globale kundebase utvikle seg ytterligere i \u00e5rene som kommer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kristian Botnen, tiltredende CEO i Benchmark Genetics. (Foto: med tillatelse fra AKVA Group).
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