Lisbeth Plassen has been appointed managing director of newly merged seafood industry software providers Naviaq and Seacloud, which mark the merger by re-branding to Seaqloud, one of the seafood industry’s largest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS providers).
The two Bluefront Equity-owned companies announced their merger plan at the end of last year. The aim is to provide customers in the aquaculture industry with a broader and more cost-efficient data-driven service offering.
‘We have during the past few months conducted a technical and organisational merger, and developed a strategy to identify how we can jointly create even more value for our customers,’ said Lisbeth Plassen, who was previously Naviaq’s MD.
‘The board and shareholders are delighted that Lisbeth has agreed to lead the newly merged business and with how the integration process has been conducted. We also believe that the new company name – Seaqloud – preserves Naviaq and Seacloud’s legacy in an elegant manner,’ said Seaqloud chairman Charles Høstlund.
With its headquarters in Trondheim and brances in Alta, Namsos and Tromsø, the newly merged Seaqloud delivers sensor technology and software that provide a complete overview of the salmon’s marine environment, both above and below the surface. The company also delivers systems that provide an overview of equipment, operations and logistics. Overall, the solutions enable standardisation, quality assurance and streamlining of industry workflows for the fish farming industry.
In addition to making fish farmers’ operations more efficient, Seaqloud’s systems make it easier to comply with new requirements for on-site environmental monitoring throughout the calendar year. The combination of sensors and tailor-made software ensures data of highest possible quality.
‘Demands and expectations to the aquaculture industries are on the rise. Our solutions enable enhanced data control related to operations and environmental monitoring of fish farms. Such improved data gathering and presentation will, for example, make sustainability reporting better and more efficient,’ Lisbeth Plassen said.
