Per Andreas Hjetland

Senior Vice President Business Development at AKVA Group

Speaker

Per Andreas is a highly accomplished executive with a career spanning over two decades in international business leadership. Since 2008, he has held pivotal roles at AKVA Group ASA, beginning as Sales & After Sales Director, advancing to Chief Operating Officer in 2010—where he oversaw land-based fish farming operations—and later serving as Chief Commercial Officer in 2019. In July 2021, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development, where he continues to lead strategic growth initiatives. His expertise encompasses the full spectrum of land-based fish farm production across all regions and species, as well as multidisciplinary design and global project delivery. He brings deep engineering and technological experience from sectors such as water treatment, power generation, food and dairy production, shipbuilding, and offshore operations. Per Andreas has also led complex aviculture projects involving marine species, positioning him as a key innovator in sustainable aquaculture and integrated industrial systems worldwide.