Article: Big fish leaves Marine Harvest as part of push to reduce costs

THE head of Scotland's biggest fish farm operator has left the company as part of an international cost-cutting exercise ordered by its Dutch parent company.

Cameron Davidson, the managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, left "by mutual agreement" just a month after he announced 120 job cuts across the Highlands and Western Isles.

Davidson had only been in charge of Marine Harvest for a year when the company's Netherlands-based owner Nutreco bought rival Stolt- Nielsen.

The group, which employs 430 fish-handing and processing staff in Scotland, found it had too many managers and Davidson was asked to leave.

His role will now be taken by Hvard Grontvedt, who previously ran Marine ...

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