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Gustav Magnar Witzoe
Norway 33 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Fish farming
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Kverva
- Marital Status
- Single
Assets
- Assa Abloy AB425,000 shares @ --ASSA.B-SE
- Atlas Copco1,240,000 shares @ --ATCO.A-SE
- Salmar ASA56,368,000 shares @ --SALM-NO
- Sandvik509,000 shares @ --SAND-SE
- Volvo AB Class B550,000 shares @ --VOLV.B-SE
Biography
Gustav Magnar Witzoe owns nearly half of Salmar ASA, one of the world's largest salmon producers.
His stake was gifted to him in 2013 by his father, Gustav Witzoe, who founded the company in 1991.
Salmar has led the industrialization of fish farming in Norway, refining the product into more sophisticated cuts with higher margins.
The elder Witzoe still runs the company; Gustav Magnar, meanwhile, is trying to make his own mark investing in real estate and tech startups.
About
Fish farming is now one of Norway's biggest industries; in 2016 Salmar harvested close to 130,000 tons of salmon.
In 2017 Salmar installed the world's first off-shore fish farm.