Change of management in Gas 2 Feed

Smiljana Divjak, who has served as CEO of both the affiliated companies Gas2Feed and Ecofishcircle, has made a personal decision to step down this summer. Moving forward, we are significantly strengthening the Gas2Feed team with Ole Jørgen Marvik as new full-time CEO and Ørjan Fiskaa as CFO.

Smiljana, joined Gas2Feed in May 2021 as CFO and took over as CEO in August 2023. She has achieved important milestones, including establishing a large pilot reactor, engineering design of the subsequent industrial production plant and related business partnerships. She has been instrumental in building the companies organization and preparing for the commercial phase. Smiljana will continue to support Gas2Feed as board director.

As new CEO, Ole Jørgen Marvik brings a wealth of experience from entrepreneurship, business strategy and public industry policies. Marvik is Ph.D. in molecular biology and combines a strong academic background with a master's degree from the Norwegian Business School (BI). As founder and former CEO of Affitech, a technology pioneer in antibody-based therapies, and initiator of several other biotech companies, gives him a deep understanding of both scientific innovation and strategic leadership. Throughout his career, Marvik has served as Special Advisor to Innovation Norway and in several public committees including Norwegian biotech and bioeconomy strategies. Internationally, Marvik has been board member EuropaBio and recently instrumental in a pivotal work by the OECD on carbon management.

In his new position at Gas2Feed, Marvik will leverage his extensive expertise and strong business network to prepare Gas2Feed for the commercial phase. In a comment, Marvik says that it is a true privilege to take on this important position: "Smiljana and her team have created an excellent platform, and I am truly excited by the opportunity to contribute to establishing gas fermentation as an extremely important part of the future food chain and in sustainable carbon management."

Ørjan Fiskaa has a broad financial background, spanning from financial analysis, asset valuation and financial manager to business development in several sectors. Fiskaa holds a master’s degree in economics from the Norwegian School of Management and Business Administration in Bergen. In his new position as CFO, Gas2Feed will benefit from his extensive experience in financial strategy and fund raising from growth companies such as Revus Energy, Ocean Rig, Solveig Gas, Sval Energy, Beyonder and Horisont Energi. Fiskaa will play a key role in building a robust financial basis for the commercial phase and the company's international expansion.