Åshild Nakken (An) worked as Manager for Value Added Products at Lerøy Seafood AS and held various positions in the company within sales, market development, and communications from 2012. She has particularly focused on markets in Asia and the Middle East and has extensive work experience within the region. Before joining Lerøy she worked as the Norwegian Seafood Council’s Director to China for five years and as their Global Communication Lead, which also included a year in their Tokyo office. She holds a Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of Bergen and Volda College and started in the seafood industry when she joined the Norwegian Seafood Council as a trainee.