Aquaculture technology specialist, Ace Aquatec, appointed Costa Skotidas as sales & partnerships manager to spearhead its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) operations.

Following recent growth in countries including Greece and Denmark, Skotidas will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s expansion into further European markets as well as the introduction into the Middle East and Africa.

With over 15 years’ experience in the aquaculture and technology industry, Skotidas brings a wealth of experience to Ace Aquatec, having previously worked as EMEA advertising account manager for IntraFish. As part of his new role, Skotidas will be developing and executing all EMEA strategic sales plans which include identifying potential new clients within Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as expanding the company’s current client base. 

Costa Skotidas said that “Ace Aquatec has a longstanding reputation for providing some of the most innovative solutions to the aquaculture market. This newly established role will allow me to work in regions I know well and work with the team through a phase of accelerated growth.”

Ace Aquatec’s chief sales and marketing officer, Tara McGregor-Woodhams, added that “Costa brings over a decade of experience dealing with a wide range of aquaculture and seafood brands to the team. His wealth of knowledge will be invaluable in helping us expand our distribution partner network across Europe, Africa and the Middle East in what promises to be an exciting and transformative year for our company.”