SEQEL has assisted in the appointment of South African born Rui Ventura as General Manager Operations of Sealord Group.

Rui will oversee Sealord’s 3 onshore factories and 8 vessels which have circa 1000 staff. Rui brings a wealth of fishing knowledge having spent over 20 years in senior management roles within the fishing industry. 

His most recent role was General Manager – Hake for South Africa’s largest fishing company, Oceana Group. In this role Rui held overall responsibility for the management of five freezer factory trawlers; two fresher trawlers and a wetfish factory, with approximately 500 employees under his management.

Rui and his family will be relocating from Cape Town, South Africa to Nelson for the role.