Ocean Harvest Technology Group plc announced the appointment of Gerina Eberl-Hancock and Riaan Van Dyk to the Board as Non-Executive Directors of the Company. Gerina has worked in business development, sales and marketing leadership roles in the consumer goods industry at multinational corporations and SMEs for over 20 years. Her previous role was Chief Revenue Officer and member of the Management Committee at Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition SA, one of the leading Swiss milk refiners providing smart nutrition based on dairy and alternative proteins.

She previously held various marketing and business leadership positions within NESTLE SA, driving growth and beverage categories in various countries and regions including strategic and financial performance, portfolio management, customer-oriented value chains, nutrition, innovation, ESG and digital marketing transformations. Gerina holds an MBA from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Chapman University. Riaan has over 24 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development in the global animal nutrition and life sciences industries.

Previously Riaan served as Global Vice President of Chemlock Nutrition, and General Manager for Kemin Biologics where he was also Vice President for Marketing and Strategy for Kemin Industries Worldwide. Before joining Kemin, Riaan was Marketing Director for Elanco (a division of Eli Lilly) in Asia Pacific and South Africa.  Riaan's career in the animal health industry has included a number of global roles and those with specific responsibility for North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Riaan is based in the US and he holds a Master's degree in Business and Science, as well as multiple Bachelor's degrees in Animal Nutrition and Science.