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– Nuuk, Greenland-based fishing company Royal Greenland has appointed Tom Kaster as the new vice president of production, effective 1 June.
As vice president of production, Kaster’s role will involve overseeing Royal Greenland’s global operations including supply chain logistics and quality management.
The company said in a release that Kaster’s “strong leadership profile and extensive experience from both the international food and pharmaceutical industries” made him a strong candidate.
His work experience includes a prior stint at Royal Greenland, as he served as head of Greenland production from 2004 to 2007. In that role, he was a member of divisional executive management and oversaw numerous operations, including nine production sites. Royal Greenland added that he played a role in a major transformation process at the company by developing plans for future production sites and implementing extensive development programs for managers within existing programs.
After three years at the fishing company, Kaster held several vice president, director, executive C-suite, and board member positions across multiple companies such as Nordex Food, Fertin Pharma, Arla Foods, and System Frugt.
The company said Kaster now returns to Royal Greenland with “an updated international perspective and broader experience, which [will help] strengthen Royal Greenland’s competitiveness and delivery reliability across markets.”
“We are pleased to welcome Tom back to Royal Greenland,” Royal Greenland CEO Toke Binzer said. “He combines international outlook with practical experience of our Greenlandic reality, which is crucial for success in this role. He understands the balance between business, social responsibility, and local anchoring, and he has a proven ability to deliver results together with employees.”
The appointment, according to the firm, is also part of a broader goal of enhancing operational organization and strengthening the company’s position in global markets.
– The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has appointed Bonnie Brady as the organization’s new policy director and Jason Joyce as its new director of advocacy, both of whom will strengthen efforts supporting regional fishermen and coastal communities.
NEFSA announced in a company release that the duo’s new leadership will be “instrumental in shaping NEFSA’s approach to critical issues facing the fishing industry,” including sustainable practices, regulations, and the impacts of offshore wind development.
Brady’s prior work experience includes serving as executive director of the New York, U.S.A.-based Long Island Commercial Fishing Association (LICFA). There, she educated policymakers and the public about facets of New York City’s commercial fishing industry practices.
“[Brady] works to highlight the importance of buying U.S. wild-caught, locally landed seafood and represents the industry's perspective at the town, county, state, and federal levels,” NEFSA said. “She also serves on six advisory panels across two regional fishery management councils – the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management councils – providing at-sea and shoreside perspectives to help inform management decisions.”
In addition to her executive director role at LICFA, Brady is a founding board member of the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) and a board member of Protect Our Coast New Jersey.
Joyce is an eighth-generation Swan’s Island, Maine, U.S.A.-based commercial fisherman and a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain. He has experience in groundfishing, urchining, scalloping, and shrimping, along with a 40-year career in lobstering.
He’s entering his fourth term as a town selectman, serving the fishing industry on a local Maine lobster council and representing fishermen on the Maine Department of Marine Resources Lobster Advisory Council. He worked on the Maine Lobsterman’s Association Board of Directors for 23 years before resigning in November 2025.
Now, his efforts will be focused on a “much more involved role on NEFSA’s board,” the company said.
“A husband of 36 years and a father of four with six grandchildren, this role is more than a position,” NEFSA said in a release. “He considers it a solemn duty to ensure the following generations have a voice fighting for sustainable opportunities previously held by New England's fishermen to provide for their families and sustain their communities and feed their nation.”
