LUNENBURG, NS, Aug. 29,
2023 /CNW/ - High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF)
("High Liner Foods" or the "Company") announced today
that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of
Rod Hepponstall, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, effective on or before
January 2, 2024. The Company will
begin a comprehensive internal and external search for a President
and CEO.
Mr. Hepponstall has acted as director, President and Chief
Executive Officer of High Liner Foods since May, 2018 and the board
of directors would like to thank him for his years of service to
the Company. Mr. Hepponstall will collaborate with the Company on a
transition plan, and the Company will provide more information in
due course.
About High Liner Foods
Incorporated
High Liner Foods Incorporated is a leading North American
processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. High Liner
Foods' retail branded products are sold throughout the United States and Canada under the High Liner,
Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine,
and Catch of the Day labels, and are available in
most grocery and club stores. The Company also sells branded
products to restaurants and institutions under the High
Liner, Mirabel, Icelandic
Seafood and FPI labels and is a major
supplier of private label value-added seafood products to North
American food retailers and foodservice distributors. High Liner
Foods is a publicly traded Canadian company, trading under the
symbol HLF on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
For further information about the Company, please visit our
website at www.highlinerfoods.com or send an e-mail to
investor@highlinerfoods.com.
Forward Looking
Information
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words and expressions of similar nature. Specific forward-looking
statements in this document include, but are not limited to
expectations with respect to the timing of the expected departure
and subsequent composition of the Company's management.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve
uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results or events
to differ materially from current expectations. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, as actual results may differ materially from those
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made from time to time by us or on our behalf, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE High Liner Foods Incorporated