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High Liner Foods chief executive Rod Hepponstall stepping down

LUNENBURG, N.S. — High Liner Foods Inc. says chief executive Rod Hepponstall is stepping down. The company says its board has accepted Hepponstall's resignation, effective on or before Jan. 2, 2024.
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High Liner Foods Inc. says chief executive Rod Hepponstall is stepping down. The High Liner Foods logo is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, High Liner Foods *MANDATORY CREDIT*

LUNENBURG, N.S. — High Liner Foods Inc. says chief executive Rod Hepponstall is stepping down.

The company says its board has accepted Hepponstall's resignation, effective on or before Jan. 2, 2024.

High Liner says it will begin a comprehensive internal and external search for a new CEO.

Hepponstall has been chief executive at the seafood company since May 2018.

He is expected to help the company on a transition plan.

High Liner is a processor and marketer of frozen seafood.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2023.

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The Canadian Press