Aqua Bounty appoints shrimp specialist

Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on enhancing health and productivity in the fast-growing aquaculture industry, has announced the appointment of Lawrence Giessinger to lead its Asian sales and development effort.
Mr Giessinger, a seasoned executive with deep experience in Asia in corporate finance and business development, has specialised in the shrimp aquaculture industry for the past dozen years. As Asian Regional Sales Manager at Aqua Bounty, Mr Giessinger will introduce the company’s portfolio of therapeutics, feed additives and health management products to the largest producing region in the $6billion global shrimp aquaculture industry.
Mr Giessinger comes to the Company from Advanced BioNutrition Corp., a developer of shrimp feed additives, where he established a company presence in Thailand and India. He had previously developed Asian markets for Sanders Brine Shrimp Co. and Zeigler Bros. Inc., both significant suppliers of larval shrimp feeds, and for Adsgo Drugs Co. Ltd of Bangkok, Thailand, and maintains a network of associations with shrimp growers, hatcheries and feed producers throughout the region. Giessinger spent nearly twenty years as a senior banking executive responsible for Asia/Pacific business development at First Pennsylvania Bank of Philadelphia and First City Bank of Houston, Texas.