Mark Pedersen

Experience

1. President & CEO

   Keyport Llc

   Apr 2008 — Present

   Keyport is proud to be America’s premier processor and supplier of wild-caught crab and frozen seafood. From sea-to-table, our fully integrated approach ensures the highest quality product for our customers.Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Keyport is trusted worldwide to deliver sustainably sourced seafood, using the best fisheries management practices. Keyport’s top-selling products include King Crab, Snow Crab, and Dungeness Crab. The company is also highly skilled at bringing new products to market, developing new fisheries and putting systems in place for new ventures. Keyport has a global reach and scaled production capacity enabled by sustainably harvesting natural resources in Alaska and Norway. With multiple processing facilities in the United States and Norway, Keyport has the capabilities of a multi-national company with the customer-centric focus of a family-run business.

Education

• Seattle University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• E-Commerce
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Marketing
• Seafood
• Account Management
• Ownership
• Product Management
• Sales Operations
• Online Advertising
• Negotiation
• Sales
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• Fisheries
• Purchasing
• Marketing Strategy
• Successful Business Owner
• Sales Management
• Retail
• B2b
• Food Industry
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Frozen Food
• Strategic Planning
• Brand Development
• Product Development