About

Nils Arne Grønlie is the first and only in-house counsel to be employed at Pharmaq AS, the world’s leading pharmaceutical company specialising in aquaculture. Previously, all legal work was outsourced, so Grønlie’s first major input to the business was to alter the way the company approaches and handles risk. ‘When I speak about risk, I mean not only legal and regulatory compliance issues in all the jurisdictions in which we operate, but also business risk in relation to whom we elect to deal with and on what terms we are willing to engage with customers, suppliers and partners’. When asked what he enjoys about his role Grønlie says: ‘I think there are two main drivers for me; one is the people I work with and the other is the very meaningful mission this company has. Concerning the people, I really enjoy working to achieve common goals with all the talented and very bright people who are so passionate about their jobs every day and in all corners of the world. As for our mission, I can think of nothing better than working in a business that actually makes a difference towards sustainable aquaculture and helping feed the world’.