Einar Gustafsson

Einar Gustafsson is the incoming Chief Executive Officer of American Seafoods. A longtime seafood and fresh foods leader with extensive experience developing and growing worldwide seafood organizations, Einar will return to his roots at American Seafoods in 2022 after previously working at American Pride Seafoods nearly two decades ago.

Einar served previously as CEO, Americas and Europe for Gong Cha, one of the most recognized worldwide bubble tea brands. At Gong Cha, Einar was responsible for scaling the brand’s presence in the Northern Hemisphere and driving substantial revenue and store count growth. Prior to that, Gustafsson was Managing Director at Bakkavor Asia, where for 15 years he led all aspects of the $2 billion fresh prepared food group's entry into the Asian markets.

Originally from Iceland, Einar has always had strong ties to the seafood industry. Einar moved to the United States at a young age and went on to earn a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He began his career as a consultant at Deloitte Consulting within the Braxton Associates strategy division. While at Deloitte, Gustafsson was named a Deloitte Scholar and graduated with an MBA from Columbia Business School, which was sponsored by the Deloitte program.