At-Sea Processors CEO Madsen to Retire in December, Tinning to Assume Role
Seafood industry veteran Stephanie Madsen is retiring as CEO of the At-Sea Processors Association (APA) at year’s end. Matt Tinning has been tapped as the organization’s next CEO, with Caitlin Yeager joining APA as vice president of policy and engagement.
The upcoming changes were announced Oct. 28.
Madsen began working in the seafood industry more than 40 years ago after moving to Unalaska. She served two terms on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council—four years as the first woman chair—and as vice president of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association.
She has been executive director of APA for the past 18 years.
APA President Jim Johnson noted that when Madsen arrived in Dutch Harbor over four decades ago, the Alaska pollock industry was in its infancy. Madsen’s strategic guidance during this period of growth and improvement was instrumental at every step, he said.
She has been a remarkable leader for APA, the Alaska pollock sector and the North Pacific fishing industry, Johnson added.
Tinning, APA’s Director of Sustainability and Public Affairs joined the organization in 2019 after 11 years working with environmental entities. He’s expected to also continue leading the APA’s national policy, global sustainability and corporate social responsibility portfolios while serving as CEO.
Yeager has worked in North Pacific fisheries for 14 years, most recently as general manager of Alaska Boat Company, a Seattle-based boat dealer.
APA represents five companies that operate catcher-processor vessels in the Eastern Bering Sea Alaska pollock fishery: American Seafoods, Trident Seafoods, Glacier Fish Company, Arctic Storm Management Group, and Coastal Villages Region Fund. For almost four decades, the association has engaged in science, policy and advocacy to support its members, the 30,000 Americans who rely on Alaska pollock for their livelihoods, and the wider North Pacific seafood sector.
APA represents five companies that operate catcher-processor vessels in the Eastern Bering Sea Alaska pollock fishery: American Seafoods, Trident Seafoods, Glacier Fish Company, Arctic Storm Management Group, and Coastal Villages Region Fund.
For almost four decades, the association has engaged in science, policy and advocacy to support its members, the 30,000 Americans who rely on Alaska pollock for their livelihoods, and the wider North Pacific seafood sector.
