Icicle Seafoods President and CEO Chris Ruettgers may be young, but he's been with Paine & Partners from the beginning of their Icicle venture in 2007.

He has held a board position since the private equity firm acquired Icicle, and upon joining Icicle in 2011, he took on the role as executive vice president of strategy and corporate development.

Ruettgers joined the senior management team at Icicle Seafoods in 2010 and was promoted to CEO in early 2015, replacing outgoing CEO Amy Humphreys.

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