SAN DIEGO — Andrew Choe will lead Bumble Bee Seafoods as its new chief executive officer.

Choe succeeds Jerry Chou, who has been interim CEO since July 2022. Chou will remain chair of the board.

“Our company is on an upward trajectory with great momentum in place,” Chou said. “Andrew is the right leader at the right time to further transform our business and take us to new heights. He has priceless knowledge and expertise in our complex industry and is a people-focused leader with a history of helping talented teams succeed.”

Choe joins the seafood manufacturer from Sensee World, where he most recently was CEO.

Previously, Choe was CEO at StarKist. He joined StarKist in 2012 as senior vice president of supply chain and operations. Before his tenure with StarKist, he was director, strategic planning at Dongwon Enterprise.

Chou took over as interim CEO when the company’s previous CEO Jan Tharp, stepped down in July 2022.