ICELAND SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons
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- Skarsdóttir Appointed As Chief Financial Officer
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- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Leadership Team
- CEO of Nesfiskur
Bergþór has been the CEO of Nesfiskur since 1979. Nesfiskur is a family owned company that Bergþór and his parents started in 1975. Currently Nesfiskur has 4 trawlers, 3 seiners and 3 line fishers in it‘s service. Nesfiskur‘s main factory focuses on frozen light salted cod, while subsidiarys focus on fresh fish, shrimp and dried fish products.
Bergþór has been a board member of various companies and pension funds for the past two decades.
Birna was the CEO of Íslandsbanki hf. from 2008 - 2023.
She has over 30 years of experience in the banking sector, both in Íslandsbanki and in the Royal Bank of Scotland. Before her banking career she worked in marketing as the Marketing Director of the television station Stöð 2, among other roles.
Education: Business Administration, Cand.oecon from University of Iceland and has a MBA for University of Edinburgh.
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- Director Sales - Landfrozen Groundfish - Dried Fish
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- Managing Director - Iceland Seafood Franc
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- Director of Frozen Fish Sales
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Marketing and Sales Manager at Fisk Seafood
Halldór Leifsson is Marketing and Sales manager at Fisk Seafood ehf. He has worked in the seafood industry since 1990, in all key segments including, managing production, fleet, sales, office, finance, assistance MD and MD. Education: Matriculation certificate, business line in 1987. Fishery Technologist from Technical University of Iceland 1989. Studied Business Management in University of Reykjavík in 2005-2007 (not finished).
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Member of Sjóvá Almennar
- General Manager of Jarðvarmi
Ingunn is the general manager of Jarðvarmi slhf. Previously Ingunn was a Director of Administration and Communication at Skeljungur hf., a company listed on Nasdaq Iceland, heading internal and external communication, incl. legal matters, marketing, public relations and human resources, and before that the company´s general counsel, compliance officer and secretary to the board. Ingunn holds a B.A. and M.A. degree in law and an MBA from the University of Iceland, as well as being a certified district court attorney and securities broker.
Ingunn is currently a board member of Sjóvá Almennar tryggingar hf. (insurance company), HS Orka hf. (electricity producer and provider), Freyja slhf. (private equity fund) and the Wetlands fund (environmental NGO).
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Flosason Board Member
- Flosason, Is the CEO of Jakob Valgeir Ehf
Jakob has an extensive knowledge of the Icelandic fishing industry from all perspectives. A knowledge that not many people possess. He has been involved in every aspect of the sector from early age working in factories, on fishing boats and building up the family company to become one of the most technology advanced and leading company within the Icelandic fishing sector.
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- Head of Marketing & Communication
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- Managing Director Oceanpath / Dunn 's of Dublin
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- Managing Director Ahumados Domínguez
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- CFO
- Member of the Senior Executive Team
- Group´S CFO
Reynir Jónsson has been the Group´s CFO since late 2013. Before joining the Group, he worked as a Director and Partner at Deloitte Financial advisory services for five years, where large parts of his projects were related to the seafood sector in Iceland. Prior to that Reynir was the head of accounting at HB Grandi (renamed Brim hf). Reynir holds an MSc degree in Finance and Strategic Management from Copenhagen Business School, and a Cand.Oceon Degree in accounting from University of Iceland.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Senior Executive Team
Ægir Páll has been a member of various boards of many Icelandic companies. Recently he was a board member of Fisheries Iceland (SFS 2017-2023) and on the board of Business Association (SA 2019-2023).