MAREL - Key Persons

Ann Elizabeth Savage

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
  • Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
Ann Savage has held a variety of roles in technical and research and development departments within the retail and food industry over... Ann Savage has been on Marel's Board of Directors since 2013. Ann Savage, born in 1957, is an advisor to Gousto, a UK meal kit manufacturer and retailer. Savage worked for Gousto 2018-2022 in an advisory role and headed the Food Technical function. Savage previously served as Group Technical Director of Bakkavor. Her primary responsibilities have included food safety, health and safety management, manufacturing excellence and corporate social responsibility management in the UK, US and Asia. Savage has held a variety of roles in technical and research and development departments within the retail and food industry over her 40-year career. She worked for the Cooperative Wholesale Society (CWS), Northern Foods from 1990 until 1999 and at Geest/Bakkavor for over 19 years. Savage‘s responsibilities have included representing businesses with UK regulators such as Food Standards Agency, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Health Protection England. She has chaired the Food Network for Ethical Trade, the IGD Technical Leadership Forum, and has been a member of the advisory group for the Better Regulation Task Force and the British Retail Consortium Advisory Board. Savage has worked closely with UK retailers to deliver on their corporate social responsibility commitments and to develop reporting procedures. She has experience in operational management, product development and incident management. She has worked with Farm Africa in both Tanzania and Kenya to support African endeavors in tilapia fish farming and beekeeping. She is a member of her parish council and a Governor of Boston College, one of the top five colleges in the UK. Savage has no interest links with the Company's main customers, competitors or major shareholders. Education Mathematics, Technology and Systems Management, Open University Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies, Nottingham University

Arnar Thor Masson - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
Arnar Thor Masson has served on the Board of Marel since 2001. He is an independent advisor and board member. Masson is currently on...

Arni Oddur Thordarson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Arni Oddur Thordarson took up his current position as Marel's CEO in November 2013 after serving as Chairman of the Board of Marel...

Arni Sigurdsson

Job Titles:
  • Chief Business Officer
  • Deputy CEO
Arni Sigurdsson is responsible for strategy, development and mergers and acquisitions as well as the Innova software and Cross-Industry.

David Freyr Oddsson - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • in 2011 As HR Director
David joined Marel in 2011 as HR Director of the company's International Sales and Service Network, then EVP Human Resources from 2013-2020...

Dr. Olafur S. Gudmundsson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Vice - Chairman
  • Head of Discovery Pharmaceutics and Analytical Sciences at Bristol - Myers Squibb
Olafur S. Gudmundsson is currently the Head of Discovery Pharmaceutics and Analytical Sciences at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), a global...

Lillie Li Valeur

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Director
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Valeur ( Chairman )
Lillie Li Valeur has extensive international experience in the food, ingredients, and pharmaceutical industries with special focus...

Linda Jonsdottir - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

Stacey Katz - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Stacey Katz took on the position of Marel's CFO in 2022 responsible for Finance, IT and Global Business Services.

Svafa Grönfeldt

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • Director
Svafa Gronfeldt has served on the Board of Marel since 2021. She's a Professor of Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Ton van der Laan

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
  • Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
Van der Laan has extensive experience from several executive roles in the food, feed and commodity industries. He currently serves...

Ástvaldur Johannsson

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Business Development Director at Controlant
Astvaldur Johannsson is Business Development Director at Controlant, a real-time monitoring Internet of Things (IoT) software solution...