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Directors

Lýður Guðmundsson

Born: 1967

Nationality: Icelandic

Principal Occupation: Non-executive Chairman, Bakkavör Group ehf.

Professional Background: Founder of Bakkavör Group in 1986, Chief Executive Officer 1986 - May 2006. Non-executive Chairman from May 2006.

First elected to the Board: 1986

Education: The Commercial College of Iceland

Ágúst Gudmundsson

Born: 1964

Nationality: Icelandic

Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Bakkavör Group

Professional Background: Founder of Bakkavör Group in 1986, Executive Chairman 1986 - May 2006 and Chief Executive Officer from May 2006

First elected to the Board: 1986

Education: College of Ármúli in Reykjavik, Iceland

Ásgeir Thoroddsen

Born: 1942

Nationality: Icelandic

Principal Occupation: Attorney to the Supreme Court of Iceland

Professional Background: Lawyer and Partner in a Reykjavik law firm since 1977

First elected to the Board: 2000

Education: Cand. juris from University of Iceland and a degree in Public Administration from New York University

Bjarni Þórður Bjarnason

Born: 1969

Nationality: Icelandic

Principal Occupation: Independent consultant

Professional Background: Various experience and roles in the Icelandic banking and finance sector. Chairman of and a co-founding partner of Arctica Finance consultancy. Advisor to numerous Icelandic and international clients on a range of M&A and capital market transactions

First elected to the Board: 2010

Education: A degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iceland and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, USA

Halldór B. Lúðvíksson
Born: 1967

Nationality: Icelandic

Principal Occupation: MD Corporate Finance; Arion Bank hf.

Professional Background: Various experience and roles in the Icelandic banking and finance sector.

First elected to the Board: 2010

Education: Mechanical Engineer; BSc Computer Science

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