Board of Directors
Mr. Friðrik Sophusson
Fridrik Sophusson has nearly for ty years wide-ranging experience in fiscal policy making, management and public service in Iceland. He has also served as a board member in several companies and institutions. He was Managing Director of the Icelandic Management Association 1972-1978 when he was elected to Parliament. During his stretch as an MP he moreover held the position of Minister of Industry and Energy 1987-1988 and Minister of Finance 1991-1998. Mr. Sophusson was appointed the CEO of Landsvirkjun Ltd, the National Power Company, in 1999 and held that position for almost 11 years.
Education: Cand. Jur. degree in Law from the University of Iceland.
Committees: Chairman of Corporate Governance, Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
Mr. John E. Mack
John E. Mack, a US national, has many years’ experience in international banking and M&A. He was Corporate Executive Officer and CFO of Shinsei Bank in Tokyo 2002-2005. Prior to that, he spent 27 years working for Bank of America and its affiliates, most recently as a funding executive for the Parent Company. Mr. Mack has specific experience in corporate workouts and problem loans through his former role as director of Strategic Solutions Inc, a majority-owned subsidiary of Bank of America.
Education: MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of business and a B.A. degree in economics from Davidson College.
Committees: Member of Risk Committee and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
Mr. Neil Graeme Brown
Neil Graeme Brown,a British national, has extensive experience of finance and restructuring of international businesses. Mr. Brown was a par tner at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) in London 1990-1996. He has 20 years of experience in international private equity and is an exper t in US and European M&A markets. Fur thermore, he has listed companies on the London, AIM and NASDAQ markets. Mr. Brown has served and serves as a board member for a number of international companies.
Education: M.A. degree in business from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and associate of the Institute of Char tered Accountants (ACA).
Committees: Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Special Credit Committee.
Mr. Daniel Levin
Daniel Levin, a US and Swiss national, is a Board Director of the Liechtenstein Foundation for State Governance. Dr. Levin has been advising governments and development agencies globally in the development of financial and capital markets, and has been working closely with supervisory agencies and regulators on the implementation of ethical and corporate governance standards for financial institutions. He has been actively involved in numerous financial legislation and parliamentary initiatives.
Education: Lic.iur. (J.D.) and Dr.iur. (J.S.D./ Ph.D.) degrees from the faculty of Law of the Univers- ity of Zürich, Switzerland, and an LL.M. degree from Columbia University School of Law.
Committees: Member of Risk Committee and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
Mr. Árni Tómasson
Árni Tómasson has worked in bank and financial institution auditing since 1985. He was par tner and later chairman of Deloitte Ltd in Iceland until 2001. Mr. Tómasson has over 20 years of experience in teaching at Reykjavik University and the University of Iceland. Mr. Tómasson was CEO of Bunadarbankinn (later merged with Kaupthing) 2001-2003 and has since worked as an independent consultant. In October 2008-2011 Mr. Tómasson was chairman of Glitnir‘s Resolution Committee.
Education: Cand. Oecon. degree in business administration from the University of Iceland and authorised public accountant.
Committees: Chairman of Special Credit Committee and a member of Audit Committee.
Ms. Marianne Økland
Marianne Økland, a Norwegian national, currently holds the position of Managing Director of Avista Par tners. Ms. Økland has spent most of her career in banking, dealing with debt financing in various positions at JP Morgan and UBS. She worked for their Capital Market division focusing on Nordic Debt Origination and Structuring. Ms. Økland is also familiar with the consulting business from her work at Marsoft Ltd., a Boston, Oslo and London based consulting firm specialising in shipping investments.
Education: M.Sc. degree in finance and economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
Committees: Chairman of Risk Committee and a member of Audit Committee.
Ms. María E. Ingvadóttir
María E. Ingvadóttir has over 20 years experience in management, finance and consulting. Since 2002 Ms. Ingvadóttir has been an independent consultant in the field of financial accounting and management. Prior to that, she held various positions in finance and trade among others as the CFO of Reykjavík – European Capital of Culture 1998-2001 and as the CFO and later Trade Representative with the Icelandic Trade Council 1987-1997. Ms. Ingvadóttir represents the Icelandic State Financial Investments.
Education:Cand. Oecon. degree in business administration from the University of Iceland.
Committees: Member of Special Credit Committee and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
Alternates
- Mr. Jón Eiríksson
- Ms. Thóranna Jónsdóttir
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Last updated on May 7 2013