Björgólfur Jóhannsson
President and CEO Icelandair Group
Before joining Icelandair Group Björgólfur was the CEO of Icelandic Group from March 2006. From 1992-1996 Björgólfur was the CFO of UA in Akureyri. He became the CEO of Síldarvinnslan in 1999 and served as the Director of Innovation and Development at Samherji from 1996, having worked as a chartered accountant for two auditing firms from 1980. Björgólfur served as the Chairman of the Board of the Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners from 2003-2008. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland in 1983 and became a chartered accountant in 1985.
Bogi Nils Bogason
CFO
Bogi Nils started his career within Icelandair Group in October 2008. He was the CFO of Askar Capital from January 2007 until he joined Icelandair Group and the CFO of Icelandic Group from 2004-2006. Bogi Nils served as an auditor and partner at KPMG in Iceland during the years from 1993-2004. Bogi Nils holds a Cand Oecon degree in Business from the University of Iceland and became licensed as a chartered accountant in 1998.
Magnea Þórey Hjálmarsdóttir
Managing Director of Icelandair Hotels
Magnea was appointed Managing Director in July 2005 but joined Icelandair Hotels in 1994. Magnea has worked in the hotel industry since 1991 and held management positions within hotels in Iceland, Switzerland and Japan. She received her MBA from the University of Surrey UK in 2003.
Birkir Hólm Guðnason
CEO of Icelandair
Birkir Hólm Guðnason was appointed CEO of Icelandair in May 2008. Birkir has been with Icelandair since year 2000 and his latest position being the General Manager for Scandinavia. First as Sales Manager in Iceland, then as Sales Manager in North America, then as General Manager for Central Europe, situated in Frankfurt and from 2006 as General Manager for Scandinavia, situated in Copenhagen. He holds an MBA degree in International Business Economics from Aalborg University, Denmark in 2000 and has since then worked for Icelandair
