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Subsidiaries Management
Icelandair Group has 12 subsidiaries, these are their Managing Directors.
Árni Gunnarsson
Managing Director of Air Iceland
Árni was appointed Managing Director of Air Iceland in March 2005. He previously worked as Director of Sales and Marketing at Air Iceland, Managing Director at Ferdaskrifstofa Íslands / ITB, Managing Director of Iceland Travel and as Director of Icelandair Holidays. He worked for the German Tour Operator FTI in Münich as director of Risk Management in 1993-1997. Árni holds a M.Sc. in Economics from Augsburg University, Germany.
Birkir Hólm Guðnason
CEO of Icelandair
Birkir Hólm Guðnason was appointed CEO of Icelandair in May 2008. Birkir has been with Icelandair for eight years 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
Guðni Hreinsson
Managing Director of Loftleiðir Icelandic
Guðni was appointed Managing Director of Loftleiðir Icelandic in July 2006. Guðni joined Icelandair Group in 1997 as a marketing representative in Sales Control and from 2000-2003 he worked at The Icelandic Web Agency. In 2003 Guðni was appointed Director of Marketing at Loftleidir Icelandic. Guðni holds a Bachelors degree in Humanistic Informatics & Communication from Aalborg University, Denmark.
Gunnar Már Sigurfinnsson
Managing Director of Icelandair Cargo
Gunnar Már was appointed Managing Director of Icelandair Cargo in May 2008. Before that time he was SVP of Sales and Marketing at Icelandair since 2005. Gunnar Már started at Icelandair Domestic in Vestmannaeyjar in 1986 and in 1994 he became Sales and Marketing Manager for Air Iceland. In 1997 he became Sales Manager for Icelandair in Germany, based in Frankfurt. Gunnar Már became Director of Sales Planning and Control in 2000 and in 2001 he became General Manager of the Germany, Netherlands & Central Europe regions. Gunnar Már has a degree in Business from the University of Iceland.
Gunnar S. Olsen
Managing Director of Icelandair Ground Services
Gunnar was appointed General Manager when an independent company was formed around Icelandair's ground services in Keflavík in 2001. He has held various managerial positions within Icelandair Group in Iceland and abroad.
Helgi Eysteinsson
Managing Director of Iceland Travel
Helgi became Managing Director of Iceland Travel in June 2008. From 2006-2008 he was working at Glitnir Bank. He was Director Sales & marketing at Iceland Travel from 2004-2006. Before that he worked at Íslenska Auglýsingastofan and Glitnir. Helgi gratuated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland in 1999.
Kári Kárason
Managing Director of Icelease
Kári was appointed Managing Director of Icelease in June 2006. Previously he had been with Icelease for one year as Deputy Managing Director, as Managing Director for Icelandair Hotels from 1999 to 2005 and as Manager and Director within Icelandair from 1994 to 1999. Kári is Cand. Oecon from the University of Iceland.
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.
Magnús Kr. Ingason
Managing Director of Icelandair Shared Services
Magnús has been the General Manager of Icelandair Shared Services since its incorporation in the year end 2002. He joined Icelandair Group in 1998 and previously he was Director of Icelandair Group's accounting department. Magnús received his Cand.Oceon from the University of Iceland in 1993 and became certified public accountant in 1999.
Ómar Benediktsson
Managing Director SmartLynx
Ómar Benediktsson was the CEO of Islandsflug from 1997 until 2004 when the company merged with Air Atlanta Icelandic, becoming the CEO of the joint company. After the merger was complete at the end of he left the company. He was the Managing Director of Island Tours in Germany 1986-1992 and after that he was involved in several companies as an investor and a Board member. Ómar was one of the founders of Icelandair Group Holding hf. when it was established in October 2006. Ómar has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland.
Skúli Skúlason
Managing Director of Bluebird Cargo
Skúli has been the managing director of Bluebird Cargo since February 2008. Before that he was the Commercial Director for Bluebird since 2006. From 1996 Skúli was the managing director of Flugflutningar station manager at Keflavik Airport. He became managing director for Flugflutningar in 1996 and with Flugflutningar as one of the key shareholders in start up airline Bluebird Cargo he took active role in the start up process as board member and the quality manager. Skúli received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iceland in 1991.
