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Björn Björnsson

Managing Director of Information Technology and CIO

Björn Björnsson was appointed Managing Director of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Arion Bank in March 2023.

From 2015, until joining the Bank, Björn worked for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Australia and the Nordics, with focus on financial institutions, information technology strategy and transformation. Before joining BCG, he held several executive roles in the Icelandic financial services sector, including Chief Risk Officer at Byr Savings Bank.

Björn has a BS in computer science and an MS in industrial engineering from the University of Iceland and an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Iða Brá Benediktsdóttir

Deputy CEO and Managing Director of Retail Banking

Iða Brá Benediktsdóttir was appointed Managing Director of Retail Banking in July 2017 and Deputy CEO in April 2022.

Iða Brá has worked for Arion Bank and its predecessor since 1999 when she joined the research department. She has held various positions within the Bank including Head of a department within treasury and Head of Corporate Communications. Iða Brá was Managing Director of Investment Banking from 2016 to 2017. Iða Brá served on the board of numerous companies, including Ólafsfjördur savings bank, AFL – savings bank, Landfestar and HB Grandi hf. Ida is the vice chairman of the Board of Directors at Vörður tryggingar hf.

Iða Brá graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of Iceland in 1999 and has a Master's in finance from the Erasmus Graduate School of Business. She is also a licensed securities broker.

Jóhann Möller

Managing Director of Markets

Jóhann Möller was appointed managing director of Markets in May 2022.

Jóhann Möller has been the managing director of Stefnir since 2020. Jóhann has worked in the financial markets for more than 20 years and joined Stefnir in 2006, managing domestic equities funds and he was head of the company’s equities team between 2017 and 2020.

Jóhann is a business graduate from the University of Iceland and is a licensed securities broker.

Hákon Hrafn Gröndal

Managing Director of CIB

Hákon Hrafn Gröndal was appointed managing director of Corporate & Investment Banking in April 2022.

Hákon joined Arion Bank in 2012, initially working at the Bank’s Höfði branch in Reykjavik. Since then Hákon has held various financial advisory and credit roles at the Bank and served on several boards of directors on the Bank’s behalf. Since 2013 Hákon has been a credit manager in Corporate & Investment Banking.

Hákon is a business graduate from Griffith University, has an MSc in corporate finance from the University of Iceland and is a licensed securities broker.

Guðbjörg Heiða Guðmundsdóttir

CEO of Vörður

Guðbjörg Heiða Guðmundsdóttir was appointed CEO of Vörður in December 2022 and took office in April 2023.

From 2011, until joining Vörður, Guðbjörg worked for Marel, most recently as EVP for Marel fish and location manager for Marel Iceland. Prior to that she was innovation cluster manager for Marel in Iceland and the UK.

Ólafur Hrafn Höskuldsson

CFO

Ólafur Hrafn Höskuldsson was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2021.

Ólafur Hrafn joined Arion Bank in 2019 as head of strategy and development in the CEO’s Office. Between 2010 and 2016 Ólafur Hrafn worked for Royal Bank of Scotland in London and New York. In 2016 he was appointed managing director of the investment company Títan, a position he held until 2019. He previously worked for CreditInfo in Germany and Straumur Investment Bank. Ólafur Hrafn sits on the boards of directors of Vörður and Landey.

Ólafur Hrafn graduated with a cand.oecon. from the University of Iceland in 2006, majoring in accounting and auditing. He is an FSA approved person in the United Kingdom and has passed the FINRA Series 79 exam in the United States.