Ex­ec­u­tive Com­mit­tee

Ida Brá was born in 1976. Ida Brá was appointed Managing Director of Retail Banking in July 2017 and Deputy CEO in April 2022.

Ida 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. Ida Brá was Managing Director of Investment Banking from 2016 to 2017.Ida Brá served on the board of numerous companies, including Ólafsfjördur savings bank, AFL – savings bank, Landfestar and HB Grandi hf. Ida is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nordic Financial CERT.

Ida Brá graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of Iceland in 1999, has a Master's in finance from the Erasmus Graduate School of Business and is a certified stockbroker. She has also completed the Stanford Executive Program (SEP) at Stanford University.

Birna Hlín was born in 1978. She was appointed General Counsel of Arion Bank in September 2019 and joined the Bank’s Executive Committee in June 2020. In September 2023 she was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

From 2016 until joining the Bank, Birna Hlín was a partner and general counsel at Fossar. She was general counsel at Straumur fjárfestingabanki from 2011 to 2015. Birna Hlín worked for Straumur-Burðarás Investment Bank hf. between 2007 and 2011 and was the company’s general counsel from 2009. She has taught financial market law at the Reykjavík University and the University of Iceland. She has served on the boards of directors of several companies and organizations in Iceland and abroad.

Birna Hlín has completed an Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School Barcelona and has a Cand. Jur. degree from the University of Iceland. She is a district court attorney and a licensed securities broker.

Björn was born in 1980. He 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.

Hákon Hrafn Gröndal was born in 1988. He was appointed managing director of Corporate & Investment Banking in April 2022.

Hákon Hrafn Gröndal 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.

Jóhann was born in 1979. He 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.

Ólafur Hrafn was born in 1981. He 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.

Úlfar was born in 1981. He was appointed Chief Risk Officer in May 2020.

Úlfar joined the Bank’s Risk Management division in 2013 after having worked at Kaupthing since 2010, where his positions included Head of Risk Management. Úlfar was Head of Portfolio Risk at Arion Bank from 2013 to 2015, when he took over as Head of Balance Sheet Risk.

Úlfar has a doctorate and a master’s in mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also has a BSc in mathematics from the University of Iceland and is a certified securities broker.

Anna Sif was born in 1971. She was appointed Chief Audit Executive of Arion Bank in September 2022.

Anna Sif became internal auditor of Kvika banki hf. in 2013. Prior to that she was chief financial officer of Reginn (Heimar) between 2009 and 2013 and Landic Property Iceland (Reitir) between 2007 and 2009. Anna Sif was a specialist and project manager at KPMG between 2000 and 2006.

Anna Sif has a BA in history form the University of Iceland and a cand.oecon. from the same university. She is a certified accountant and a licensed securities broker.

Andrés Fjeldsted was born in 1984. He was appointed Compliance Officer of Arion Bank in April 2022.

Andrés joined Arion Bank’s Legal division in 2015. His main tasks were in the fields of asset management and senior management, and he was secretary to the Board of Directors for several years.

Andrés has a master’s degree in law from the University of Iceland and has a BA in politics, philosophy and economics from the University of Essex.