CEO

Arni Oddur Thordarson

Arni Oddur Thordarson is Marel's CEO. He has extensive international business experience within the industrial sector. Before taking up his current position as Marel’s CEO in November 2013 he was the CEO of Eyrir Invest, which he co-founded in 2000. Thordarson served on the Board of Directors of Marel between 2005 and 2013, the majority of the time as Chairman. Thordarson also serves as non-executive director in Fokker Technologies

Education

MBA, IMD, Switzerland, Cand. Oecon. in Business Administration, University of Iceland,

Holdings in Marel

215,498,707
COO

Sigsteinn Gretarsson

Sigsteinn Gretarsson is Marel's Chief Operating Officer. He joined Marel in 1997 as Sales Manager and Consultant in sales and marketing. In 2001 he moved to Brisbane, Australia, where he served as Managing Director of Marel's Australian subsidiary until 2005. He then worked on mergers and investment projects before being appointed Managing Director of Marel ehf. in June 2007. Gretarsson was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Marel in October 2011.

Education

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University, Illinois, and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gretarsson has completed Executive Education business programs at Insead and Reykjavik University.

Holdings in Marel

25,997
CFO

Linda Jonsdottir

Linda Jonsdottir is the CFO of Marel. She has been Marel’s Corporate Director of Treasury and Investor Relations since 2009. Before joining Marel, Linda worked in Treasury and Financing for Eimskip, Burdaras and Straumur Investment Bank. She has also served as board member in the Enterprise Investment Fund (Framtakssjodur Islands) since 2010.

Education

M.Sc. in Finance from Reykjavík University and Cand.Oecon in Business Administration from the University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

0

Gerrit Den Bok

Gerrit den Bok is the Managing Director of Marel's Further Processing Industry Center. He has been with Marel and its predecessors since 1989. Before taking up his current position in 2013 he was responsible for Marel Stork Poultry service globally. Previous positions within the company include Food Technologist in the service department of Stork PMT and a coach of the Technology department.

Education

B.Sc. in Food Technology from HAS University.

Holdings in Marel

0

Petur Gudjonsson

Petur Gudjonsson is the Managing Director of Marel's Global Sales and Service Network. He joined Marel in 1984 as a Programmer in electronic design. Before taking up his current post in 2009 he served in numerous different positions for Marel, including General Manager for Marel in Canada and Sales Director for Marel Iceland and Denmark.

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

154,430

Sigurdur Olason

Sigurdur Olason is the Managing Director of Marel's Fish Industry Center. Olason worked in Marel’s product development department between 2001 and 2006. He started his current position in May 2014. Before rejoining Marel, Olason was Manager of Business Development with Samherji, one of Iceland’s leading seafood companies.

Education

MBA from the Brisbane Graduate School of Business; B.Sc. in Computer Science and B.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

0

David Freyr Oddsson

David Freyr Oddsson is Marel's Corporate Director of Human Resources. He joined Marel in 2011 as HR Director in the International Sales and Service Network. He took up his current post in 2013. Before joining Marel, he worked at Straumur Investment Bank as Global Head of Human Resources and Corporate Services 2006-2011 and as an HR Consultant at Capacent 1999-2006.

Education

MBA from Reykjavik University, Cand. Theologius from University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

50,000

Paul Van Warmerdam

Paul van Warmerdam is the Head of Marel's Global Supply Chain. He joined Marel as Director of Manufacturing and Materials Management Industry Center Poultry and was appointed to his current position in 2013. Before joining Marel, he worked in the semiconductor industry in various operations and business management roles.

Education

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology.

Holdings in Marel

0

Anton De Weerd

Anton de Weerd is the Managing Director of Marel's Poultry Industry Center. He has been with Marel and its predecessors since 1982 and during that time has served in many different positions including Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, General Sales Manager, Commercial Director, Managing Director, and President. He took up his current post in 2007.

Education

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Avans University.

Holdings in Marel

0

David Wilson

David Wilson is the Managing Director of Marel's Meat Industry Center. He has been with Marel and its predecessors since 1998. Before taking up his current position in March 2012 he served as Senior Vice President for Marel’s Poultry Industry Center in Gainesville, U.S.

Education

M.Sc. in Animal Science and Honors B.Sc. in Agricultural Business Management from Aberdeen University.

Holdings in Marel

0

Arni Sigurdsson

Arni Sigurdsson is the Head of Strategy and Development. Sigurdsson has extensive experience in the finance and investment management industry. Before joining Marel in January 2014 he worked for AGC Partners as Associate. Prior to that he worked at Landsbankinn where he was instrumental in advising Marel on the acquisition of Stork Food Systems.

Education

MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

78,580

Vidar Erlingsson

Vidar Erlingsson is the Head of Global Innovation. Erlingsson has been with Marel’s innovation team since 2000 and has led the Product Center Inspection for the last four years.

Education

M.Sc. in Engineering from DTU in Denmark and B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

0