Árni Oddur Þórðarson, Chairman

Árni Oddur Thordarson is a highly experienced business leader with a distinguished career in both public and private sectors. He co-founded Eyrir Invest in 2000, where he served as CEO until 2013.

His leadership extended to various companies, including serving as the Chairman of the Board of Marel from 2005 to 2013, after which he became the CEO of the company for a decade. In early 2025, the company transitioned into JBT Marel with 12.000 dedicated employees operating from over 30 countries, with passion to transform the future of food.   Arni Oddur was a non-executive director in Fokker for a period of 8 years. Fokker is now GKN-Fokker a leading tier-one supplier in the aerospace industry that employs 16,000 across 12 countries.

He played a leadership role in the Coalition of Nordic CEOs for a Sustainable Future, serving as a member for five years and chairing the coalition in 2023.

Arni Oddur holds an MBA from IMD Business School and a Cand.Oecon degree from the University of Iceland.

Atli Björn Þorbjörnsson

Atli Björn is a founding partner of AX Legal Services with a specialization in corporate and contract law.

Prior to founding his current law firm, he was a partner at BBA Legal (now BBA//Fjeldco) for 13 years and has over 20 years of experience advising clients on business transactions. Atli has advised on the structuring and financing of M&A deals of various sizes, both domestic and abroad. He has advised on corporate financing and financial restructuring projects on behalf of both shareholders and creditors.

Atli holds a Cand.Jur degree from the University of Iceland and an LL.M. degree in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol. Atli is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Iceland.

Þórður Magnússon

Þórður is a co-founder of Eyrir Invest and served as Chairman of the Board from when the Company was founded in the year 2000 and until 2023. He was re-elected to the Board in 2025.

Prior to founding Eyrir, Þórður was CFO of Eimskip for over two decades. Þórður has served on the boards of numerous companies, often as chairman, including Carbon Recycling International (CRI), Sæbýli, SagaNatura, Norvik and Mussila. Þórður also served on the Board of Directors of Össur and Stork Technical Services.

Þórður holds an MBA degree from the University of Minnesota and a Business degree from the University of Iceland.