Election to Atorka Group hf's board of directors


The following individuals have announced that they are seeking election as directors for Atorka Group hf on its annual general meeting on the coming 6 March 2007. Others have not expressed such an intent and the following individuals are therefore automatically elected.

General board members:

Thorsteinn Vilhelmsson National ID number 030552-3509 Ísalind 2 201 Kópavogur 
Thorsteinn Vilhelmsson, Chairman of the Board of Atorka Group, was born in 1952. He graduated from the College of Navigation in Reykjavík in 1973 and worked in fishing and in the fishery industry for over 25 years, mostly as a ship's captain, and later as a fishery manager. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of various fishery companies for many years. Thorsteinn is one of the founders of the fishery company Samherji and has been connected with various other investments in the Icelandic fishing industry. He is the Chairman of the Board of the investment company Atorka Group and is also a member of the Board of Directors of Promens, Jardboranir, Björgun, and Fiskeldi Eyjafjardar. Þorsteinn holds directly and indirectly over 10% of Atorka's shares. He has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers.

Hrafn Magnússon National ID number 140843-4909 Akrasel 4 109 Reykjavík 
Board member Hrafn Magnússon was born in 1943. He completed a his upper secondary school degree in 1964 and earned his degree in operations from SAF in Stockholm in 1968. He served as Managing Director of the Association of Public Pension Funds from 1975 and as the Managing Director of the Icelandic Pension Funds Association from 1998. He was elected to the Board of Atorka in 2005 and is also a member of the Board of Björgun, Jardboranir, and the General Pension and Insurance Fund. Hrafn has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers or shareholders controlling mor than 10% of Atorka's shares.

Örn Andrésson National ID number 190851-3039 Fannafold 51 112 Reykjavík 
Board member Örn Andrésson was born in 1951.He was, among other things, Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for EJS from 1985-1999. Since 2000 he has worked as a free-lance investor. Örn has been a member of numerous boards of directors, including EJS, Lyfjaverslun Íslands, and Delta, as well as the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland, the Reykjavík Sports Federation, and Íslensk getraun. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Ris Construction and is a former Board member of Hátaekni (Eyki), MP Investment Bank, and Ilsanta. Örn was elected to the Board of Atorka and A. Karlsson in 2005, and of Jardboranir in 2006. Örn has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers or shareholders controlling mor than 10% of Atorka's shares.

Ólafur Njáll Sigurdsson National ID number 220558-5689 Funafold 95 112 Reykjavík 
Board member Ólafur Njáll Sigurdsson was born in 1958. He received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland in 1984. He was chief accountant for Eimskip from 1986-1987, Chief Financial Officer for Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. from 1987-1989, and CEO of Althjóda líftryggingafélagID hf. from 1989-2003. He has served as Managing Director of the finance and operations of Latibaer ehf. since 2004. Ólafur has served on the Board of Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation Ltd., the Association of Icelandic Insurance Companies, Líf hf., Grócó hf., and Icepharma hf. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Atorka in 2005 and to the Board of Parlogis, a company owned by Atorka, in 2006. Ólafur has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers or shareholders controlling mor than 10% of Atorka's shares.

Karl Axelsson National ID number 100562-4219 Bodagrandi 12 107 Reykjavík 
Karl Axelsson, member of the Board and Supreme Court Attorney, was born 1962. He completed his law degree at the University of Iceland in October 1990. Since completing his law degree, he has worked as an attorney and managing director, as well as operating his own law firm. Currently he is one of the owners of Lex Law Offices, where he is also Chairman of the Board. Karl was an instructor with the University of Iceland Faculty of Law from 1992 until 1995, and adjunct faculty member from 1995, and a lector from 2002. He has participated in a number of appointed committees as chairman, vice-chairman, Court-appointed assessor, and land division expert, as well as being a member of the Board of several corporations. He is a member of the Board of Ránarborg ehf. and Björgun ehf. Karl has been a member of the Board of Atorka since 2004. Karl has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers. Karl is a director on the board of Ranarborg ehf and Mavur ehf which are holding companies held by Þorsteinn Vilhelmsson and family.


Substitutes:

Magnús Gústafsson National ID number 130941-2149 253 Putnam Road New Canaan, CT 6840 USA
Vice-Chairman Magnús Gústafsson was born in 1941 and completed his degree in operational technology at Odense Technical University in 1966. From 1973 until 1984 he was CEO of HampIDjan. In 1984 Magnús moved to the United States, where he became CEO of Coldwater Seafood Corporation, now called Icelandic USA Inc. Icelandic USA Inc. is a subsIDiary of Icelandic Group PLC. In November 2005, he became the Icelandic Consul in New York. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Promens in 2005 and to the vice-chairmanship of the Board of Atorka in 2006. Magnús has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers or shareholders controlling mor than 10% of Atorka's shares.

Stefán Bjarnason National ID number 230557-5949 Hesthamrar 1 112 Reykjavík 
Alternate Board member Stefán Bjarnason was born in 1957. He completed his master's degree in accounting at the University of Iceland in 1982 and received his MBA from Northeastern University in Boston in 1984. During his studies, Stefán worked for the accounting firm Skil. Thereafter, he worked for Stefán Thorarensen hf. from 1984-1986 and served as assistant Managing Director of the company from 1991-1997. He was Managing Director of the Tóró hf. pharmaceuticals factory until 1991 and of Thorarensen Lyf ehf. from 1997-2003. Stefán has been a Board member of a host of companies, including Lyfjadreifing, Líf hf., and Afl fjárfestingarfélag. He has been a member of the Board of Vördur Íslandstrygging since December 2006. He became an alternate member of the Board of Directors of Atorka Group in 2005. Stefán has no particular interests in Atorka's competitors or customers or shareholders controlling mor than 10% of Atorka's shares.