- Andrew Bernhardt appointed Managing Director of Straumur's Debt Finance Division as Margit Robertet resigns


REYKJAVIK & LONDON - Straumur has appointed Andrew Bernhardt as Managing
Director of its Debt Finance Division.  In this new role, he will become a
member of the Bank's Executive Committee.  He replaces Margit Robertet who has
resigned and will leave on 1 of November 2007.  Margit Robertet was appointed
Managing Director for the Debt Finance Division in September 2005 after joining
Burdarás as an investment manager earlier that year. 

Andrew Bernhardt joined Straumur as Head of Debt Finance in London on 2 October
2007. He was previously an Executive Director of GE Commercial Finance
Leveraged Finance. 


For further information, please contact:
Georg Andersen Director, Investor Relations
georg@straumur.net
 +354 858 6707