Reykjavík, 14. maí 2008 - Glitnir skipar sex lykilstarfsmenn í framkvæmdastjórn bankans. - Rósant Már Torfason, fjármálastjóri (CFO) - Vilhelm Már Þorsteinsson, framkvæmdastjóri Fjárstýringar og viðskiptaþróunar - Eggert Þór Kristófersson, framkvæmdastjóri Eignastýringar á Íslandi - Einar Örn Ólafsson, framkvæmdastjóri Fjárfestingabankasviðs á Íslandi - Jóhannes Baldursson, framkvæmdastjóri Markaðsviðskipta á Íslandi - Magnús A. Arngrímsson, framkvæmdastjóri Fyrirtækjasviðs á Íslandi Lárus Welding, forstjóri Glitnis"Ég er afar ánægður með þann trausta hóp sem nú bætist í framkvæmdastjórn bankans. Þarna er á ferð öflugur hópur manna sem hafa starfað lengi fyrir Glitni og hafa mikla reynslu úr fjármálaheiminum. Þeir þekkja starfsemi bankans og viðskiptavini mjög vel og búa yfir þeim eiginleikum sem þarf til að styrkja starfsemi og bæta samkeppnisstöðu okkar enn frekar". Fyrrum framkvæmdastjóri Fjármálasviðs- og áhættustýringar, Alexander K. Guðmundsson, mun vinna náið með eftirmönnum sínum á næstu misserum til þess að tryggja framkvæmdastjóraskiptin gangi greiðlega fyrir sig. Guðmundur Hjaltason og Gísli Heimisson munu á sama tíma láta af störfum. Breytingar á framkvæmdastjórn taka gildi frá og með 19. maí 2008. Skipurit Glitnis er aðgengilegt á heimasíðu bankans: www.glitnir.is Nánari upplýsingar veita: Már Másson, forstöðumaður kynningarmála, farsími: 844 4990, mar.masson@glitnir.is Vala Pálsdóttir, forstöðumaður fjárfestatengsla, farsími 844 4089, vala.palsdottir@glitnir.is Upplýsingar um nýja framkvæmdastjórnarmenn: Eggert Thór Kristófersson Executive Vice President, Investment Management - Iceland Eggert joined Glitnir in 1995 (then Islandsbanki) and has gained varied experience in many different positions. From 1998 to beginning of 2000 he worked in funding for National Debt Management Agency in Iceland. In 2000 he joined Glitnir again as head of Proprietary Fixed Income Trading. In 2005 he took on the position as a Managing Director for Glitnir Funds Ltd., the fund management company of Glitnir. Since 2007, he has been Managing Director of Glitnir Asset Management in Iceland. Eggert is a board member of Glitnir Bank Finland, board member of Glitnir Bank Luxembourg S.A., Chairman of Glitnir Asset Management S.A. and Chairman of Glitnir Funds Ltd. Eggert holds a Cand. Oecon Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland. Einar Örn Ólafsson, Executive Vice President, Investment Banking - Iceland Einar joined Glitnir (then FBA) in 1997 and has held several positions within the Bank since. His first position was as a currency, interest rate and derivatives broker in a team which Einar eventually led. He subsequently took on a position in asset management before joining the Corporate Finance unit in Reykjavík in 2003. Einar became Head of that unit and a Managing Director in 2006 and has led many of the larger M&A transactions in Iceland for the past few years. Einar holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland and an MBA degree from New York University, Stern School of Business. Jóhannes Baldursson, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets - Iceland Jóhannes joined Glitnir (then VÍB Securities, a subsidiary of Islandsbanki) in 1996. He started as a securities broker, then moved over to Treasury and later joined Capital Markets, where he has been instrumental in building up Glitnir's strong Capital Markets team. Jóhannes headed the FX sales unit for many years and was appointed Managing Director for Capital Markets in Iceland in 2007. Jóhannes holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Iceland, an M.Sc.degree in Economics from UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain, an ACI Diploma and is a licensed securities broker. Magnús A. Arngrímsson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Banking - Iceland Magnús joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1999. In 2004 he joined Landsbanki Islands as Director for the London branch, with operations primarily in Corporate and Investment Banking. He joined Glitnir again in 2007 where he took on the Managing Director position in Corporate Banking in Iceland. Magnús holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Iceland. Rósant Már Torfason, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Rósant joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1996. He has a comprehensive experience from working in the Bank for the past 12 years in different positions within Capital Markets, Proprietary Trading, CEO office, Business Development and for the last two years as Managing Director in Investment Banking. Rósant holds Cand. Oecon Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland with focus on finance, and is a licensed securities broker. Vilhelm Már Thorsteinsson, Executive Vice President, Treasury & Corporate Center Vilhelm joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1999. He has an extensive experience having held various positions in Capital Markets, Leverage Finance and CEO's Office working on different types of transactions and projects in Iceland, Europe and the Nordics. Since 2005 Vilhelm has lead the Strategic Development team, responsible for the Group's external growth, strategy and relationships with financial institutions, leading many of Glitnir's acquisitions in the Nordics. Vilhelm holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the Icelandic College of Engineering and Technology. He is a licensed securities broker and has an MBA degree from Pace University New York, NY. Ferilskrár nýrra framkvæmdastjórnarmanna: Eggert Thór Kristófersson Executive Vice President, Investment Management - Iceland Eggert joined Glitnir in 1995 (then Islandsbanki) and has gained varied experience in many different positions. From 1998 to beginning of 2000 he was working in funding for National Debt Management Agency in Iceland. From 2000 he joined Glitnir again and started working as head of Proprietary Fixed Income Trading for Glitnir. In 2005 he took on the position as a Managing Director for Glitnir Funds Ltd., the fund management company of Glitnir. Since 2007, he has been Managing Director of Glitnir Asset Management in Iceland. Eggert is a board member of Glitnir Bank Finland, board member of Glitnir Bank Luxembourg S.A., Chairman of Glitnir Asset Management S.A. and Chairman of Glitnir Funds Ltd. Eggert holds Cand. Oecon Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland. Einar Örn Ólafsson Executive Vice President, Investment Banking - Iceland Einar joined Glitnir (then FBA) in 1997 and has held several positions within the Bank since. His first position was as a currency, interest rate and derivatives broker in a team which Einar eventually became to lead. He subsequently took a position in asset management before joining the Corporate Finance unit in Reykjavík in 2003. Einar became Head of that unit and a Managing Director in 2006 and has as such led many of the larger M&A transactions in Iceland for the past few years. Einar holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland and an MBA degree from New York University, Stern School of Business. Jóhannes Baldursson Executive Vice President, Capital Markets - Iceland Jóhannes joined Glitnir (then VÍB Securities subsidiary of Islandsbanki) in 1996. He started as a securities broker, then moved over to Treasury and later joined Capital Markets, where he has been instrumental in building up Glitnir's strong Capital Markets team. Jóhannes headed the FX sales unit for many years and was appointed Managing Director for Capital Markets in Iceland in 2007. Jóhannes holds an M.Sc.degree in Economics from UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain, B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Iceland, ACI Diploma and is a licensed securities broker. Magnús A. Arngrímsson Executive Vice President, Corporate Banking - Iceland Magnús joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1999. In 2004 he joined Landsbanki Islands as Director for the London branch, with operations primarily in Corporate and Investment Banking. He joined Glitnir again in 2007 where he took the Managing Director position in Corporate Banking in Iceland. He has extensive experience having held various positions within corporate and retail banking. Rósant Már Torfason Executive Vice President & CFO Rósant joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1996. He has a comprehensive experience from within the Bank for the last 12 years in different positions within Capital Markets, Proprietary Trading, CEO office, Business Development and for the last two years as Managing Director within Investment Banking. He holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Iceland with focus on finance, and is a licensed security broker. Vilhelm Már Thorsteinsson Executive Vice President, Treasury & Corporate Center Vilhelm joined Glitnir (then Islandsbanki) in 1999. He has extensive experience having held various positions in Capital Markets, Leverage Finance and CEO's Office working on different types of transactions and projects in Iceland, Europe and the Nordics. Since 2005/6 Vilhelm has lead Strategic Development with responsibilities for the Group's external growth, strategy and relationships with financial institutions, leading many of Glitnir's acquisitions in the Nordics. Vilhelm holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the Icelandic College of Engineering and Technology. He is a licensed securities broker and has a MBA degree from Pace University New York, NY. Magnús holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Iceland.
Glitnir skipar nýja menn í framkvæmdastjórn
| Source: Glitnir banki hf.