Upper left: Jesper Hjortshøj, David Freyr Oddsson, Vidar Erlingsson, Arni Sigurdsson, Linda Jonsdottir and Petur Gudjonsson.
Lower left: Sigurdur Olason, David Wilson, Arni Oddur Thordarson, Folkert Bölger and Anton de Weerd.

Chief Executive Officer

Arni Oddur Thordarson

Thordarson 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.

Education

MBA, IMD, Switzerland, 2004.
Cand. Oecon., Business Administration, University of Iceland, 1993.

Holdings in Marel

131,869
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Folkert Bölger

Bölger has extensive global managerial experience in supply, procurement and operational positions. Before joining Marel, he was Vice President of Operations and Procurement at Bang & Olufsen in Denmark. Bölger held various management positions at Philips and Siemens-VDO in Asia, Central Europe and Western Europe.

Education

MS, Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology.
CPIM, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

Holdings in Marel

17,862
Executive Vice President of Innovation

Vidar Erlingsson

Erlingsson took up his current post in 2014. He has been with the Marel innovation team since 2000 and has held various positions within the company. In 2010, he became the Product Center Inspection leader. Erlingsson has been instrumental in developing new technology within Marel and bringing it to commercial success.

Education

MS, Engineering, DTU in Denmark.
BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

65,000
Executive Vice President of Commercial

Petur Gudjonsson

Gudjonsson has decades of experience in the industrial sector. He took up his current position in 2016. He joined Marel in 1984 as a programmer for electronic design and has taken on numerous different roles at the company over the years. He was Managing Director of Sales and Service Offices, Sales Director for Marel Iceland and Denmark and General Manager of Marel Canada.

Education

BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

219,430
MANAGING DIRECTOR (EVP) OF MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING

Jesper Hjortshøj

Hjortshøj joined the Executive Team in February 2017. He has been with Marel since 2006. Hjortshøj has extensive experience in the food industry and has held several different positions within the company. He served as manager in Marketing, Product Center and Strategy and Portfolio for Global Innovation.

Education

MBA, Aarhus University.
MA, Communication and Media Studies, Aarhus University.

Holdings in Marel

0
Chief Financial Officer

Linda Jonsdottir

Jonsdottir has served as Marel's CFO since 2014. Before that, she was Marel’s Corporate Director of Treasury and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Marel, Jonsdottir worked in treasury and financing for Eimskip, Burdaras and Straumur Investment Bank. She was a board member of the Icelandic Enterprise Investment Fund from 2010 till 2015.

Education

MS, Finance, Reykjavik University.
Cand. oecon., Business Administration, University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

158,500
Executive Vice President of Human Resources

David Freyr Oddsson

Oddsson took on his current role in 2013. He joined Marel in 2011 as HR Director of the International Sales and Service Network. Before joining Marel, Oddsson was Global Head of Human Resources and Corporate Services at Straumur Investment Bank from 2006 till 2011. Prior to that, he spent seven years as an HR consultant at Capacent.

Education

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

Holdings in Marel

135,000
Managing Director (EVP) of Marel Fish

Sigurdur Olason

Olason started in his current position in 2014. He has extensive, international experience within the seafood industry. Olason worked in product development at Marel from 2001 until 2006, when he became Director of Business Development at Samherji, one of Iceland’s leading seafood companies. He rejoined Marel in 2014.

Education

MBA, Brisbane Graduate School of Business.
BS, Computer Science, University of Iceland.
BS, Mechanical Industrial Engineering, University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

0
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development

Arni Sigurdsson

Sigurdsson has extensive experience in the finance and investment management industry. Before joining Marel in 2014, he was an associate at AGC Partners investment bank. Prior to that, he worked at the commercial bank Landsbanki Íslands, where he was instrumental in advising Marel on the acquisition of Stork Food Systems.

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School.
BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Iceland.

Holdings in Marel

100,000
Managing Director (EVP) of Marel Poultry

Anton De Weerd

De Weerd took up his current post in 2007. He has decades of experience in the poultry industry, having been with Marel and its predecessors since 1982. During his time at Marel he has served in various sales and marketing positions, including as Commercial Director, Managing Director and as President.

Education

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Avans University.

Holdings in Marel

15,000
MANAGING DIRECTOR (EVP) OF MAREL MEAT

David Wilson

Wilson took up his current position in 2012. He has decades of experience in the food industry and has been with Marel and its predecessors since 1998. Wilson was Senior Vice-President for the Marel Poultry Industry Center in Gainesville, U.S. until 2012. Prior to that he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and as a Regional Sales Manager.

Education

MS, Animal Science, Aberdeen University.
BS (Hons), Agricultural and Business Management, Aberdeen University.

Holdings in Marel

27,300
ALL HOLDINGS as of DECEMBER 31, 2017