Managing Director of Marel's Global Sales and Service
Petur Gudjonsson
CFO
Linda Jonsdottir
Managing Director of Marel's Poultry Industry Center
Anton de Weerd
Jesper Hjortshoj
Corporate Director of Human Resources
David Freyr Oddsson
Head of Strategy and Development
Arni Sigurdsson
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.