VILHELM MÁR THORSTEINSSON, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), was born in 1971. He was appointed CEO in January 2019. Prior to his current role at Eimskip, he held various positions at Íslandsbanki for 20 years, most recently as Managing Director of Corporate & Investment Banking (2017-2019) and Managing Director of Corporate Banking (2008-2017). Vilhelm furthermore has a background in both treasury and capital markets activities. He is a Board Member of the Chamber of Commerce in Iceland and a Board Member of various subsidiaries of Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. 

Vilhelm earned an MBA Degree from Pace University in New York; a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration, Majoring in Logistics, from Reykjavík University; and is a licensed Securities broker.

BJÖRN EINARSSON, Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Management (EVP), was born in 1969. He was appointed as EVP following organizational changes made in February 2020. Björn has worked for Eimskip and subsidiaries for 14 years, in roles which include Managing Director of Eimskip in Europe, based in the Netherlands. For the past ten years he has been the Managing Director of TVG-Zimsen, and he is currently Chairman of the Board of TVG-Zimsen and its subsidiaries Gára and Skipakostur. He is also a Board Member of Eimskip Greenland and of the travel company Discover Truenorth.

Björn holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Iceland.

BRAGI THÓR MARINÓSSON, Executive Vice President of International Operations (EVP), was born in 1965. Bragi started working for Eimskip in 1993 and has held his current position since 2008. Previously, he was EVP North Atlantic Operations (2006-2008) and International Operations (2004-2006). Bragi’s other roles with the Company include Managing Director of Eimskip Nederland B.V. (1999-2004), Senior Manager of the International Department (1997-1999) and Quality Manager (1995-1997). He was also a representative in the International Department from 1993-1995. Based in the Netherlands since June 2016, he is currently a Board Member of various Eimskip group subsidiaries.

Bragi received an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 1993 and a C.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iceland in 1991.

BÖDVAR ÖRN KRISTINSSON,  Executive Vice President of Iceland Domestic Operations (EVP), was born in 1970. He was appointed EVP in October 2021. Bödvar Örn started working for Eimskip in 2004 in projects related to Iceland domestic transport e.g. in sales and as operations manager. He hold a position as a senior manager of the Iceland Land Transport division until he was appoined EVP in 2021. Böðvar Örn left the Executive Management in November 2023.

Bödvar holds a B.Sc. degree in business from Bifrost University and a M.Sc. in transportation economics and logistics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

DAVÍD INGI JÓNSSON, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, was born in 1981. He has worked for Eimskip since 2009, initially as a Senior Legal Counsel prior to being appointed to his current role. Before joining Eimskip, Davíd was a Legal Counsel at Íslandsbanki and an intern at Lögmenn Borgartúni 18 legal services.

Davíd earned an MBA degree from Reykjavik University in 2018; an M.L. degree in Law in 2007 and a B.A. degree in Law in 2005 from Reykjavík University. He is a member of the Icelandic Bar Association.

EDDA RUT BJÖRNSDÓTTIR, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Communication (EVP), was born in 1980. Joining Eimskip in 2019 as Head of Marketing and Communication, she was appointed to her current role in early 2020. Edda has over 20 years’ wide-ranging experience, having worked extensively in the IT sector and for 12 years in the financial sector. At Íslandsbanki, her various roles included Executive Director of Customer Relationship Management and Sales in the bank's Corporate and Investment Banking division. 

Edda is the vice chairman of The Federation of Trade & Services in Iceland (SVÞ) and a board member and a member of the executive committee of The Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA). 

Edda has a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Computer Science from Reykjavík University.

HILMAR KARLSSON, 
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and head of Business Process Management and IT, was born in 1971. He has worked for Eimskip since 2017 and in his current role since 2018. For over 10 years he held various management positions related to IT at Arion Banki. Head of IT Operations from 2006 to 2011 and head of Software Development responsible for online banking, APP development, and CRM development from 2011 to 2017.

Hilmar received a Cand.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iceland in 1997.

HILMAR PÉTUR VALGARDSSON, Chief Operational Officer, was born in 1973. He has worked for Eimskip since 1999 and has held the current position since January 2019. From 2009 to 2019, he was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and CFO of HF. Eimskipafélag Íslands, from 2008 to 2009. He was CFO of Containerships Ltd. OY in Finland from 2006 to 2008 and Senior Manager of Eimskip’s Financial Control Department from 2004 to 2006. Hilmar is currently a Board Member and Managing Director of various subsidiaries of Eimskipafélag Íslands hf.

Hilmar received a Cand. Oecon. degree from the University of Iceland in 1999.

MARÍA BJÖRK EINARSDÓTTIR, Chief Financial Officer, was born in 1989. She was appointed as CFO in September 2021. She was Managing Director of Alma íbúðafélag (previously Almenna leigufélagið), one of the largest real estate companies in Iceland, which she has led from its foundation seven years ago. Prior to that she worked in the financial sector where she focused on alternative investments, with emphasis on real estate investments and financing. 

María Björk has a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Management, majoring in finance, from Reykjavík University and she is a licensed Securities broker.