Board of Dir­ect­ors

The Chairman of the Board of Stefnir is Jón Óttar Birgisson, born in 1974.

Jón Óttar Birgisson has over 20 years of experience in financial markets and corporate management. He currently serves as the Managing Director of Stöplar Advisory ehf., a company specializing in corporate advisory services with a focus on restructuring, mergers, and financing. Previously, he was Head of Corporate Advisory at MP Bank and, before that, Managing Director of Corporate Advisory at Saga Capital. Jón Óttar served on the Board of Stefnir between 2020 and 2022 and later held the position of Head of Alternative Investments at Stefnir from December 2022 until the autumn of 2023. Jón Óttar is a non-independent board member.

Jón Óttar is Managing Director and Board Member of the following companies: Kasi Consulting ehf., Stöplar Advisory ehf., and Kveldúlfsgata fjárfestingar ehf. He also serves on the boards of Síðumúli 27 ehf., Nova hf., Nova Klúbburinn ehf., JVB Investments ehf., and EVE Harpa ehf.

He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Iceland and has completed the Icelandic Securities Trading Examination.

Kristín María, or related parties, hold no shares or stock options in the company and have no business relationships or connections with Stefnir’s principal clients, competitors, or shareholders.

Jón Finnbogason, born in 1973, is the Managing Director of Stefnir.

Jón has extensive experience in financial markets dating back to 1999 and has held various management positions in financial institutions since 2009. Most recently, he served as Head of Corporate Banking within the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Arion Bank hf. and also as the bank’s Chief Credit Officer.

A significant part of Jón’s career is linked to his previous roles at Stefnir hf., where he first worked from 2003 to 2008 and again from 2013 to 2017 as Head of the Fixed Income Team. Jón also worked for Byr Savings Bank from 2009 to 2011, first as General Counsel and later as Chief Executive Officer of Byr hf. From 2011 to 2013, he served as Deputy Managing Director of the Commercial Banking Division at Íslandsbanki hf.

Jón has been actively involved in board and volunteer work since 1996, prior to becoming Managing Director of Stefnir in 2022. Notable positions include serving on the Board of the Icelandic Gymnastics Federation (Fimleikasamband Íslands) from 1996 to 2000; on the Board of the Sports Club Gerpla from 2003 to 2013, including as Chairman from 2006 to 2013; as an Alternate Member of the Executive Board of the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (ÍSÍ) from 2015 to 2017, and as a Member of the Executive Committee of ÍSÍ from 2017 to 2019. He also served as Alternate Municipal Councillor in the Kópavogur Town Council from 2014 to 2022 and as a Councillor in 2022.

Jón graduated with a Law degree from the University of Iceland in 1998 and is a licensed attorney with rights of audience before the District Court. He also completed the Icelandic Securities Certification Examination in 2002.