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 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 Dýrfjörð serves on the Board of Stefnir and was born in 1982.

Kristín María is a co-owner and Chair of the Board of Te og Kaffi ehf., where she has worked since 2009, including as Marketing Director. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Kaffibrennsla Hafnarfjarðar ehf.

She holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration from Reykjavík University.

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.

Hrefna Ösp Sigfinnsdóttir serves on the Board of Stefnir and was born in 1969.

Hrefna is the Managing Director of Creditinfo Iceland and a member of the Executive Management of Creditinfo Group. She has extensive experience in financial markets. From 2010 to 2021, she served as Managing Director of Markets at Landsbankinn. Previously, she worked as a Private Equity Fund Manager at Arev Securities, Head of Listing at Nasdaq Iceland, and Head of Retail Services at Fjárvangur Securities.


Hrefna serves on the boards of Choripharma and the Iceland Chamber of Commerce. She also has broad board experience, having served on the boards of Framtakssjóður Íslands and Umbreyting II Private Equity Fund, managed by Alfa. Hrefna was also one of the founding members of IcelandSIF.



Hrefna holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland and completed the Icelandic Securities Certification Examination in 2011. She also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at IESE Business School in Barcelona in 2021.



Hrefna, or related parties, hold no shares or stock options in the company and have no business relationships or affiliations 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.