Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer at Isavia ANS oversees all daily operations of the company according to its policies and the directions of the Board of Directors. Daily operations do not include any unforseen or unusual events. The CEO has final say in all matters pertaining to company activities, finances and oversees all company assets. The CEO reports to the Board of Directors at regular board meetings and ensures that all activities correspond to existing regulations, laws and company policies.
Kjartan Briem was appointed CEO of Isavia ANS in January of 2021.
Kjartan Briem holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark with a focus on telecommunications. Kjartan has extensive experience in international relations and worked for more than two decades in the telecommunications industry in Iceland. For the majority of that time Kjartan served as CTO of Vodafone Iceland.
Board of Directors
Guðlaug Sigurðardóttir, chairman of the board since 2021, graduated in 1989 from the University of Iceland with a degree in engineering, then again in 2012 with an MBA. Guðlaug worked as an expert with the Engineering department of the University of Iceland from 1989 until 1991, as an expert and special council at Kögun from 2008 until 2010 and as CEO of the software division at Stika from 2008 until 2010. from 2012 to 2017 as a project manager and from 2017 to 2023 as a product manager in the field of prosthetics. Guðlaug currently works as a project manager at the development department at Landsspítali. Guðlaug is an unaffiliated member of the board.
Stefán Sigurðsson, served of the board since 2021, graduated as an Economics major from the University of Iceland in 1996 and from the University of Copenhagen in 2006. Stefán was the CEO of Sýn, Vodafone in Iceland between 2014 and 2019 and before that CEO of asset management at the Bank of Iceland between 2008 and 2014 where he acted as special council to the Chairman of the Bank regarding policy development. Stefán is an unaffiliated member of the board.
Árni Birgisson, served on the board since 2022, graduated from the University of Iceland in 1995 with a degree in Educational sciences. Árni worked at the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management as a Director of Coordination Division from 1996-2000 and as a Communication Officer at ICE-SAR Association from 2000-2001. Árni has worked for Isavia ohf. and previous renditions from the year 2001 and now as a Coordinator Security and Airport Operational Services at the CEO´s office.