The team
Jón Þór Gunnarsson
Jón Þór is Environmental and Civil Engineer from Univiersity of Iceland and holds a M.Sc. degree from Urban development and Construction management from Technical University of Iceland. From 2008 – 2017 Jón Þór was employed as a specialist at Mannvit Engineering. In 2018-2021 Jón Þór held a role with Kvika banki hf. and its subsidiary GAMMA, as specialist in Asset Management and later director. Jón Þór has been CEO of Kaldalón since júní 2021. Frá 2008 – 2017 starfaði Jón Þór hjá Mannvit sem sérfræðingur í áætlanagerð og verkefnastjórnun. Between 2018-2021 Jón Þór worked with Kviku banka hf. and its subsidiary GAMMA, after Kvika acquisition of the company. His roles during his tenure with the company was specialist in assett management and later as a director. Jón Þór has been the CEO of Kaldalón since June 2021.
Högni Hjálmtýr Kristjánsson
Högni is an Economist from the University of Iceland and a certified securites broker. Högni was a specialist at GAMMA, an asset management firm, from 2016 to 2021, working mostly in alternative real estate funds. He has also worked as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Iceland. Högni joined Kaldalón in July 2021.
Helga Sif Halldórsdóttir
Helga Sif holds a B.Sc. degree in business administration with a focus on finance and management from Akureyri University. From 2014-2022, Helga worked in the financial department of Norðurál, Iceland. In the years 2005 -2013 whe worked with Síminn in business management. Helga joined Kaldalón in October 2022.
Albert Leó Haagensen
Albert Leó Haagensen is an Environmental and Civil Engineer from the University of Iceland. Through previous work Albert has extensive experience in real estate, both design, construction, management and maintenance. Between 2005 and 2010, Albert worked as a structural designer at Ferli ehf, an engineering firm. From 2010 to 2019, he worked on various projects at Ístaki hf, an Contractor, which included the management of building and infrastructure projects, preparation for construction, planning and cost control. In the years 2019-2022, Albert worked as a project manager at Upphaf real estate company and managed there i.a. real estate development. Most recently, Albert has worked as a division manager of the construction department at Landeldi hf. in Þorlákshöfn. Albert joined Kaldalón in February 2023.
Stjórn
Ásgeir Helgi Reykfjörð Gylfason
Ásgeir Helgi Reykfjörð Gylfason er fæddur árið 1982. Ásgeir starfar sem forstjóri Skel fjárfestingafélags hf. frá júlí 2022. Ásgeir er með lögmannsréttindi, ML og BA gráðu í lögum frá Háskólanum í Reykjavík. Ásgeir hefur mikla reynslu af fjármálamarkaði, síðast sem aðstoðarbankastjóri Arion banka hf. Þá hefur Ásgeir starfað hjá Straumi fjárfestingabanka, LOGOS lögmannsþjónustu í Reykjavík og London, Kviku banka hf. og framkvæmdahóp um losun fjármagnshafta. Ásgeir hefur setið í stjórnum í tengslum við fyrri störf, s.s. í FÍ fasteignafélagi. Skel fjárfestingafélag er eigandi yfir 10% útgefnu hlutafjár í Kaldalóni og eigandi alls hlutafjár í Orkan IS ehf. sem er leigutaki hjá Kaldalóni. Engin hagsmunatengsl eru við helstu samkeppnisaðila Kaldalóns. Ásgeir hefur setið í stjórn Kaldalóns frá maí 2022.
Álfheiður Ágústsdóttir
Álfheiður Ágústsdóttir is born in the year 1981. Álfheiður joined the board of Kaldalón in April 2022. Álfheiður is the CEO of Elkem Ísland and member of the board of Elkem Materials inc,, Elkem Rana Norway, Birtu lífeyrissjóð og Klafa ehf. Álfheiður graduated Bifröst University with M.sc. desgree in leadership and management in 2020.
Haukur Guðmundsson
Haukur Guðmundsson was born in 1977. Haukur is a manager in Hafnargarður and sits on the boards of Epi-Invest ehf., Bronz Charm ehf., Fellasmára ehf., Frambúð ehf., G604 ehf., Gráberg ehf., Sedrus ehf. and HK investment ehf. Haukur graduated with a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering from the University of Iceland. Haukur has extensive experience in the real estate market, both construction, development and operation of real estate. Haukur owns no shares in Kaldalón and has no interest in main competitors or shareholders who own more than 10% of the share capital issued by Kaldalón hf. Haukur has been on the board of Kaldalón since March 2023.
Kristín Erla Jóhannsdóttir
Kristín Erla Jóhannsdóttir is
born in 1979. She sits on the boards of HS utilities and Infrastructure Fund II. She completed a Diploma in Spanish Studies from the University of Salamanca in 2000, graduating with a B.Sc. degree in business administration with emphasis
in finance from the University of Iceland in 2004, completed a degree in securities trading in 2004, completed
degree of ACI (Currency Brokerage and Derivatives) 2007 and is completing M.Sc. studies in
in corporate finance from Reykjavík University. Kristín Erla does not own a share in the company and has no interest in the main ones
business partners and competitors of the company or shareholders of the company who own
more than 10% stake in Kaldalón. Kristín Erla most recently worked as
director of Landsbankinn's Asset Management from 2015 to 2021. Between 2001 and 2014, she worked in brokerage, in her own business, in treasury, in the finance department and
economics department of Arion bank/Kaupþing. Kristín Erla has been on the board of Kaldalón since May 2022.
Magnús Ingi Einarsson
Magnús Ingi Einarsson er fæddur árið 1981. Magnús er fjármálastjóri SKEL fjárfestingafélags. Þá hefur Magnús yfir 16 ára reynslu af fjármálamarkaði, þ.m.t. áhættustýringu hjá Straumi-Burðarási árið 2006 og forstöðumaður áhættustýringar og síðar fjárstýringar hjá Straum fjárfestingarbanka. Þá starfaði Magnús sem framkvæmdastjóri fjármála og rekstrar hjá Kviku banka og síðar framkvæmdastjóri bankasviðs. Magnús er með M.Sc. gráðu í vélaverkfræði frá Virginia Tech í Bandaríkjunum og B.Sc. gráðu í vélaverkfræði frá Háskóla Íslands. Magnús situr í stjórn eigin eignarhaldsféalgs Hokies ehf. Skel fjárfestingafélag er eigandi yfir 10% útgefnu hlutafjár í Kaldalóni og eigandi alls hlutafjár í Orkan IS ehf. sem er leigutaki hjá Kaldalóni. Engin hagsmunatengsl eru við helstu samkeppnisaðila Kaldalóns. Magnús hefur setið í stjórn Kaldalóns frá maí 2022.
María björk Einarsdóttir
María Björk was born in 1989. María has worked as Eimskip's CFO since mid-2021 and sits on the boards of various companies connected to Einskip's group. Prior to that, she was the managing director of Alma real estate company (formerly Almenna leigufélagið) for seven years and led the development, financing and finally the sale of the company to new owners in 2021. Previously, María worked in the financial sector as an expert in the field of specialized investments, with a focus on investments in real estate projects. María does not own a share in the company and has no interest in the main business partners and competitors of the company or the company's shareholders who own more than 10% of Kaldalón. Maria has a B.Sc. degree in operations engineering, with a focus on finance, from the University of Reykjavík and has completed a degree in securities trading. María has been on the board of Kaldalón since March 2023.
Gunnar Henrik Gunnarsson
Gunnar Hendrik Gunnarsson was born in 1974. He has served on Kaldalón's board between 2020 and 2023. He is a board member of GG optic ehf. Smárahvammur ehf., A.M.W ehf., Augað ehf., Prooptik ehf., Traustak ehf., Investar ehf. and RES ehf. Gunnar has been on the company's board since June 2019.
