Arni Oddur Thordarson became Marel’s CEO in November 2013, having served as Chairman of Marel’s Board of Directors from 2005. Thordarson co-founded Eyrir Invest in 2000 and was the company’s CEO until 2013. He has extensive global business experience and has served as non-executive director of various companies, including Fokker Technologies and Stork Technical Services. He has been part of the CEOs for Sustainable Future since its creation in 2018, and is currently serving as Chairman.

EDUCATION MBA, IMD, Switzerland Cand. Oecon., Business Administration, University of Iceland

Linda Jonsdottir was appointed COO in March 2022, having served as CFO since 2014. From 2009, she was Marel’s Corporate Director of Treasury and Investor Relations. Before joining Marel, Jonsdottir worked in treasury and financing for Eimskip, Burdaras and Straumur Investment Bank. She was a director of the Icelandic Enterprise Investment Fund from 2010 to 2015.

EDUCATION MSc, Finance, Reykjavik University Cand. Oecon., Business Administration, University of Iceland

Arni Sigurdsson leads Marel’s business segments. He joined Marel in 2014 and established the Strategy and Development department. In his previous role, he led Strategy and M&A, as well as the business units of Retail and Foodservice Solutions and Software Solutions. Sigurdsson serves on the board of Worximity Technology. Before joining Marel he worked at AGC Partners and Landsbankinn Islands, where he supported Marel on the acquisition of Stork Food Systems.

EDUCATION MBA, Harvard Business School. B.Sc, Industrial Engineering, University of Iceland

Stacey Katz became CFO in 2022 and is responsible for Finance, IT and Global Business Services (GBS). Katz joined Marel in 2014 and from 2020 served as the Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of GBS, where she led the startup and development of shared services, end-to-end business processes, master data, business intelligence and cross-functional program management. Katz is a CPA in New York and worked for PwC in the US and Iceland before joining Marel.

EDUCATION MBA, Reykjavik University. Bachelor of Science, Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

David Freyr Oddsson was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer in November 2022. He joined Marel in 2011 as the HR Director of the International Sales and Service Network. From 2013 to 2020, he was the Executive Vice President Human Resources and the Vice President of People and Culture from 2020 to 2022. Before joining Marel, Oddsson was the Global Head of Human Resources and Corporate Services at Straumur Investment Bank and an HR consultant at Capacent.

EDUCATION MBA, Reykjavik University Cand. Theologius, University of Iceland