Skipti hf.
Steinn Logi Bjornsson new president and CEO of Skipti hf.
Skipti hf. 18.04.2011 12:14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Board of Directors of Skipti has reached an agreement with Steinn Logi Björnsson to become Skipti's new President and CEO effective today. Steinn Logi replaces Kristín Guðmundsdóttir who has recently resigned. Steinn Logi Björnsson is 51 years old. He has worked as a management consultant at his own firm during the past year as well as serving on company boards. He was the President and CEO of Húsasmiðjan hf from 2005 to 2010 and before that worked in management positions for Flugleiðir/Icelandair for 20 years, thereof 10 years as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Steinn Logi has a BA degree from Drew University in NJ and a MBA degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York. Skúli Valberg Ólafsson, Chairman of the Board of Skipti: 'We are extremely pleased to have Steinn Logi join Skipti as its new CEO at this time and look forward to working with him. We have many challenging tasks ahead of us to adjust to new reality in the business environment and the company's finances.' Steinn Logi Björnsson: 'This is a great challenge and an exciting opportunity and I look very much forward to the tasks ahead. It is clear that the operating companies of Skipti in Iceland and abroad are strong and have great opportunities ahead of them. The job has to be to maximize their earnings to the benefit of the shareholders and debtholders of the group and to secure a sustainable long term financial structure.' Skipti hf is the mother company of Síminn, Míla, Skjár1 and some additional companies in Iceland and abroad. Skipti is 100% owned by Exista News Source: NASDAQ OMX 18.04.2011 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Skipti hf. Iceland Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: IS0000011948 WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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