Executive Management
Born in 1956
With Össur since the year 1996
Education
Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the United States International University in San Diego.
Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Odense Technical College in Denmark.
Board Positions
Vitrolife AB
The Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce
Experience
Jón has been the CEO of Össur since 1996 and prior to that he was the Commercial Counselor for the Icelandic Trade Council in New York (1992- 1996), Chief Financial Officer at Álafoss (1989-1991), Head of the International Division of Eimskip (1986-1989) and an Engineer for Bang and Olufsen Denmark (1982- 1984).
Jón’s experience as a member of the Board of Directors in other companies/ organizations includes:
Rio Tinto Alcan Iceland 2003-2015
The Icelandic Chamber of Commerce 2002-2012
Reykjavik University from 2002-2009
Samherji hf. from 2002-2006
The Icelandic Trade Council from 1997-2003
Research Liaison Office of the University of Iceland from 1996-2001
Born in 1978
With Össur since the year 2000
Education
Master’s degree in Management and Strategy from the University of Iceland
Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland
Experience
Margret has been with Össur since 2000 in various roles in finance and human resources.
Born in 1957
With Össur since the year 1996
Education
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University in Copenhagen (DTU)
Bachelor degree in Engineering from the University of Iceland
Board positions
Federation of Icelandic Industries
Technical College Reykjavík
Experience
Egill has led the M&O function since he joined in 1996. He was formerly a Project Manager at VGK hf, an Engineering firm in Reykjavik (1985-1996).
Born in 1969
With Össur since the year 1998
Education
Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Iceland
CS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iceland
Board positions
OTB (Swedish O&P Industry Association) (chairman)
Experience
Gudjon has been with Össur since 1998, and has since then worked in R&D, Marketing, Sales, and Clinics in multiple positions. Prior to joining Össur, Gudjon worked as Development Manager for a couple of smaller industrial companies in Iceland.
Born in 1978
With Össur since the year 2009
Education
Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting (Cand.Merc.FIR) from Copenhagen Business School
Bachelor degree in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.
Board positions
Icelandic Chamber of Commerce
Experience
Sveinn has been with Össur since 2009, previously as Director of Treasury and Corporate Development. Prior to joining Össur he worked at Marel, Kaupthing Bank, Goldman Sachs and HSH Nordbank.
Born in 1955
With Össur since the year 2012
Education
Medical Doctor degree from the University of Iceland
Board-Certified Pediatrician from the Medical College of Georgia
Clinical and molecular genetics fellowship from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas
Certified Pediatrician and Clinical Geneticist in Iceland from 1993
Board positions
Skraeda ehf. (chairman)
Experience
Dr. Kristjansson joined Össur in 2012, for the first 5 years as Medical Officer and another 2 years as Medical Officer and VP of Clinical Affairs. Dr. Kristjansson’s previous positions include co-founder and VP of Clinical Affairs and Collaborations at deCODE genetics ehf. 1995 to 2012 and co-founder and CEO of Pediatric Services in Iceland 1995 to 2014. Dr. Kristjansson has acted as a consulting Pediatrician and Clinical Geneticist for the University Hospital, Landspitalinn Reykjavik Iceland, from 1998 to the present, and he is the Founder of Skraeda ehf.
Born in 1969
With Össur since the year 1997
Education
Master’s degree in International Business Economics from Alborg University in Denmark
Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Bifrost School of Business in Iceland
Experience
Olafur has been with Össur since 1997; from 2001-2013 as the Managing Director of EMEA and before that in emerging markets.
Born in 1982
With Össur since the year 2012
Education
Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School
Bachelor Degree in English Literature from Brigham Young University
Board positions
National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP)
Experience
Since joining Össur in 2012, Christian has served in a number of roles including General Counsel Americas, VP Finance Americas and Managing Director Americas. Prior to joining Össur he practiced corporate and transactional law with international law firm Paul Hastings LLP with a focus on M&A and capital markets.