Resume

Kristján Th. Davíðsson was born in 1960.

He is owner and Director of Viðskiptathróun, a consultanancy firm in seafood and fisheries in Iceland and internationally.

Kristján completed a master’s degree in fisheries science from the Arctic University of Norway in 1987 and is a Master Mariner from the Icelandic College of Navigation since 1980.

Kristján was Managing Director of Landssamband fiskeldisstöðva 2017-2018, Managing Director of the Resolution Committee of Glitnir (now Íslandsbanki) 2008-2009 and Head of the Fisheries Team and Managing Director of Corporate Banking at Glitnir 2001-2003 and 2005-2008.

In 2003-2005, Kristján was CEO/Deputy CEO of HB Grandi (now Brim) and Sales Manager at Marel 1994-2000. Kristján has been on the boards of numerous companies for several years and currently serves as Chairman of the Boards of Brim, Kampi hf, a shrimp processing company, Snerpa, and SOS Barnathorpin. He also serves as director of the boards of the Marine Stewardship Council, SOS Barnathorpin, ISDER and Landsbankinn.

He has previously been a director of the boards of various other companies, including Landsbankinn in 2011-2015, Valka, Olivita, Vaki, Corporacion Pesquera Inca, Salar Islandica, Almenni lífeyrissjóðurinn, Sjótækni, Pólar toghlerar and First Water. He has held various confidentiality positions in the seafood and fisheries sector and has been the Honorary Consul of Brazil in Iceland since 2011.

Kristján was elected to the Board of Directors at Landsbankinn in April 2024.