GARDABAER, Iceland — Arni Sigurdsson took over the function of chief enterprise officer and deputy CEO of Marel in November 2022, and has held the function of Interim CEO since Nov. 7, 2023. He joined Marel in 2014 initially as head of technique earlier than taking over the function of chief technique officer and government vp strategic enterprise items. Earlier than becoming a member of Marel, Sigurdsson labored at AGC Companions and Landsbanki Islands. He graduated with an MBA diploma from Harvard Enterprise College and BSc in Industrial Engineering from the College of Iceland.
“The Board of Administrators is happy to verify the appointment of Arni Sigurdsson as chief government officer of Marel after it undertook an intensive course of over the last month,” Arnar Thor Masson, Marel Board of Administrators chairman, stated. “I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Arni over a variety of years throughout which he has held varied necessary management roles throughout our enterprise, most just lately the Interim CEO place throughout an unsure interval for the corporate, which he has managed properly. The Board and I are assured that he has the talent set and expertise wanted to make sure Marel successfully manages the near-term headwinds and allow Marel to ship on its important potential, for the advantage of our shareholders and wider stakeholders.”
“I joined Marel in 2014 as I noticed a fantastic enterprise which not solely had super alternatives to ship progress but additionally to make a significant influence for good on meals programs globally,” Sigurdsson stated. “I’m pleased with what we now have achieved during the last decade and as I look forward, I’m much more excited for what awaits, and I will likely be assessing the perfect method to ship on our full potential, within the coming months. I stay up for working alongside my colleagues, clients, and wider stakeholders in my new function to make sure that Marel continues to play a number one function in reworking the best way meals is processed.”
