VIS Board
Ásgeir Helgi Reykfjörð Gylfason
Board Member
Year of birth: 1982
Education: Master's degree and B.A. degree in law from the University of Reykjavík and bar admission.
Main occupation: CEO of Skel fjárfestingafélag hf.
Professional experience: Assistant CEO and head of the corporate and investment banking division at Arion Bank hf. 2019-2022. Head of corporate banking at Kvika Bank hf. 2015-2019 and a member of the task force on the release of capital controls, which resulted in an agreement on stability in 2015. General counsel at MP Bank hf. 2012- 2015. Attorney with LOGOS Legal Services in Reykjavik and London 2009-2012 and with Straumur Investment Bank hf. 2004-2009.
Other directorships: Kaldalón hf. (chairman), Orkan IS ehf, (chairman), Blær Íslenska vetnisfélagið ehf. (board member), Styrkás hf. (chairman), Reykfjörð ehf, (board member) og BBL VII ehf, (board member).
Shareholding in VIS and independence: Ásgeir is independent of VIS and those charged with its day-to-day management, but is dependant on Skel fjárfestingafélag which owns 156,956,533 shares issued by VIS.