VIS Board
Stefán Héðinn Stefánsson
Chairman
Stefán joined the VIS Board of Directors in March 2020. He has been assessed as eligible by the FSA.
Year of birth: 1971
Education: MS in International Shipping and Finance from the Alba and Henley business schools. MSc. in International Securities, Investment and Banking from the University of Reading and a Cand.Oceon. in Business Administration from the University of Iceland. Licensed securities broker.
Main occupation: CEO of Cargow BV, CEO of Thor Shipping ehf. and the Managing Director of A-ráðgjöf ehf.
Work experience: Deputy CEO of Saga Investment Bank (2010-2011), head of Asset Management at Landsbanki (2003-2008) and head of Business Development at Landsbanki (2001-2003).
Other directorships: Cargow BV (director), A-ráðgjöf ehf. (director), Cargow Iceland ehf. (Chairman of the Board), Thor Shipping ehf. (Chairman of the Board).
Shareholding in VIS and independence: Stefán holds 500,000 shares in VIS directly and 400,000 shares through A-ráðgjöf ehf. Stefán is considered independent of the Company.
No interest ties with major customers or competitors of VIS.
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