Niels Jacobsen, Chairman joined the Össur Board in 2005. He is President and CEO of William Demant Holding A/S and Oticon A/S, a Danish industrial group in the hearing healthcare field. Previous positions include President of Aktieselskabet Orion and Vice President, Corporate Affairs for both Atlas Danmark A/S and Thrige-Titan A/S. Mr. Jacobsen is also a board member of numerous Danish companies and organizations, including Novo Nordisk, Nielsen & Nielsen Holding and Sennheiser Communications. He is Chairman of the Board of the Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Patent Partnership A/S and holds a seat on the Central Board of the Confederation of Danish Industries. Niels Jacobsen has an MSc in Economics from the University of Aarhus in Denmark.
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Thordur Magnusson, Vice Chairman became a Member of the Board in 2005. He is the Chairman and principal shareholder of the investment company Eyrir, founded in 2000. Mr. Magnusson holds a seat on the Boards of a number of Icelandic companies, including the retail companies Byko and Kaupas. He is also Chairman of the Board at Marorka, an energy-efficiency systems company.
Mr. Magnusson was CFO at Eimskip for over 20 years. He graduated with a Business degree from the University of Iceland in 1974 and holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
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Kristjan Ragnarsson became a Member of the Board in 1999. Dr. Ragnarsson has worked for many years in the United States. Since 1986, he has served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He has also been Chairman of the Faculty Practice Associates Board of Governors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine since 1997. Kristjan Ragnarsson graduated from the University Of Iceland's School of Medicine in 1969 and was certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1976.
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Arne Boye Nielsen joined the Board in 2009. He spent his entire career with William Demant Holding A/S in various and expanding roles throughout the world. After working as a management assistant to Niels Jacobsen and as an Interim General Manager of Oticon Australia Pty Ltd., Mr. Nielsen assumed in 1996 his current position as President of Diagnostic Instruments which has operations worldwide. In 2003 he became a member of the Management Group in William Demant Holding A/S.
Mr. Nielsen graduated with a BSc in Business Administration in 1989 and with a MSc in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School.
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Svafa Gronfeldt joined the board in 2008. She is the President of Reykjavik University, and previously worked at Actavis Group (2004-2007), the last two years as Deputy to the CEO. Ms. Gronfeldt was Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Iceland 1997-2000 and Managing Director and Managing Partner of IMG Gallup/Deloitte 1995-2004. Ms. Gronfeldt has held a Doctorate in Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics since 2000.
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