Jón Sigurdsson, President & CEO, born 1956, currently residing in the United States. He was appointed CEO in April 1996. He is a board member of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce, Confederation of Icelandic Employers and Alcan in Iceland. Mr. Sigurdsson was the Commercial Counsellor for the Icelandic Trade Council in New York (1992-1996), Chief Financial Officer at Álafoss (1989-1991), Head of the International Division of Eimskip (1986–1989) and an Engineer for Bang and Olufsen Denmark (1982–1984)..
He has a BSc degree in Industrial Engineering from Odense Technical College in Denmark and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the United States International University in San Diego, United States. He has no interest links with the Company’s main clients, competitors or major shareholders.
Össur shares: 15.168
Stock Option: 1.250.000
Egill Jonsson, Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations, has been with Össur since 1996. He has led Manufacturing from that period. He was formerly a Project Manager at VGK hf, an Engineering Firm in Reykjavik (1985-1996). Mr. Jonsson has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University in Copenhagen, DTU (1984).
Össur shares: 818.499
Stock Option: 308.000
Mahesh Mansukhani, President of Össur Americas, joined Össur in 2008. Immediately prior to that he was a Director at AlixPartners. Between 2005 and 2007 he was the Global Business Director of DuPont Tyvek
® and before that, Global Director of DuPont Marketing and Sales Effectiveness (2002-2005). Previously he held roles in Management Consulting and Finance.
Mr. Mansukhani has an M.A. degree in Multinational Accounting and Financial Management from Reading University in England, an M.Phil. Finance degree from Warwick Business School in England and an MBA from Yale University in the United States.
Össur shares: 0
Stock Option: 500.000
Hilmar Bragi Janusson, Vice President of Research and Development, has been with Össur since 1993. He was formerly a researcher with the Technological Institute of Iceland from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Janusson is also on the Board of a number of other Icelandic companies. He holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Iceland and a Doctorate in Chemical Science and Engineering from Leeds University in England.
Össur shares: 0
Stock Option: 308.000
Hjorleifur Palsson, Chief Financial Officer, joined Össur in the fall of 2001. He is a former Partner and Board Member of Deloitte & Touche, Iceland's leading auditing firm. Mr. Palsson graduated in 1988 with a Business Degree from the University of Iceland, and qualified as a certified public accountant in 1989.
Össur shares: 0
Stock Option: 308.000
Olafur Gylfason, Managing Director of Össur Europe (EMEA), has been with Össur since 1997, formerly working in international sales and as Marketing and Sales Director for Europe. Mr. Gylfason holds a degree in Business Administration from Bifrost School of Business. He continued his studies at Alborg University in Denmark, graduating with a Master's degree in International Business Economics in 1997.
Össur shares: 0
Stock Option: 308.000