M.Sc. Fisheries, University of Tromsoe, Norway 1987. Fishing Captains degree, Iceland Nautical College 1980. Authorized by The Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland as Board Member of Financial Institutions, 2011. A number of courses in finance, IT, sales, management, languages etc.After graduation sales and management within the international seafood industry & the finance industry for several years, mostly working with industry/corporations. Before graduation worker, fisherman and best mate of seafood processing companies and fishing vessels.Currently Owner/CEO of investment companies ISDER ehf. and Vidskiptathroun ehf. Currently also Chairman of the Board of Directors at Brim hf (Integrated seafood company), Snerpa hf. (Internet services and infrasturcture provider) SOS Childrens Villages Iceland. First Water hf. ("Deep Atlantic" - Salmon farming) & the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Former Board Member of Landsbankinn hf. (The largest bank in Iceland), Vaki Aquaculture Systems hf. (aquaculture technology), Salar Islandica hf., (Salmon farming), Friosur Ltda., Chile (Fishing & Salmon farming), Fiskey hf., Iceland (Halibut farming), COPEINCA ASA, Norway/Peru (Fishing and fish meal/oil processing & marketing). Former member of a expert working group for the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries. Also former Chairman of Valka ehf. (sefood technology provider) and Iceland representative for Norwegian seafood conference NASF. Former Managing Director of The Icelandic Aquaculture Business Association and former CEO of Grandi hf (Fishing & seafood processing etc. - now BRIM hf), Iceland Seafood hf. (Seafood Sales), Kapro Nor AS (Seafood sales) and Norfish Company AS (Seafood Sales).Former Member of the Board of Directors at Polar Trawl Doors hf., Iceland, (fishing technology), Vignir ehf. (Seafood processing), Friosur Ltda., Chile (Fishing & processing), Former Member of the Board of Directors at Almenni Pension Fund (alternate).Frequent speaker at seafood industry conferences organised by a.o. OECD, FAO, IFFO, Industry Associations and Authorities in Iceland, The Faroe Islands, Norway, UK, Australia & Thailand, Universities & Financial Corporations in Iceland and Norway, Chambers of Commerce in Iceland, Norway and Japan, The Icelandic Stock Exchange etc.Honorary Consul of The Federative Republic of Brazil in Iceland.Open to exciting engagements and consulting opportunities.