Arni Magnusson

Background

About Arni Magnusson

With background in Media and Politics Arni has decades of experience at Management level, both within Public and Private sector. In Iceland and Internationally. Since July 2020 Árni serves as CEO at ÍSOR, Iceland Geo Survey. From November 2016 until January 2020 he was the Managing Director at Mannvit Kft, Budapest, Hungary. He also was the Director of International Markets at Mannvit Group. Before joining Mannvit in 2013 he founded and headed the Sustainable Energy Team at Glitnir-Bank (Islandsbanki) from 2006. He was responsible for the creation of a new product in the U.S. Geothermal Energy Market; high-margin bridge loan facility, shortlisted by Financial Times for the Sustainability Deal of the year. He managed the setup and execution of Íslandsbanki's New York-based subsidiary, Glacier, was the chairman of its Hold-Co and was on the board of the registered broker-dealer. He has been a board member of multiple companies and organisations, Icelandic and International, including financial institutions. Arni was a board member of the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association, member of the Leadership council of American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE) and served as the treasurer of the Iceland-America Chamber of Commerce. He has been frequent speaker at industry forums worldwide. Before joining Íslandsbanki he was a member of the Icelandic Parliament and served as the Minister of Social Affairs. Past experience includes MD of the Progressive Party and Political Advisor to both the Minister of Foreign Affairs & External Trade and the Minster of Industry (Energy) & Commerce. Among other things Arni was elected as a member of the board of the municipality of Hveragerði, where he i.e. chaired the executive board and the board of the towns district heating company. Educational background is Business oriented but Arni started his career in the 90's in media; Newspaper, Radio and Television.