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Björgólfur Jóhannsson
Björgólfur Jóhannsson (born in Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ... on August 28, 1955) is an Icelanders, Icelandic business executive, former President and CEO of Icelandair Group, the holding company of Icelandair, the flag carrier of Iceland. Björgólfur resigned as the Company's President & CEO on 27 August 2018 and Bogi Nils Bogason, the Company's CFO, became interim President & CEO of the Company Björgólfur was also the chairman of the board of the Confederation of Icelandic Employers but stepped down On 7 March 2017 Biography Björgólfur comes from Grenivík in the north of Iceland, close to Akureyri. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland in 1983 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1985. From 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandair Group CEO, Björgólfur Jóhannsson
Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland. Linked from here It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates to destinations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean from its main airline hub, hub at Keflavík International Airport. Its smaller domestic-only hub is located at Reykjavík Airport. The geographical position of Iceland is convenient for one-stop transatlantic flights via the Atlantic Bridge (flight route), Atlantic Bridge route, which is one pillar of the airline's business strategy, along with traffic to, from, and within the country. Their headquarters are located in Hafnarfjörður. History Flugfélag Íslands in the early decades Icelandair traces its roots back to 1937, when Flugfélag Akureyrar was founded in Akureyri on the north coast of Iceland. Flight operations started in 1938 with a single Waco YKS-7 configured as a floatplane. In 1939 the airline was grounded when this aircraft was destroyed in a capsizing accident. In March 1940, Flugfélag Akureyrar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
