INGÓLFUR GUÐMUNDSSON - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ingólfur Guðmundsson assumed the role of CRI CEO in 2019. He has an extensive and broad experience within banking, pension funds and managing of other financial institutions. Ingólfur has through his career held numerous management positions in Landsbanki Íslands. Most notably he has held the positions of Marketing Director, Regional and Head Office Branch Manager as well as Managing Director for both Retail and Private Banking. Subsequently Ingólfur worked as a Managing Director for the Engineers’ Pension Fund. Ingólfur has held board positions of numerous Icelandic companies and organizations. Ingólfur holds a Cand.Merc. masters degree in International Business and Marketing from Aalborg University and is a certified stockbroker. BENEDIKT STEFÁNSSON - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Benedikt Stefansson has over 18 years experience in business development in innovation companies, including agent based simulation systems, genome analysis, drug development and renewable fuels. Before joining CRI in 2010, he worked for 7 years as Business Development Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing at deCODE genetics and as a business developer and research scientist at HNC Software (now Fair Isaac). Benedikt has also worked as a journalist and columnist for Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, business analyst at Landsbanki, Reykjavik and policy advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs. He was also a lecturer in economics and simulation systems at the Departments of Economics and Political Science, UCLA. Benedikt holds a C.Phil degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Iceland. BJÖRK KRISTJÁNSDÓTTIR - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Björk Kristjánsdóttir has over 15 years experience in business and finance focusing on financial management, entrepreneurship, strategic & change management. She has co-founded companies and held management positions in the tourism industry in Iceland. Björk holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Iceland and is a certified accountant. BJÖRN HARÐARSON - ENGINEERING Björn Harðarson has 8 years experience from the oil and gas industry in Norway, working in process engineering for Equinor (previously Statoil) and engineering consulting firm Reinertsen. Björn has a M.Sc in Mechanical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, with specialization within sustainable energy systems. Björn joined CRI in early 2017 and has been manager for the Engineering department since 2018. View fullsize DANA STEWART MARLIN – RESEARCH AND IP Dana Marlin has over 15 years experience in the field of technology, innovation and intellectual property. In his previous positions at Actavis and Össur Dana developed inventions as well as analyzing and filing patent applications. Dana holds a Ph.D. and two postdoctoral fellowships in synthetic chemistry, and is a certified European Patent Attorney. EMERIC SARRON - CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Emeric Sarron has over 15 years experience in the chemical and syngas industry. He is a specialist in CRI’s core technologies and processes. His previous positions include Senior Process Engineer at Haldor Topsoe and Process Control Engineer at Air Liquide. Emeric has received Chemical Engineering masters degrees from KTH Royal Institute of technology in Sweden and Centrale Supélec in France. KRISTJANA MARÍA KRISTJÁNSDÓTTIR - PROJECTS Kristjana Kristjánsdóttir is an experienced international project manager working in the energy industry for 10 years, both in Iceland (Landsnet) and Australia (EnergyAustralia and AGL). Kristjana joined CRI in 2013 to manage the expansion of the George Olah Renewable Methanol Plant and later joined the management team. Kristjana has a BA degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Bifröst University in Iceland and a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Sidney. ÓMAR SIGURBJÖRNSSON - SALES AND MARKETING Ómar Sigurbjörnsson joined Carbon Recycling International in 2009 as a research scientist and served as the Director of Research and Development from 2010-2016. Since 2017 Ómar has been the Director of sales and marketing, responsible for sales of renewable methanol as well as development of commercial projects based on the ETL technology platform. Ómar received his M.Sc. degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the University of Iceland. Previously he has worked as an academic researcher and in the aluminium industry in Iceland. ÓLAFUR STEFÁNSSON - TECHNICAL SERVICES Ólafur Stefánsson joined Carbon Recycling International in 2011 as an associate engineer. Since then, Ólafur has taken on the role of Manager of Technical Services and is responsible for commissioning and operation of CRI's plants. Ólafur holds a B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Iceland and a M.Sc. degree in Engineering Design and Applied Mechanics from the Technical University of Denmark with a specialization in Industrial Fluid Dynamics and Energy Engineering. 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