RB Board of Directors 2025–2026
Chairman of the Board
Arinbjörn Ólafsson
Chairman of the Board
Arinbjörn Ólafsson assumed the position of Managing Director of the IT Division at Landsbankinn in July 2017.
He completed an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland in 2000 and earned a Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Wisconsin in the United States in 2006. He began working in the Securities Division at Landsbankinn in 2006. From 2009 to 2015, he worked on the financial restructuring of companies and led the recalculation of foreign currency-linked loans. Arinbjörn served as Head of the IT Department at Landsbankinn from 2015.
Arinbjörn joined the Board of Directors of RB in April 2025.
Hulda Hallgrímsdóttir
Board memeber
Hulda was the Director of Innovation and Operations at Sýn from the beginning of 2023 until 2024, where she oversaw business development, product development, information technology, media technology operations, human resources, and asset management.
Hulda previously worked at Össur for 11 years. There, she held the position of Vice President of Global Quality & Regulatory at Össur, where she was responsible for the company's quality, environmental, and safety issues globally. Before taking on the role of quality manager at the company, she worked across the organization and locations on major transformation projects related to information technology and new processes.
From 2007 to 2011, Hulda worked at Landsbankinn, where she worked across different areas of the bank on projects related to information technology, strategy, and process changes.
Hulda holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus on simulation and optimization from the University of Iceland.
Hulda took a seat on the RB board in April 2024.
Anna Rut Ágústsdóttir
Board member
Anna Rut has served as Managing Director of Operations and Development at Kvika Bank since 2022. She has worked within the Kvika Group since the bank’s establishment and at its predecessor companies since 2007. Anna Rut was Head of Finance and Operations at Kvika Asset Management from 2019 to 2022, Head of the CEO’s Office at Kvika from 2017 to 2019, and Head of Client Relations from 2015 to 2017. In addition, she has been involved in various projects related to risk management, lending, asset management, and finance.
Anna Rut holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration and an MCF (Master in Corporate Finance) degree from Reykjavík University and has completed the Icelandic securities brokerage exam.
She joined the Board of Directors of RB in April 2025.
Björn Björnsson
Board member
Björn has served as Managing Director of the IT Division at Arion Bank since 2023.
Previously, Björn worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Australia and the Nordic countries, focusing on strategic IT projects for financial institutions. Before joining BCG, he held management and specialist roles at Icelandic financial institutions, including serving as Chief Risk Officer at Byr.
Björn holds a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland, as well as an MBA from Melbourne Business School.
He joined the Board of Directors of RB in April 2025.
Sigrún Hafþórsdóttir
Board member
Sigrún has served as Head of the Finance Department in the Finance Division of Íslandsbanki since 2021. She has worked within the Finance Division at Íslandsbanki and its predecessors since 2007, both as a specialist and a project manager.
Sigrún graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland in 2007. In 2018, she earned a master’s degree (MABI) in Management Accounting and Business Intelligence from Reykjavík University.
Sigrún joined the Board of Directors of RB in April 2025.
Corporate governance
RB Articles of Association. Corporate governance statement. Board’s Rules of Procedure. The rules of procedure of the Audit Committee. Remuneration policy. Rules of Procedure for the Remuneration Committee.