Árni Oddur Thórdarson took up his current position as Marel’s CEO in November 2013 after having been serving as Chairman of Marel’s Board of Directors from 2005. He co-founded Eyrir Invest in the year of 2000 and was the company's CEO until 2013. Thórdarson has extensive international global business experience and has served as non-executive director of various companies, including Fokker Technologies and Stork Technical Services.

Linda Jónsdóttir has been Marel's CFO since 2014 and before that was Marel’s Corporate Director of Treasury and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Marel, Jónsdóttir worked in Treasury and financing for Eimskip, Burdaras and Straumur Investment Bank. She was a director of the Icelandic Enterprise Investment Fund from 2010 to 2015.

Árni Sigurdsson has a broad background in the finance and investment management industry. Before joining Marel in 2014, he was an associate at AGC Partners investment bank. Prior to that, Sigurdsson worked at the commercial bank Landsbanki Íslands, where he was instrumental in advising Marel on the acquisition of Stork Food Systems.

Jesper Hjortshøj joined the Executive Team in February 2017, but has been with Marel since 2006, serving in a number of different positions within the company. His broad experience in the food industry prior to that include that of manager of Marketing, Product Center and Strategy and Portfolio for Global Innovation.

Sigurdur Ólason took up his current position in 2014. Ólason has extensive international experience in the seafood industry and worked in product development at Marel from 2001 to 2006. Before rejoining Marel in 2014, Ólason was Director of Business Development at Samherji, one of Iceland’s leading seafood companies.

Anton De Weerd began in his current position in 2007. He has decades of experience in the poultry industry, having been with Marel and its predecessors since 1982. During his time at Marel, De Weerd has served in various sales and marketing positions, including as Commercial Director, Managing Director and as President.

Following decades of experience in the food industry, David Wilson began in his current position in 2012. He has been with Marel and its predecessors since 1998. Wilson was Senior Vice-President for the Marel Poultry Industry Center in Gainesville until 2012. Prior to that he served as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing and as a Regional Sales Manager.

Folkert Bölger has extensive global managerial experience in supply, procurement and operational positions. Before joining Marel, he was Vice-President of Operations and Procurement at Bang & Olufsen in Denmark. Bölger held various management positions at Philips and Siemens-VDO in Asia, Central Europe and Western Europe.

Einar Einarsson has over 15 years of experience in managing Marel’s sales and service operations in North America. Prior to his appointment as President of Marel Inc. in the US in 2003, he held several positions in Marel as a Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, and Product Manager. Einarsson was Managing Director of Alpan Ltd., Iceland, a manufacturer of high quality cast aluminum cookware, from 1998-2002.

Vidar Erlingsson took up his current post in 2014. He has been with the Marel innovation team since 2000 and has held various positions within the company. In 2010, he became leader of Product Center Inspection. Erlingsson has been instrumental in developing new technologies within Marel and transforming them into commercial successes.

Ulrika Lindberg joined Marel in 2018. She has extensive managerial experience in senior sales and service positions at large international organizations. Before joining Marel she was Vice President of Global Service at Alfa Laval and has held various management positions worldwide for Alfa Laval and Tetra Pak.

Davíd Freyr Oddsson began in his current role in 2013. He joined Marel in 2011 as HR Director of the company’s International Sales and Service Network. Before joining Marel, Oddsson was Global Head of Human Resources and Corporate Services at Straumur Investment Bank from 2006 till 2011. Prior to that, he spent seven years as an HR consultant at Capacent.