Gunnar Sigurdsson

Gunnar is a seasoned financial services professional who joined the Kvika Group in 2015 and then took on the position of Managing Director of the UK operations in 2017. He has years of experience in international banking and private equity sectors, with a strong focus on the UK. Prior to joining the Kvika group, Gunnar held several roles in both the retail sector and banking, including Chief Executive of Baugur Group in London 2007 – 2009, Head of Loan Syndications and International Investments at Islandsbanki 1999 – 2003 as well as Vice President of International Division at First Chicago NBD in Detroit 1995 - 1999.

Iris Arna Johannsdottir

Iris has worked within the Kvika Group since 2016, initially as General Counsel of Virding hf., or until the merger with Kvika at the end of 2017 when she became Director of Organisational Development within the Group. She also served as Chairman of the Board of Kvika Securities until June 2020, when she became the Director of Operations of the Company. Before joining Kvika, Iris was the General Counsel at H.F. Securities hf. She has also held positions in the field of finance and business law at Frjalsi Investment bank hf., the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority and as Senior Associate at LOGOS legal services. Iris is a Certified securities Broker and a District Court Attorney in Iceland.

Chloe Smith

Chloe joined Kvika in December 2020. As qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and audit trained, Chloe is well versed within the financial services industry, across both the Asset and Invoice Finance sectors. Before joining the Kvika Group, Chloe worked in a number of roles at Close Brothers Group plc. She has broad experience in financial control and FP&A, and more recently managing the financial reporting of the internally generated investment portfolio within the Group function.

Hafsteinn Hauksson

Hafsteinn joined the Kvika Group in 2019 following its acquisition of GAMMA Capital Management Ltd, where he served as Director. Previously, he held roles with sovereign advisory Newstate Partners in London, as well as Arion Bank Research in Reykjavik, where he was a leading commentator on the Icelandic economy and produced substantive market research. An alumnus of the London School of Economics, Hafsteinn also spent five years covering economics and financial markets as a journalist in Reykjavik, including close to two years as a broadcast journalist for Channel 2 evening news.

Helgi Bergs

Helgi joined the Kvika Group in 2019 following its acquisition of GAMMA Capital Management Ltd, where he served as Director. He has a wealth of experience when it comes to financial markets, having worked in the field for over twenty years – both in Reykjavik and London. His previous roles include Global Head of Investment Banking and Managing Director of Kaupthing Ltd., and Head of Special Products at Alfesca (previously Iceland Seafood) in the UK.

Sigridur Reynisdottir

Sigridur joined the Kvika Group in 2019. Prior to joining Kvika Securities Ltd., she was an executive assistant at LOGOS legal services, a small Nordic legal firm in the UK, and before that she worked at the Prime Minister’s Office in Iceland as an administrative assistant. She has over a decade’s worth of experience in providing administrative support, both at an individual level as well as group level.