Vilhjálmur Egilsson

Alternate Board Member

Vilhjálmur is an Alternate Board Member of Fossar Investment Bank.

Vilhjálmur has extensive experience in management and strategic planning in both the private and public sectors. He served as Rector of Bifröst University from 2013 to 2020. Prior to that, he was Director General of the Confederation of Icelandic Employers from 2006 to 2013, and before that, he served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries from 2004 to 2006. In 2003, Vilhjálmur was a member of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). From 1987 to 2003, he was Managing Director of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce, concurrently serving as a Member of Parliament for the Northwest Constituency from 1991 to 2003. Earlier in his career, he worked as an economist for the Federation of Icelandic Employers. Vilhjálmur has broad experience in corporate governance, having served as a board member of Skagi hf., VÍS Insurance hf., and Innviðir slhf., as well as Vice Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee member of Harpa ohf., and Chairman of the Board of Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar.

Vilhjálmur holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Southern California and a Business Administration Degree from the University of Iceland.