Savings banks appoint Einar Már and Brynja Pálína

The Association of Icelandic Savings Banks has appointed Einar Már Hólmsteinsson as joint chief risk officer and Brynja Pálína Sigurgeirsdóttir as project manager for business development and digital solutions, mbl.is reported.

The appointments are intended to further strengthen the savings banks’ shared work in risk management, business development and digital solutions, according to a statement from the association.

Einar Már has more than 20 years of experience in finance and technology. For the past 15 years, he worked at Íslensk verðbréf, where he was head of risk management. Earlier, he worked in risk management at Saga investment bank and in software development at Íslandsbanki, Glitnir and Tölvumyndir.

Brynja Pálína has a degree in computer science from the University of Iceland and a master’s degree in management from the University of Akureyri. Her experience includes software development, quality management and operations. She has worked on software development and the implementation of Dynamics solutions at Rue de Net, Annata and M7, and in quality management at Five Degrees.

Iceland has three savings banks: Sparisjóður Austurlands, Sparisjóður Þingeyinga and Smári Sparisjóður.