Arion banki hf. appointed Birna Hlín Káradóttir as Chief Operating Officer. Birna Hlín has extensive experience of the financial market and held the positions of general counsel at Fossar Markets, Straumur Investment Bank and Straumur-Burðarás, as well as Arion Bank.

She has taught financial market law at Reykjavík University and the University of Iceland, and has served on the boards of directors of several companies and organizations in Iceland and abroad. Birna Hlín has completed an Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School Barcelona and has a Cand. Jur.

degree from the University of Iceland. She is a district court attorney and is a licensed securities broker.