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Hilmar Veigar Petursson

Chief Executive Officer at CCP

Iceland

Overview 

Hilmar Veigar Petursson is the CEO of CCP, with a background as Chief Technology Officer and a B.Sc. from Háskóli Íslands. He has made significant investments in companies like Quest Portal and Atomontage while also holding roles at The Technology Development Fund and TeliaSonera. Petursson's career highlights include leading CCP as CEO, investing in innovative companies like Zebedee and Lockwood Publishing, and serving on advisory boards for organizations like The Federation of Icelandic Industries and TeliaSonera.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2004 - Current

  • Chief Technology Officer

    2000 - 2005

  • Chairman of the Board

    2010 - 2015

    The Technology Development Fund is under he auspices of the Ministry of Industry. The main objective of the fund is to strengthen development work and research in the field of technological development that aims at innovation in the Icelandic economy.

  • Board memeber

    2005 - 2012

    Sat on the board of the Information Technology special interest group of SI. SI - the Federation of Icelandic industries has around 1160 members, both companies and employer organisations. They are quite different from each other in terms of size, products and markets. This variety makes our job challenging and necessary at the same time. We take care to emphasize what the companies have in common while also looking after individual needs. The successful implementation of this strategy has made SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries the largest and most influential employer organisation in the country.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2007 - 2009

NetCom GSM is a Telecommunications company.

  • Expert Committee Member

    2006 - 2007

    The Technology Development Fund is under he auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The main objective of the fund is to strengthen development work and research in the field of technological development that aims at innovation in the Icelandic economy. Two expert committees consisting of in total 12 members from academia and industry are responsible for the expert assessment of the project proposals.

  • Chief Technology Officer

    1999 - 2000

  • Software Engineer

    1996 - 1999

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