Sigthor Sigmarsson

Board Member

2024 - Current

Board Member

2022

Chairman of the Board

2012

Chairman of the board and shareholder of 3Z Pharmaceuticals. 3Z incorporates the latest advances in disease modeling and behavioral genetics to discover novel drug candidates for CNS disorders.

Chairman of the Board

2022

Board Member

2021

Head of investment committee

2020

Head of Investment Committee of MF2 and MF3, investment funds in Iceland focusing on mezzanine, junior debt investments and hybrid instruments. MF2 and MF3 are operated by Ísafold Capital Partners.

Finance director

2006 - 2022

Novator is a private equity investor with main focus in Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals and IT.

Chairman of the Board

2007 - 2021

On the board of Nova ehf., since before launch of commercial services and until full exit of Novator. Chairman of the board for the last few years. Nova is a leading mobile operator in Iceland. Nova was a greenfield project for Novator and has since the launch in 2007 grown into a established mobile operator with more than 33% market share. Nova owns and operates 3G/4G/5G network with national coverage. In March 2017, Nova was sold to a Joint Venture of Novator and Pt Capital. In September 2021, Novator made a full exit by selling remaining stake to Pt Capital. Since then, Nova has been listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange.

Board member

2015 - 2017

Alternate board member and minor shareholder of Greenqloud - developer of QStack cloud management software. Greenqloud is an Icelandic startup since 2010 and was in August 2017 acquired by NetApp (www.netapp.com).

Chairman of the Board

2015 - 2017

Chairman of the board of MF1, an investment vehicle in Iceland focusing on mezzanine, junior debt investments and hybrid instruments. MF1 is operated by Íslensk Verðbréf hf.