The Team

 

Sig Hardarson - Managing Partner

Sig Hardarson has an MBA degree from London Business School and is a licensed securities broker. Before joining Centra, Sig was with the DuPont Company in Frankfurt and Geneva in finance, marketing, and general management. He has extensive Corporate Finance experience, including taking the lead role in high profile M&A assignments and complex financial restructuring cases.

Sig´s functional expertise is in M&A, valuations, financial restructuring, debt and equity funding and other financial advisory, corporate finance and investment banking work. His sector knowledge is in renewable energy, in particular in geothermal and solar energy, the local real estate market and regulated industries. Additionally, Sig has served as a party-appointed expert witness in international arbitration cases.

Mobile: +354 892 6200
Mail: sig.hardarson@centra.is

 

KRISTJAN ARASON - PARTNER

Kristján is a seasoned finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance and banking.  Kristján was Director of Corporate Finance and later Branch Manager at Islandsbanki and was in charge of Private Banking at Kaupthing Bank until 2008. Kristjan originally joined Centra in 2009 as an senior advisor, before doing a stint as Sales Director at N1, a listed company that runs service stations and related retail activites. He came back to Centra in 2015.  Kristjan has a Cand. Oecon degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland and is a licensed securities broker. 

At Centra, Kristjan's main focus is on fundraising of large projects for Icelandic and international companies, along with various advisory work for both business and private clients.

Mobile: +354 660 3305
Mail: kristjan.arason@centra.is


Karl Thorsteins - Partner and Chairman of Board of Directors

Karl has a Master’s degree in Management and Finance from London Business School and a Cand. Oecon degree in Buisness Administration from the University of Iceland.  He has an exceptional knowledge and experience in all fields of finance and investments from being a top level manager, board member and advisor for companies and investors.   

 Karl was a Managing Director in Corporate Banking in Bunadarbanki Islands (later KB bank)  and set up and managedthe MP´s bank London branchfrom 2005 to 2007.  Since moving back to Iceland in 2007, Karl has focused on consultancy work for companies and investors as well as serving as an independent board member for companies in various sectors.

 Karl joined the board of Centra in 2022 as Chairman.

 Mobile: +354 896 2916

Mail: karl.thorsteins@centra.is


Ingvar Gardarsson - Partner and Vice Chair of Board of Directors

Ingvar Gardarsson has a Cand. Oecon. degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland and is a Certified Public Accountant. With in-depth knowledge of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Ingvar often serves as a Court Appointed Expert assessing high profile cases.

Ingvar has a broad experience in finance, operations and corporate strategy. Ingvar was with Coopers & Lybrand for 8 years before going into the communications field, building up and running telecom operations in Iceland (Hallo/Vodafone) and Ireland (Magnet Networks) between 2000 and 2007. Since returning to Iceland, Ingvar worked on manufacturing start-ups in the food industry in the UK, Canada and Greenland and has advised on financial restructuring in the real estate sector, power plant development in the geothermal sector as well as holding board positions and serving on audit sub-committees.

 Ingvar joined the board of Centra in 2022 as vice chair.

Mobile: +354 820 5050

Mail: ingvar.gardarsson@centra.is


Hermann Baldursson - Partner and member of Board of Directors

Hermann Baldursson has an MBA from Michigan State University and a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Iceland. He has deep knowledge in the energy sector, having worked on geothermal power plant development, in the solar & hydro sectors and advised on aspects of operating transmission infrastructure.

Hermann joined the Board of Centra in 2022.

Mobile: +354 690 0611

Mail: hermann.baldursson@centra.is