{"id":14938,"date":"2022-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/fimm-hlutu-stjornunarverdlaun-stjornvisi-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:51","slug":"five-received-the-stjornvisi-governance-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/fimm-hlutu-stjornunarverdlaun-stjornvisi-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Five receive the 2022 Management Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the Managers of the Year, part of the town's strong management team.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Stj\u00f3rnv\u00edsi Management Awards were presented yesterday at a ceremony at the Grand Hotel, attended by the President of Iceland. Awards were presented in three categories. Sigurj\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson, Head of the Service and Development Department for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, was among the five managers who received awards and recognition for their professional work and management. <\/p>\n

Awards are intended to draw attention to the outstanding work of managers. <\/h4>\n

The Stj\u00f3rnv\u00edsi Management Awards are presented annually to managers of companies and organisations who are considered to have excelled in their field. The stated aim of the awards is to promote increased professionalism in management in Iceland. The awards are also intended to draw attention to the outstanding work of managers and to stimulate discussion about professional management. The recipients of the Stj\u00f3rnv\u00edsi Management Awards 2022 in the senior management category are Gu\u00f0mundur J\u00f3hann J\u00f3nsson, CEO of V\u00f6r\u00f0ur Insurance, and J\u00f3hann B. Sk\u00falason, head of the public health contact tracing team. Gunnur L\u00edf Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir, Director of Human Resources at Samkaup, and Sigurj\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson, Head of the Service and Development Department for the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, were awarded in the middle management category, and Stefan\u00eda Bjarney \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, founder and CEO of AVO, in the entrepreneur category.<\/p>\n

\"PoliticalAward winners with Borghildur Erlingsd\u00f3ttir, chair of the judging panel and Director of the Intellectual Property Office, and Gu\u00f0ni Th. J\u00f3hannesson, President of Iceland. Sigurj\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson is standing beside the President. Photo: Stj\u00f3rnv\u00edsi <\/a> <\/sup><\/p>\n

The judging panel consisted of:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Borghildur Erlingsd\u00f3ttir, Chair of the Judging Panel and Director of the Intellectual Property Office<\/li>\n
  • Fri\u00f0rik \u00de\u00f3r Snorrason, CEO of Viss ehf.<\/li>\n
  • Gylfi Dalmann A\u00f0alsteinsson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Iceland<\/li>\n
  • Katr\u00edn S. \u00d3lad\u00f3ttir, Managing Director of Hagvangur<\/li>\n
  • Margr\u00e9t Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, Chairwoman of Festi hf. and former CEO of Icepharma hf.<\/li>\n
  • Sal\u00f3me Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, board member at Eyri Ventures<\/li>\n
  • Thr\u00f6stur Olaf Sigurj\u00f3nsson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Iceland<\/li>\n
  • The secretary of the judging panel is Gunnhildur Arnard\u00f3ttir, Managing Director of Stj\u00f3rnv\u00edsi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Review of Sigurj\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson, Director of the Service and Development Department <\/h4>\n

    The following is the review of Sigurj\u00f3n which was read out at the awards ceremony yesterday. You can also watch a recording of the awards ceremony. The presentation to Sigurj\u00f3n begins at 46:45. <\/p>\n