Smári Rúnar Thorvaldsson

Horn Invest hf is an independent financial company based in Reykjavík, IS. Horn Invest is a subsidiary of the Government of Iceland. The Icelander company manages investment funds and pension funds.

Landsbankinn hf engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, Markets, Treasury, and Support Functions. The Personal Banking segment provides financial services through the bank’s branch network to individuals and to small and medium-size businesses. The Corporate Banking offers financial services to corporate clients and to small and medium-size businesses. The Markets segment includes brokerage services in securities, foreign currencies and derivatives, securities offerings, and advisory services. The Treasury segment incorporates the bank’s funding and liquidity management, market making in money markets, and determines the bank’s internal pricing. The Support Functions segment consists of finance (excluding treasury), risk management, and information technology; as well as the chief executive officer's office which comprises of human resources, marketing and communications, and compliance. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The Group's principal activity is to provide financial services to both private customers and businesses. The Group's home markets are Iceland and Norway where it offers a broad range of financial services, including corporate banking, investment banking, capital markets, investment management and retail banking. Outside of the home markets the Group has operations in Finland, Sweden, UK, Luxembourg, US, Canada, China and Russia. The bank will furthermore open an office in India in the second half of 2008. The Group's international expansion is mainly driven by two specialized industry sectors, seafood and sustainable energy, in which the bank has developed significant industry expertise built on its Icelandic and Norwegian heritage. The Group's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX in Iceland under the symbol GLB.

IEI II hf manufactures molded plastic products food packaging, cosmetics, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, automotive, and electronic industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland.