Reynir Grétarsson

Reynir F. Grétarsson (born 29 December 1972) is an Icelandic entrepreneur, philanthropist, Icelandic map collector and author of "About Mapping Iceland" Founder and former CEO[1] and current chairman of the Board of Creditinfo Group,[2] a multinational credit bureau and risk management company. Reynir was selected entrepreneur of the year in Iceland in 2008.[14]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Reynir.
Reynir Grétarsson
Born
Reynir Finndal Grétarsson

29 December 1972 (1972-12-29) (age 50)
Blönduós
NationalityIcelandic
EducationMaster of Laws LL.M, International Development Diploma, BA degree Anthropology
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Occupation(s)Businessman, currently Chairman of Creditinfo Group
Years active1997–present
ChildrenGrétar, Salma Björk and Hildur Ösp
Websitechronicle.creditinfo.com/reynir/

Early life

Reynir was born in Blönduós in 1972 to father Grétar Guðmundsson and mother Ingunn Gísladóttir.[3] After graduating from Menntaskólinn á Akureyri in 1992[4] he was admitted to the University of Iceland and became a law graduate in 1997, after which graduating with a master's degree in law.[5]

Career

Reynir was a co-founder of Lánstraust hf., the predecessor of Creditinfo Group, in 1997.[6] He co-founded a few other companies, with operations in IT and in real estate.[7] He served as a board member for several companies. Reynir has participated in establishing and/or building up Credit Bureaus in approximately 30 countries.[8][9][10][11][12][13] He was selected entrepreneur of the year in Iceland in 2008.[14]

In 2018, Reynir co-funded two new companies, Two Birds (fintech) and Svartigaldur (online marketing).

Personal life

Reynir has one son, Grétar, and two daughters, Salma Björk and Hildur Ösp. He lives in Reykjavik. Reynir graduated from the University of Iceland in 2014 with a BA degree in Anthropology.[15] In 2013, he earned a diploma in International Development. Additionally, Reynir is a qualified lawyer with a Master of Laws(LL.M.) degree issued by the University of Iceland in 1997.

References
  1. "Reynir Grétarsson on LinkedIn". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. "Creditinfo Group". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "Reynir Grétarsson á Stjórnlagaþing". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. "Verulega deildar meiningar". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "Reynir Grétarsson on LinkedIn". Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. "Creditinfo.com". Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  7. "Bloomberg Businessweek". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. "Creditinfo Jamaica gets down to business". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "Attorney general urges speedy passage of anti-money laundering amendments". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. "Central Bank of Afghanistan installs Creditinfo system". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. "Guyana launches first Credit Bureau". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. "Creditinfo í samstarf við VoLo Africa". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. "Creditinfo Group's expansion to Eastern Europe and South Asia". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. "Reynir Grétarsson er útnefndur frumkvöðull ársins".
  15. "Brautskráning kandídata laugardaginn 21. júní 2014". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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