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KATRÍN ERNA GUNNARSDÓTTIR

KATRÍN ERNA GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Reykjavik,Iceland

Summary

Seasoned business leader with focus on strategic growth and operational excellence. Known for driving transformative initiatives and fostering collaborative environments to achieve business goals. Utilises strong leadership and innovative thinking to enhance profitability and market positioning.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4025
4025
years of post-secondary education

Work history

CEO Office manager

Icelandair
01.2023 - 07.2025
  • I work as CEO Office Manager, partnering closely with the CEO to drive strategic internal communications across the organization.
  • Responsibilities include facilitating communication between CEO, and the Executive Management ensuring alignment on key priorities and initiatives.
  • I collaborate extensively with Director of Communications, and the Marketing Department to support cross-functional messaging and executive visibility.
  • I also lead planning and delivery of high-impact events, both internally and for key stakeholder and shareholder engagements.

Senior project manager

Icelandair
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Project Delivery and Strategy
  • Business Development and Digital Development
  • I was promoted to senior role within Project delivery and strategy where I was deputy director and was responsible for training new project managers and coaching them in their role with their projects.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans for successful execution.
  • Conducted risk assessments to mitigate potential disruptions on projects' timeline or budget.
  • Balanced multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating strong time-management skills.
  • Led cross-functional teams for effective project execution.
  • Generated project cost estimations with outstanding accuracy, guiding effective decision-making.
  • Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.

Project manager

Icelandair
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Project Delivery and Strategy
  • Business Development and Digital Development
  • I worked in a department that was running the projects that the executive team categories in highest priority for business development.
  • I manage both strategical and operational cross functional projects to reach business goals.
  • Projects that I have worked on include:
  • Charter strategy Icelandair Group
  • Fleet development strategy project
  • Procurement system implementation analysis
  • Operational solution development
  • Workshops for various departments

Direct marketing manager

Icelandair
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Marketing and Sales
  • I was responsible for direct marketing at Icelandair in cooperation with Sales Regions.
  • The focus was on creating sales, promotion and production actions in line with market development.
  • I worked on market analysis, market share evaluation, competition behaviour, SWOT etc.
  • Led the implementation of CRM systems to enhance customer experience and retention rates.

Project manager

Icelandair
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Being part of the web team within the marketing department of Icelandair, I worked on various projects that included website development, content creation and email marketing.

Education

Master of Marketing -

Reykjavik University
2016 - 01.2019

B.ed -

University of Iceland
2002 - 01.2005

Skills

  • Project management
  • Consulting methodology
  • Production
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Business growth analysis
  • Digitalization & Automation
  • Process improvements
  • Cross functional teams

Custom

  • Travelling
  • Skiing
  • Exercising
  • Reading or listening to a good book
  • Design

Affiliations

  • My main interests are traveling, skiing, fitness, reading or listening to a good book and design.

Timeline

CEO Office manager

Icelandair
01.2023 - 07.2025

Senior project manager

Icelandair
01.2021 - 01.2023

Project manager

Icelandair
01.2019 - 01.2021

Direct marketing manager

Icelandair
01.2014 - 01.2019

Project manager

Icelandair
01.2008 - 01.2014

Master of Marketing -

Reykjavik University
2016 - 01.2019

B.ed -

University of Iceland
2002 - 01.2005

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