Arni Sigurdsson was appointed as President of JBT Marel upon the closing of the Marel Transaction in January 2025.
Prior to that, Mr. Sigurdsson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Marel in December 2023 , after leading Marel as Interim Chief Executive Officer since November of the same year. He took over the role of Chief Business Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Marel in November 2022, where he was responsible for Marel's business divisions, in addition to the overall business growth and the strategic direction of Marel. Mr. Sigurdsson joined Marel in 2014 as Head of Strategy, before transitioning to the role of Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Units from 2020 to 2022. Before joining Marel, Mr. Sigurdsson worked at AGC Partners and Landsbanki islands, where he supported Marel in the acquisition of Stork Food Systems.
Mr. Sigurdsson holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland.