Einar Pétur Bjargmundsson has been appointed Hampiðjan Ísland’s fishing gear sales manager, working alongside skipper Kristinn Gestsson and master fishing gear technologist Magnús Guðlaugsson.
Einar trained as an engineer, joining fishing company Haraldur Böðvarsson thirty years ago which became Brim after merging with Grandi.
"After a long and satisfactory career with one company, I was looking for a change of direction to do something new but keeping the connection with the work I’ve been doing for the last few decades," explained Einar.
"My job at Hampiðjan is about maintaining the contacts in the market for demersal and pelagic trawl gear here in Iceland, where everyone knows everyone. We can say that now I’ll be on the other side of the table, and I’m looking forward to taking on a demanding, varied and interesting role in sales and marketing with Hampiðjan," he added.
‘We’re delighted to welcome Einar to the team," commented Hampiðjan Ísland’s managing director Jón Oddur Davíðsson.
"With decades of experience behind him he knows the fishing gear market extremely well, and it doesn’t do any harm that he’s such a cheerful character. He’ll fit right in with our team of experienced staff here at Hampiðjan, supporting the work we do in providing the best services we can to our customers," he added.
