Industria management

Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson

Chief Executive Officer

Gudjon, one of Industria's founders, is our CEO. He is an innovator and entrerpreneur, the kind of guy who inspires and motivates those around him. Gudjon is a visionary with a passion for enhancing the Digital Living experience through technological innovation. He makes sure we all stay focused on the mission and strategy of the company.

Gudjon is a very informal guy, whose door is always open. Because of his market savy and vast experience, members of the Industria team enjoy talking over opportunities and challenges with Guðjon, whose energy and creative capacity seem endless.

To mention some of Gudjon's accomplishments, he has driven the research, development and design of many leading-edge technologies and is the author of several granted patents. He has served on the Board of Directors of a number of high-growth companies and acted as key consultant and advisor for several government-associated projects within the telecom and utility sectors.

A seasoned entrepreneur, Gudjon has been involved in a number of successful ventures, two of which are now publicly traded companies. In 1998, Gudjon founded Islandssimi, now Vodafone Iceland, the first full-service competitor to Iceland's state-controlled telecoms monopoly. Gudjon also played an instrumental role in the foundation of Magnet Networks, Ireland’s first triple-play operator.

At only 18 years of age, Gudjon established his first international software company, OZ Communications. Recent ventures of Gudjon include Extrada, a software company connecting consumers to digital services in the home. He was also a co-founder of mobile application company Maskina, later acquired by Viva Technologies and now called Vyke.