Eimskipafélag Íslands

Infobox_Company
company_name = Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands
company_
company_type = Public (OMX|ICE32887|HFEIM)
company_slogan = "Íslensk sókn um allan heim (Icelandic offence all over the world)"
foundation = January 1, 2005
location = Reykjavík, Iceland
key_people = Sindri Sindrason (Chairman of the board), Stefán Ágúst Magnússon (President and CEO)
industry = Investment
products = Aviation services, shipping and logistics
revenue = €1.444 billion (2007)cite web |url=http://www.eimskip.com/PortalData/1/Resources/financial_results/Annual_Report_2007_LQ_final.pdf |title=Annual Report 2007 |publisher=Eimskipafélag Íslands |accessdate=2008-05-07]
net_income = loss (€9.10 million) (2007)
num_employees = 9,500 (2007)
homepage = [http://www.eimskip.com/ www.eimskip.com]
intl = yes

Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands (Avion Group prior to November 2006) is a large Icelandic investment company, focused on investments in the transportation industry. The company was formed on January 1, 2005, from several long standing companies. In 2005, Eimskipafélag Íslands was ranked the second fastest growing business in Europe by the Association for Dynamic Entrepreneurs. The group's transportation fleet currently consists of 61 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, 30 ships and 170 trucks. The company is the largest ACMI operator in the world.

Eimskipafélag Íslands is formed of two business divisions, each consisting of one or more companies:
* Shipping & Logistics
** Eimskip maritime transportation company
* Aviation Services
** Air Atlanta Icelandic
** Avia Technical Services
** Avion Aircraft Trading fréttir leasing company
** SouthAir

Eimskipafélag Íslands was listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange in January 2006.

Management

* Sindri Sindrason, Chairman
* Hannes Hilmarsson, CEO, Air Atlanta Icelandic
* Baldur Guðnason, CEO, Eimskip
* John O'Loughlin, Managing Director, Avia Technical Services

References

External links

* [http://www.eimskip.com/ Eimskipafélag Íslands Official Web Site]