Mr. Sigthor Einarsson, born in 1968, left his position as Deputy CEO of Icelandair Group in January 2011 to focus exclusively on the Aircraft leasing and trading market.  Sigthor joined Icelandair in 1996, where his first assignment involved heading up process reengineering and strategic planning projects.  In 1999, Sigthor became the Director of Resource Management, taking on responsibility for commercial aspects of the flight operations of Icelandair, including aspects such as aircraft lease-in/lease-out, fuel purchasing and airport station management.

In early 2000, Sigthor successfully reintroduced Icelandair to the international charter- and ACMI-markets.  This concept caught speed, and on January 1, 2002 Loftleidir-Icelandic, a specialized charter and ACMI service provider headed by Sigthor, was launched as a sister company of Icelandair.  In 2006, Sigthor was appointed COO of the Icelandair Group, and Deputy CEO as of 2008.  He has served on the boards of directors of Icelandair, Loftleidir-Icelandic, Travel Service Airlines (Czech Republic), Bluebird Cargo Airlines, Icelease and SmartLynx Airlines (Latvia). Sigthor served on the Board of Directors of ISTAT (International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading) for four years and currently sits on the board of the ISTAT foundation.  Sigthor has served on the board of Icelease since 2006 but joined as a Senior Partner is 2011.