The team that brings regeneration technology into practice
MEET THE TEAM
G. Fertram Sigurjonsson
Founder, Chairman, President & CEO
Former Head of Wound Management at Össur, the world’s leading noninvasive orthopedics firm
Former VP of Business Development at biotech company Keratec (now Keraplast)
Former executive positions and board memberships in Western Europe, Southeast Asia, New Zealand and the United States
2021 EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic. Entrepreneur of the Year in Iceland 2015. Three awards from the President of Iceland, including for innovation and entrepreneurship in 2015 and 2018.
Baldur Tumi Baldursson, MD, PhD
Co-founder & Medical Director
Chairman of the Dermatology Department of the National University Hospital of Iceland
Former President of the Nordic Dermatology Association
Former Head of Clinical Trials at Össur
Practicing M.D. for 30 years, dermatologist for 20
Christopher Harte
Chief Operating Officer
Global business development, operations and finance
30 years of business experience
Seven years as a business expatriate in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and India
MBA from the University of South Carolina
Guest professor at Penn State, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and George Mason University.
Dora Hlin Gisladottir
General Manager Viruxal
Former laboratory manager at Agar
Former research associate at Nordic Research
Board member of the Ministry of Industries and Innovation’s research-granting committee
Chemical engineer degree from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology and UCSB California
Eduardo Theiler
General Manager Europe
Founder and CEO of Phytoceuticals Limited (acquired by Kerecis in 2019)
Serial entrepreneur, incubating several companies
Degree as Alternative Practitioner of Traditional Medicine
M.B.A. from the University of Zurich, Switzerland
Elina Johannsdottir Erlendsson
Director of Global Communications
Former Kerecis Director of Human Resources
Former Associate Director, American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law
Directed outreach & communications for Eurasia Foundation and the ABA Rule of Law Initiative
Former Marketing Manager, Russian Far East Advisory Group
M.P.P. from University of Michigan
B.A. from Reed College
Gudmundur Oskarsson
VP, Marketing & Product Management
Former Director, Sales & Marketing, VÍS Insurance Ltd.
Former CCO, Icelandair
Former Head of Marketing and Sales, Air Iceland / Flugfélag Íslands
Co-Founder, MyTweetAlerts
B.A. in International Communications & Business Economics from Penn State University
Diploma, International Communication, University of Leipzig
G. Magnus Hermannsson
VP, Global Partnerships
Former VP of Finance at Kerecis
Former executive roles at business-process-engineering company GoPro
Former site-lead manager at aluminum manufacturer Alcan (now Rio Tinto)
20 years of cross-border business experience
Experience from various industries including IT, manufacturing and biotechnology
Engineering degree from the University of Iceland
Gunnar Johannsson, MD
SVP, Research & Development
Former Kerecis SVP, Research & Development
Co-founder of sleep-correction company Somnify
Background in clinical product development
Founding partner of inntaka.is, an interactive e-learning platform for medical students
Managed multiple clinical research projects in the U.S., including large-scale, multi-center trials
M.D. from the University of Iceland School of Medicine
Hilmar Kjartansson, MD
Co-founder & VP, Global Medical Affairs
Former clinical trial advisor at biotech company Keratec (now Keraplast), responsible for designing and running clinical programs and tests
Chairman of the Emergency Department of the National University Hospital of Iceland (on leave)
Emergency medicine and internal medicine specialist
M.D. from the University of Iceland
Joseph Smith
EVP, Customer Transformation
Former executive at the world’s largest wound-service company Healogics
Instrumental in changing documentation and workflow practices in the U.S. wound service sector
Joined GE Healthcare through the company’s Executive Commercial Leadership Program
More than 15 years of experience in healthcare product marketing
M.B.A. in International Management from Thunderbird’s Global School of Management
Engineering degree from the University of Iceland
Klara Sveinsdottir
General Manager, Manufacturing & Quality
Former Kerecis account director for the Asia-Pacific regionests
More than 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in compliance and business development
M.Sc. in Pharmacy from the University of Iceland
M.B.A. from the University of Reykjavik
Kristinn Thorleifsson
Sr. Director Global Product Management, Marketing & Brand
20+ years of experience in defining and bringing new and innovative products to global markets
Former Managing Director of mbl.is and VP Digital Media at Morgunbladid
Co-founder, QuantCell Research
Headed Sales and Product Management for Kaupthing Bank in several European markets
Former Group Marketing Manager for cloud business,, and Product Manager for Java at Sun Microsystems
M.B.A. from Rice University
B.A. from University of Georgia
Mark Maghie
Director of Strategic Development & Legal Affairs
Former partner at the Seattle legal firm Riddell Williams
More than 30 years of experience as a private practice attorney focusing on business, corporate, and transactional law
Former counsel to the Washington Wine Commission and the Washington Wine Association
A.B. from Duke University
J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law
Mike Cadigan
Chief Financial Officer
Managing Partner of Cadigan Capital for 12 years
Partner, SMS Display Group for more than 25 years
Asset Manager, Colony Capital 2 years
Staff Accountant, Deloitte & Touche, 2 years
M.B.A. and B.A. from the University of California – Irvine
Skuli Magnusson
Director, Medical Affairs
Former Kerecis Director of Clinical Marketing
Former Kerecis Science Program Manager
Former Research Associate, deCODE genetics
Former Medical Laboratory Technician Domus Medica
B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Iceland
Stephen DiBiasio
EVP, Commercial Operations
Proven track record of bringing disruptive technologies into the wound-care markets
Former VP of Sales at SteadMed Medical, now Urgo Medical North America
Former sales-management roles at industry giant Smith & Nephew for more than 15 years
On the launch team for the first biologic skin substitute (Dermagraft) in the U.S. market
