Who's Who: Maritime Movements for May/June 2025

Baldvin Thorsteinsson has assumed the role of CEO of Icelandic fishing company Samherji, succeeding his father, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, who has stepped down after 42 years as CEO, having led the company since its founding in 1983.

In conjunction with his new role, Baldvin has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Samherji. Jón Sigurdsson, former CEO of Össur (now Embla Medical), has been elected to the board and will serve as the new Chairman.

Baldvin holds a BSc degree in industrial engineering from the University of Iceland and joined Samherji after graduating in 2007. Prior to that, he had worked in various roles within the company and its subsidiaries from a young age.

Baldvin served as CEO of Icelandic Drilling from 2013 to 2016, then returned to Samherji as Managing Director of Business Development, serving in that role from 2016 to 2019.

He then moved to the Netherlands, where he led the establishment of Alda Seafood. He served as the company's Managing Director until 2022, when he moved to Norway to manage Alda Seafood’s office in Oslo.

Baldvin has served on the boards of numerous companies both in Iceland and abroad. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eimskip from 2019 to 2022, having joined the board in 2018. He also served on the board of Olíuverzlun Íslands (Olís) from 2011 to 2018, including one year as Chairman.

Currently, he is a board member of Samherji Fish Farming, Nergård in Norway, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alda Seafood Holding in the Netherlands.