Erling Gudmundsson

Erling Gudmundsson has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, with a focus on fiber-optic and mobile networks. Erling has held various leadership positions throughout their career. In 1996, they co-founded Ljosvirki and served as CEO, where they successfully built the company into a turn-key fiber solutions provider. Gudmundsson then became a founding partner of Novator's Industria project, where they played a key role in the establishment of Iceland's first 3G mobile operator, NOVA. Erling also co-founded Magnet Networks, a triple play broadband communications operator in Ireland. In 2003, they co-founded Industria and served as CEO and later as COO, where they oversaw the company's growth from a 2-person business to 140 staff members across 6 countries. Gudmundsson also worked as the Managing Director of Telecoms & IT at 365 Media, where they developed Iceland's premier 4G mobile network and ultra-fast broadband services. From 2015 to 2023, they served as CEO of Ljósleiðarinn / Reykjavik Fibre Network, a leading Icelandic telecom infrastructure company, focusing on fiber-to-the-home connectivity. Currently, Gudmundsson holds the role of COO at atNorth, a Nordic data center services company that offers environmentally responsible and cost-optimized data center hosting facilities and high-performance computing services. Additionally, they have served as a Board Member at Carbfix, an organization that captures CO2 and turns it into stone underground using proprietary technology.

From 2007 to 2009, Erling Gudmundsson pursued an MBA in Business Administration at Reykjavik University.