Central Bank of Iceland
Vilhjálmur Jónsson is an accomplished Scrum Master and Software Specialist at the Central Bank of Iceland since January 2020, where responsibilities include coaching teams in self-organization and facilitating Scrum events. Previously, Vilhjálmur worked as a Software Specialist at the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority from June 2018 to January 2020, focusing on supervisory reporting solutions. Earlier experience included a role in Master Data Management at Marel from January 2009 to August 2013, where data gathering and maintenance for procured items were key responsibilities across multiple international locations. Vilhjálmur holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Háskóli Íslands, obtained between 2015 and 2018.
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Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland is an independent institution, owned by the Icelandic state. The principal objective of the Central Bank is to promote price stability. The Bank shall also promote financial stability. The Central Bank shall promote the implementation of the Government’s economic policy as long as it does not consider this inconsistent with its main objective of price stability. In addition, the Central Bank undertakes standard central banking tasks, such as maintaining external reserves and promoting an efficient and safe financial system, including payment systems domestically and with foreign countries. It is also responsible for the issue of notes and coin, exchange rate matters and other duties, as specified in the Central Bank Act. The Central Bank of Iceland shall accept deposits from commercial banks, savings banks and other deposit institutions. The Central Bank may also accept deposits from other credit institutions. The Central Bank trades in foreign currency, acts as an intermediary in foreign exchange transactions, and conducts other foreign transactions. The Prime Minister appoints the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank for a five-year term. Decisions on applying the Central Bank's monetary policy control mechanisms shall be taken by the Monetary Policy Committee. In other respects, the Bank's direction shall be in the hands of the Governor. The Central Bank is ultimately under the administration of the Prime Minister and a Supervisory Board. Parliament elects seven members to the Supervisory Board after each parliamentary election. The Central Bank of Iceland was established by an act of Parliament in 1961, although the history of central banking in Iceland is much longer. The current Central Bank Act is no. 36/2001, cf. amendments.