Directors

Mrs. Atladottir took over as General Manager in May 2020.

Mrs. Atladottir has a AMP, advanced management degree from IESE, Barcelona Business School, master’s degree in business administration and strategic management, diploma in human resources management, diploma in project management and leadership, B.Ed degree and pharmacy technician degree. Previously she worked as a director in customer service and supply chain management at Coca-Cola European Partners, marketing manager at Vistor, warehouse manager at Distica, project manager in customer service at Icelandair, and project manager in development at Actavis Group. Mrs. Atladóttir is a board member at GS1, Alzheimer’s association and the Logistic Union of Iceland.

Auður joined Distica in beginning of 2022. She has extensive experience from the pharmaceutical industry, but she comes to Distica from Alvotech where she was Sr. Manager in Quality Systems. Previously she worked as a project manager in designing and implementation of global quality system for Alvogen.  Auður worked for Actavis for several years mostly as a team leader in cross functional team in research, development and registration for pharmaceutical products registered in many countries. Additionally, she was a project manager in pharmaceutical registration for Actavis.

Auður holds a M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences and B.Sc. in Biology from University of Iceland.

Guðrún Anna joined Distica early year 2020. She came to Distica from Krónan where she was head of logistics from 2015 to 2020. From 2007 to 2015 she worked for Lyf og heilsa and its subsidiary DAC on import and inventory control, among other tasks. 2001 to 2007 she was in the drug discovery team of deCode / Íslensk erfðagreining. Guðrún Anna holds a B.Sc degree in biochemistry, M.Sc degree in pharmacy from the University of Iceland, as well as a M.Sc. degree in corporate finance from the University of Reykjavik.

Oddný took on the position as the Head of Operations at Distica towards the end of 2021. She has worked at Distica since 2005 and during that time has held various roles and management positions within the department. Oddný therefore has extensive experience in all areas of warehouse operations and has been at the forefront of the warehouse's improvement efforts in recent years. Since 2018, Oddný has served as the Project Manager for the warehouses in addition to being the Assistant Department Manager. During this period, she has both participated in and led major projects within the department, which have included upgrading warehouse systems and implementing Distica's own distribution in the capital area. Oddný holds a diploma in Management and Strategic Planning from the University of Iceland, and is currently working towards her Master of Business Administration degree.