Iceland’s Almenni pension fund has made changes to its board after its election results were announced at its annual general meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Már Wolfgang Mixa and Þórarinn Guðnason were elected to the main board for a term of three years. 

Additionally, Evgenía Kristín Mikaelsdóttir was elected as an alternate board member for a three-year term, while Frosti Sigurjónsson was elected as an alternate for a two-year term.

There were two vacant seats on the main board for men, which 28 fund members ran for and there were two vacant seats on the alternate board, which another 28 fund members ran for. For the alternate board, one position must be filled by a man, while the other can be of any gender.

The voting ran between 26 March and 2 April, and 1,523 fund members of the 58,663 fund members on the electoral roll exercised their right to vote.

In 2024, 1,049 fund members voted, and in 2023, 723 voted, suggesting the voter turnout has increased year on year, or by 45 per cent between years.

The turnout based on the number of votes cast was 15.16 per cent, an increase from the previous year when the turnout was 11.83 per cent.

In addition to this, Ernst & Young ehf. was self-elected as the fund's auditing firm for the financial year 2024.

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