Andri Valur appointed BHM director general
Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- BHM has appointed Andri Valur Ívarsson as its director general.
- Ívarsson has worked as BHM's lawyer since 2017 and knows the organization and its member associations.
- He holds degrees in economics and law from the University of Iceland and has expertise in labor-market and collective bargaining matters.
BHM has appointed Andri Valur Ívarsson as its new director general. He has worked as the organization's lawyer since 2017 and is well known to BHM's member associations.
Ívarsson has taken part in a range of projects for BHM and its affiliated organizations, particularly in labor-market and collective bargaining matters.
He holds a bachelor's degree in economics, bachelor's and master's degrees in law from the University of Iceland, and a license to practice law. BHM said he has extensive knowledge of labor and wage negotiations, as well as long-standing familiarity with the development and interests of trade unions representing university-educated professionals.
Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.