Skúli Mogensen

Skúli Mogensen
Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Occupation Business person
Parent(s)
  • Brynjólfur Árni Mogensen

Skúli Mogensen (born September 18, 1968) is an Icelandic financial investor with a majority ownership of Icelandic-based airline WOW air.[1][2][3]

Career

Skúli attended the University of Iceland where he studied philosophy. He co-founded his first business, OZ Communications, while in school and dropped out when the company took off.[4][5] He served as CEO until the company was sold to Nokia in 2008.[6] He was among the founders of Íslandssími[5] and Arctic Ventures. Skúli is a board member at Securitas, MP Bank, Datamarket, Redline Communications, and other companies.[7]

Skúli Mogensen was named Iceland's Businessman of the Year in 2011 and 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "iPerceptions raises $3.65 Million from Skuli Mogensen & Telesystem". Techvibes. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Josephs, Leslie (27 June 2018). "'We have to do better.' WOW Air's CEO faces angry customers—and readies an expansion". CNBC. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Guttman, Amy (29 June 2018). "Meet An Icelandic Entrepreneur Disrupting Global Air Travel". Forbes. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "How Wow Air's CEO charted his own course despite never having had a 'job'". Financial Post. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. 1 2 "Skúli Mogensen | WOW air". wowair.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ Helft, Miguel. "Former Tech Exec's New Offering: $199 Flights To Europe From LAX And SFO". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Skúli Mogensen | WOW air". wowair.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-12.


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