Excellence in Corporate Governance
Mannvit has received a recognition for Excellence in Corporate Governance for the year 2019. The recognition was awarded by the Center for Corporate Governance on August 21st. Mr. Sigurdur Sigurjonsson, Chairman of Mannvit, accepted the recognition along with seventeen other companies awarded this year. This recognition further strengthens one of the core values of Mannvit, which is trust. To reflect that, Mannvit has published its annual report online for the past 13 years.
The companies awarded have followed a guideline and undergone a special audit by KPMG. The guidelines are created by Nasdaq Iceland, the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and SA-Business Iceland (Organization for Icelandic businesses).
The recognitions are awarded to encourage discussion and actions towards better corporate governance and to provide companies a formal evaluation of their actions towards better governance. The goal of the award is to increase the trustworthiness and transparency of corporate governance towards their shareholders and other stakeholders.
Other companies also recipients of the recognition are; Arion hf., EIK Real Estate, Íslandsbanki hf., Íslandssjóðir hf., Kvika hf., Landsbankinn hf., Marel, Reiknistofa bankanna, Reitir Real Estate, Stefnir hf., Sýn hf., TM hf, Vátryggingafélag Íslands hf., Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson hf., along with Mannvit hf.