
Meet our team - your whale watching experts in Akureyri - North Iceland
Our Team
Our team has brought together passion for wildlife and adventure. Respect for nature is our priority and it’s been always important to us to share our knowledge and put effort into wildlife conservation. We feel privileged that over the years we were able to work with so many amazing people from so many countries. Some of our employees return year after year to work with us and we’re always eager to grow!
Sara Sigmundsdóttir
CEO, General Manager
& Captain
sara@elding.is
+354 497 1000
Bára Peterková
Office Manager
& Sales Representative
bara@elding.is
+354 497 1000
Babsi
Research Supervisor
Marine Scientist & Captain
Guðmundur Kjartansson
Captain, Fleet Manager &
Boat Maintenance Supervisor
gummi@whalesafari.is
+354 497 1000
Cheyenne Janßen
Head Naturalist
& Research Assistant
cheyenne@elding.is
+354 497 1000
Jiri Sedlacek
Customer Service
& Ticket Sales Team
David Stöckel
Captain & Engineer
info@whalewatchingakureyri.is
+354 497 1000
Karen Dís Ingólfsdóttir
Crew Member
& Ticket Office Representative
info@whalewatchingakureyri.is
+354 497 1000
Jacob Panzner
Naturalist
& Crew Member
Mac Murfitt
Senior Naturalist
& Crew Member
Jack Davies
Crew Member
& Ticket Office Representative
Gisela Solà Boloix
Senior Naturalist
& Crew Member
Yoann Michalak
Naturalist
& Crew Member
David Pesek
Naturalist
& Crew Member
Jonna Niemi
Naturalist
& Crew Member
Lenka Horváthová
Naturalist & Crew Member
Kristján Þór Júlíusson
Captain & Engineer
Finnur Loftsson
Engineer
Baldur Sigurgeirsson
Engineer
Lindsay Watson
Naturalist & Crew Member
Alexandra Potekhina
Ticket office
Tryggvi Sveinsson
Captain
& Engineer
Lúðvík Trausti Gunnlaugsson
Engineer
Jóhannes Már Pétursson
Ticket office / Joining us soon
Sindri Már Tryggvason
Captain & Engineer
Óðinn Traustason
Engineer