 Chief Executive Officer
Sigurjon Kristjansson is a co-founder and one of the principals of Fusion Sleep. He serves at the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kristjansson has a long-standing record for innovation and management within the field of sleep medicine. Mr. Kristjansson was the Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Embla Inc., the world leader in sleep diagnostics, prior to co-founding Fusion Sleep in 2005.
Biography
Before co-founding the company, Mr. Kristjansson helped guide the development of Flaga hf. Medical Devices from a startup company that developed and manufactured sleep diagnostic equipment into a global company recognized as a leader in the development, production and distribution of sleep diagnostic technology employed in both clinical and research applications.
Mr. Kristjansson started as a Director of Research and Development of Flaga in 1994 and assumed the role of Chairman as well as that of Vice President of Research and Development of Flaga in 1998. Under his leadership the company developed many market leading products such as the Embletta & Embla sleep systems, Compass sleep screening systems, XactTrace sensor, Somnologica sleep analysis software and the Enterprise sleep business management application.
In 2002 he initiated and guided Flaga’s strategic acquisition of Medcare Diagnostics, a US based competitor of Flaga, to form Embla, an international company recognized as a global leader in sleep diagnostics. Following Embla’s listing on the Icelandic Stock Exchange in November 2003, Mr. Kristjansson transitioned into the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Embla. He continued in that role until co-founding Fusion Sleep in 2005.
Mr. Kristjansson holds a Dipl Ing T.U. degree (MS) in Electrical and Communications Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany and a BS, Cand Scient degree in Engineering from the University of Iceland. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a CEO member of Vistage International, a global membership organization for business leaders.
Autobiography
Before I first got introduced to the science of sleep I had no idea what adventure awaited me. It began in 1994 when I met Helgi Kristbjarnarson, MD, PhD who later became my close colleague, friend and mentor. It only took him a few minutes to convince me about how exciting and rewarding the field of sleep would become and how technology could dramatically change the way it was practiced.
Being able to participate in the advancement of sleep medicine over the past decade has been a tremendous experience, especially seeing diagnostic and therapeutic services become available to more people and efficient treatment solutions being developed.
However, the field is still in it's infancy. The exceptional team behind Fusion Sleep set out to seize the opportunity to deliver a whole new level of professionalism and care to patients, through integrated clinical pathways, translational research and customer service. Concisely; we areshaping the future of sleep medicine.
Sincerely yours
Sigurjon Kristjansson
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Roles
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Fusion Sleep, Georgia (2005-Present)
Consultant to various medical device technology companies.
Guest Researcher at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (2007-2008).
Executive Vice President & CTO of Medcare, Reykjavik, Iceland(2004-2005)
Chairman, Flaga Group hf., Reykjavik, Iceland (1998-2004)
Vice President R&D, Medcare. Reykjavik, Iceland (1997-2004)
Director of R&D, Flaga Medical Devices, Iceland (1994-1997)
Rewards & Recognition
Medcare was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2003 Competitive Strategy Award and for the strategic acquisition of Medcare Diagnostics.
Medcare was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2004 European Brand Development Strategy Leadership Award for market leadership on the European market.
Education
M.S. degree (Dipl.Ing.T.U.) in Communications and Signal Processing Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
B.S. degree (Cand. Scient.) in Electrical Engineering and Signal Processing from the University of Iceland.
Memberships
CEO Member of Vistage International
Member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Original Founding Member of the Johns Creek Healthcare Association
Founding Member of the Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
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