Pálmi Jónsson

Pálmi Jónsson (June 3, 1923 – April 4, 1991) was an Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur born in Hofsós, Iceland who founded the large Icelandic supermarket chain Hagkaup, and pioneered the inception of Kringlan the first indoor shopping mall in Iceland.[1] He was the father of Sigurður Gísli, Jón, Ingibjörg Stefanía Pálmadóttir, and Lilja Sigurlína, who collectively inherited Hagkaup when he died.[2]

Not to be confused with Pálmi Jónsson (Minister of Agriculture)
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Pálmi.

References
  1. The Pálmi Jónsson Preservation Fund (In Icelandic)
  2. Magnús Halldórsson and Þórður Snær Júlíusson, Ísland ehf. Auðmenn og áhrif eftir hrun (Reykjavík: Vaka-Helgafell, 2013), p. 84.


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