Stefán Eiríksson has been appointed as the new director-general of Icelandic public broadcaster RUV.
Eiríksson has been the chief administrative officer at the City of Reykjavík since December 2016. The lawyer was previously head of the capital region police force.
A total of 41 people applied for the post.
Eiríksson replaces Magnús Geir Þórðarson who left RÚV to become the Creative Director of the Icelandic National Theatre.