Nominated in the category for medium / large companies (in terms of revenues), Ossur took the platform alongside other prime movers in the Nordic region including Nokia (for the Finnish award), TDC (Tele Danmark, for Denmark), Telia (Sweden) and Norske Skogindustrier (Norway). Other nominees for the Iceland award were Bakkavor, an international fish products company, and Islandsbanki, one of the country's leading banks

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While Ossur operates on a global level, with an extensive manufacturing and sales network, the majority of its investors are in Iceland where the company was first listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange.