This Handbook draws on decades of hands-on corporate governance experience of the co-authors in private, listed, state-owned and municipal companies across the Baltic region. They are senior practitioners, who have served as Board members, Chairs, Audit Committee members and Corporate Secretaries, led legal functions at major Baltic companies and law firms. Their expertise covers corporate governance, investor relations and sustainability, M&A, shareholder disputes, restructuring and insolvency, organisational culture, etc. The Handbook was also reviewed by corporate governance experts in Latvia and Estonia, so it applies across all three Baltic countries.
Agnė Jonaitytė
Partner, NOOR law office
Agnė has more than 18 years of experience in finance law and corporate governance. She also brings an issuer's view of capital markets, as she was a Management Board member responsible for corporate governance, investor relations and sustainability at a Vilnius and Warsaw dual listed company. Agnė has extensive experience as a Corporate Secretary serving listed entities, financial institutions and other companies.
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Gediminas Varnas
President and member of the Management Board at Nasdaq Vilnius
Gediminas has more than 20 years of experience in the Baltic capital market, specialising in capital market law and corporate governance. Alongside his professional work, he has lectured on business law at Vilnius University for many years.
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Povilas Žukauskas
Partner, WALLESS law firm
For over 20 years, Povilas has advised shareholders, Boards and management on M&A, shareholder disputes, corporate governance, as well as restructuring and insolvency. His practice covers the key moments in a company's life, from deals and growth to conflicts between shareholders as well as financial difficulties.
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Renata Damanskytė-Rekašienė
Head of Legal, Miesto gijos
Renata has 18 years of experience in commercial law and corporate governance, with a career spanning private practice at a leading Lithuanian law firm as well as the leadership of in-house legal functions at large corporate groups in the energy and retail sectors.
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Rytis Ambrazevičius
Board member at ecoDa, President of the BICG, independent Board member and Chair of Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee at Vilniaus vandenys
Rytis brings 15 years of experience serving as an independent Board member and Chair across state-owned, municipal, private, and listed companies, advancing corporate governance standards both regionally and at the European level.
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Simona Grinevičienė
Chief Operational Officer, EPSO-G; member of the BICG Board
Simona has more than 20 years of experience in leadership, corporate governance and legal roles across the energy, financial services and public sectors. She chairs the Board of Baltpool and serves as an independent member of the Supervisory Board and Audit Committee at the European Merchant Bank.
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