Arminta Saladžienė, the Chairperson of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG), was awarded with the YALE Rising Star 2011.
This award recognizes young global corporate governance professionals, who are making their mark as outstanding analysts, experts, activists or managers. Selections were based on criteria such as past accomplishments and thought leadership, future projects and endeavours, reputation among existing industry leaders, and potential to influence the industry in the future.
Corporate governance has become a very important issue in the Baltic countries. The Institute has been very active in advancing the corporate governance agenda in the Baltic region and seeking to improve the understanding of good corporate governance and the value of adhering to established international principles. The Institute leads education program for professional board members, develops and maintains corporate governance guidelines not only for the Baltic private companies, but also for the government-owned enterprises.
Ms. Saladžienė is a co-founder of the Institute and its first Chairperson, she is as well the Chairperson of the Management board of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius.
Ms Saladžienė is among a group of 10 awardees, which include professionals from all parts of the world. The honorees were all nominated by a member of the governance community and have been honoured during a reception at the Yale Governance Forum in June, 2011.
For more information about the Rising Starts of Corporate Governance 2011 award, pleasesvisit: http://millstein.som.yale.edu./RisingStar.shtml.
