More than 100 members and guests attended the 4th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance, held in Vilnius on March 25th, 2014.
The morning session hosted the 4th Annual General Meeting where the new board of the Institute was elected. The members also elected the Nomination Committee and approved the annual activity report and audited financial statements of 2013.
Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, opened the afternoon session with a video greeting to the Institute’s members. Sir Suma stated in his speech: “Your work touches on a key element in the development of sound companies and eventually economies in general.”
Additional outstanding speakers at the conference included:
- Erik Thedéen, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Sweden
- Lasse Bolander, Chair, COOP, Denmark
- Birgit Aagard-Svendsen, Chair, Danish Corporate Governance Committee
- Jeanette Carlsson, CEO, Newmedia 2.0 – Consultant, Gov Advisor, NED, Lecturer, Keynote Speaker, Coach
- Ian Dormer, Chair IOD, UK
The awarding of honorary memberships to H.E. Norwegian Ambassador Leif Arne Ulland, H.E. Swedish Ambassador Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin, and H.E. British Ambassador David Hunt for their outstanding support and cooperation with the Institute throughout the years marked the conclusion of the conference.
The Institute’s President Kristian Kaas Mortensen remarked: “The support and involvement from our members during this past year is what makes the Institute so effective.”
Chair of the Institute Sonata Matulevičienė stated: “We are passionate about what we are doing, as we believe that good corporate governance practices lead to better companies and, in turn, better societies. And that it is a valuable and needed part of the sustainable Baltics development”.
Elected by the members to the Institute’s Board:
- Sonata Matulevičienė (Chair)
- Daiga Auziņa-Melalksne
- Linas Dičpetris
- Erkki Raasuke
- Arminta Saladžienė
- Darius Maikštėnas
- Antanas Zabulis
- Ilona Nurmela
- Uldis Biķis
Elected by the members to the Institute’s Nomination Committee:
- Tiina Sepa
- Lina Morkūnaitė
- Undine Bude
About the Institute:
Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance delivers value to its stakeholders by promoting global competitiveness of Baltic companies through adoption of leading Corporate Governance practices. It is an internationally recognized driver of best practice Corporate Governance in the Baltic region.
Contacts:
President, Kristian Kaas Mortensen
Association “Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance”
Jogailos st. 4, LT-01116 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone: +370 6111 33 44
Email: km@corporategovernance.lt
