Gatis Kokins, Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs, experts in the field of finance, corporate governance and financial technologies, have been approved as the new members of the Supervisory Board at the shareholders’ meeting of JSC DelfinGroup.
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Agris Evertovskis, the chairman of the council, will also continue working in the council for five years.
“This year we plan to make an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Nasdaq Riga stock exchange, which is a rare event not only in Latvia, but in the Baltics. Therefore, it is very important that the company’s management team is supplemented by experts from various industries. “Our future goal is not only to strengthen our leading position in our industry, but also to become a much fiercer competitor to traditional banks in the consumer lending segment,” says Agris Evertovskis, Chairman and Co-Founder of JSC DelfinGroup.
Kokins, Volskis and Bičevskis will serve on DelfinGroup as independent board members in accordance with Latvia the definition of the principle of independence of the members of the corporate governance code board.
“I think that my knowledge of the banking sector and the financial technology industry, combined with 12 years of experience on the technology company’s board, will be useful to DelfinGroup. I hope to help the board by refining the strategy, improving financial returns, introducing technological products and exploring new markets. “Looking to provide shareholders with careful risk and compliance monitoring, not forgetting a healthy dividend flow and an increase in the value of DelfinGroup,” says Kokin.
Kokins studied physics at the University of Latvia and business administration at the Riga School of Economics. Formerly Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the technology and entertainment company Tet, held various positions in banks, including Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Parex banka in Lithuania, Head of Corporate Services and Leasing in the Baltic States, Head of Private and International Banking, Director of Internal Audit at Parex banka ” (now “Citadel banka “) and a member of the Board of the German-Latvian bank (now Swedbank). He was also a member of the Supervisory Board of Parex dzīvība and Parex Asset Management.
Bičevskis studied law at the University of Latvia and has been a long-term head of various state institutions and state capital companies. He has been the State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice, the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior and the Head of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. Led by JSC “State real estate“council and was a member of the council of JSC” Latvenergo “.
Volskis holds a doctorate from the University of Latvia. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Baltic International Bank. Previously, he was a director and partner at KPMG Baltics and Belarus.
Pizičs holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Riga School of Economics and a master’s degree in business administration from the Riga Business School. Pizičs is actively engaged in business in various fields. He was previously CEO of Finko Group, Head of Financial Development at GlaxoSmithKline Latvia and Northern Cluster Partner, Head of Budget and Reporting at SPI Group Sarl, and Tax Advisor at Ernst & Young Baltic. Pizičs has also obtained the qualification of the Association of Certified Public Accountants.
In the international competition announced by JSC “DelfinGroup”, a total of 45 applicants from seven countries applied for the positions of professional and independent council members: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatian, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India. The largest number of applications for senior management was received from applicants representing the banking, credit, audit, information technology, telecommunications, energy, logistics and real estate sectors. The personnel selection company SIA “Fontes Executive Search” was involved in the examination of the reputational and potential conflict of interest risks of the independent members of the Supervisory Board.
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