CEO and Deputies

 

Marketing and Development Division, Port of Ventspils

IGORS UDODOVS

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Freeport of Ventspils, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
 
Education: Ventspils University College, master’s degree in business management; participation in study and exchange programs in Germany, Belgium, China and Israel.
 
Professional experience:
  • Employed at the Freeport of Ventspils Authority since 2001: initially, as a marketing specialist, then, since 2003, as the head of the Marketing and Development Division, and since 2014, as deputy chairman and head of the Marketing and Development Division;
  • Since 2005, board member of the Ventspils High Technology Park;
  • Since 2020, member of the Advisory Council for the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences;
  • Since 2022, member of the Economy and Budget Board of Ventspils City Council
  • In 2012–2021, member of the supervisory council of the Business, Innovation and Regional Development Centre at the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences;
  • In 2019, member of the work group in charge of developing the ‘Competitiveness and financial well-being of companies’ priority of the Cross-Sectoral Coordination Centre National Development Plan for 2021–2027.
  • In 2016–2019, member of the Advisory Council for the Ventspils Vocational Technical School;
  • In 2014–2016, member of the Kurzeme Regional Council of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
  • In 2009–2014, chairman of the Aid Allocation Board at SIA ‘Kurzemes Biznesa inkubators’.
Awards: The Award of Ventspils City Council 2015 for the active investors attraction to the city, the development of Business-incubator and targeted the Freeport of Ventspils industrial sector development. 
 
 
 

ARNIS MAZALIS

Deputy Executive Officer of the Freeport of Ventspils
 
Education: Riga Technical University, Bachelor of Engineering in Construction, qualification of a Construction Engineer in the specialisation of Port structures; participation in the training Programme in Japan.
 
Professional experience:
  • 1997-1998 AS “BMGS” construction worker, assistant work manager;
  • 1998-2004 Engineer of hydrotechnical structures of the Freeport of Ventspils authority;
  • 2004-2013 Deputy Head of the Freeport of Ventspils authority, Head of Technical Division;
  • 2014-2016 project manager of the Freeport of Ventspils authority;
  • 2014-2016 Member of the board of SIA “M.A.& A.”, construction engineer;
  • 2016/2020 Deputy Manager of Liepaja Special Economic Zone in infrastructure matters;
  • 2020-2023 project manager of the Freeport of Ventspils authority;
  • From 2023, Deputy Head of the Freeport of Ventspils authority, Head of Technical Division.