CEO and Deputies

 

ANDRIS PURMALIS

Chief Executive Officer of the Freeport of Ventspils

Born in 1963

Education: University of Latvia - Master of Social Sciences in Public Administration, Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy - Bachelor of Social Sciences, qualification of staff psychologist

Professional experience:

  • 2019 until present - Chief Executive Officer of the Freeport of Ventspils;
  • 2004 until present – Manager of Port Internal Security Office at the Freeport of Riga;
  • 2002 until 2004 Commercial director at Ltd. Merkurs;
  • 1999 until 2002 Manager of Security service at Ltd. FAM;
  • 1996 until 1998 Manager of Personnel and Training Department at JSC “Varner/Hakon Invest”;
  • 1994 until 1997 Manager of Armament part at Latvijas Banka
  • 1991 until 1994 Special Task Force Commander at Latvian National Guard 2nd brigade;
  • 1988 until 1992 Deputy Chief Physician of administrative work at Smiltene Hospital of the Red Cross;
  • 1983 until 1987 Service and training at Police
  • 1981 until 1983 Service in the Soviet Army

andris.purmalis@vbp.lv

 
 

Marketing and Development Division, Port of Ventspils

IGORS UDODOVS

Deputy Executive Officer of the Freeport of Ventspils
 
Born in 1979
 
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 2013, member of the Business Assistance Board of Ventspils City Council;
  • Since 2020, member of the Advisory Council for the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences;
  • 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.