Roberts Strīpnieks, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM), has decided to leave the position of the company's manager on 30 December this year to take on new professional tasks in the private sector.
At the end of this year, the LVM Supervisory Board will decide on the appointment of the Chairman of the Board from among the other members of the Board at an extraordinary meeting, later organizing a competition for this position.
Roberts Strīpnieks has been the Chairman of the Board of LVM since the establishment of the company back in October 1999, holding this position for more than twenty years. Under the leadership of Strīpnieks' team, the scale of LVM's operations has grown more than tenfold – from a turnover of 24 million euros in 2000 to 349 million last year.
Prior to joining LVM, Strīpnieks was an advisor to the Minister of Agriculture, Head of the Development, Support, and Information Unit of the State Forest Service, as well as a consultant and manager at various private and public institutions. Strīpnieks started his professional career as a forester.
LVM manages and administers 1.62 million ha of land of the Republic of Latvia, including 1.60 million hectares of forest land, of which 1.39 million hectares are covered by forest. LVM implements national interests in forest management, ensuring preservation and enhancement of the forest value and generating the maximum possible income for its owner – the State. LVM is a founder and an active member of the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR).
