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Jānis Garisons
Chairperson of the Council

On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as a temporary Member of the Council and on 8 January 2020 he was elected as the Chairperson of the Council.

More than 20 years of experience in public administration. For almost nine past years J. Garisons held the position of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), while before that he held the positions of the MoD Policy Director and the MoD Crisis Management and Mobilisation Department Director. Prior to that, i.e. from 1997 to 2005, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) where he held such positions as the MoFA Security Department Director, the MoFA Head of the NATO and European Security Division, the MoFA Head of Regional Cooperation and Arms Control, and other positions.

J. Garisons has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies obtained at the U.S. Army War College and a Master’s Degree in History Science obtained at the History and Philosophy Faculty at the University of Latvia. He has attended training in the Geneva Security Policy Centre in Switzerland and also completed an anti-terrorism course in the USA. Since 2016, J. Garisons is serving in the National Guard.

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Raitis Nešpors
Member of the Council

Duration of the mandate: 01.01.2022–31.12.2026.

More than 15 years of experience in leading positions, i.e. he has held the position of the Chief Financial Officer and the Member of the Board of the oil product wholesale and retail company LLC (SIA) “Neste Latvia”. He continued his professional career in the field of real estate as the Managing Director and Chairperson of the Board of SIA “Resolution”, then as the Chairperson of the Board of LLC (SIA) “LASCO INVESTMENT”. From 2013 he was the Chief Financial Officer at LLC (SIA) “EAST-WEST TRANSIT”, but in 2016 he was appointed as the Member of the Council of SJSC “RIGA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT”. From 2017 to 2020, R. Nešpors held the position of the Chairperson of the Board of SJSC “Latvijas autoceļu uzturētājs”. From April 2021 - Member of the Board of AS "Pasažieru vilciens", and from March 2024 - Chairman of the Board.

R. Nešpors holds a Professional Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Enterprise and Organisation Management of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance obtained at the BA School of Business and Finance.

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Linda Laukmane
Deputy Chairperson of the Council

Appointed as a member of the Council on 29.08.2025, term of office from 30.08.2025 to 29.08.2030.

Professional experience: currently L. Laukmane is the Head of Strategic Projects in the Baltics at the Latvian branch of JSC “If P&C Insurance”, as well as a business trainer in management, change management, strategy and finance at LLC “TRIVIUMS apmācība”. Previously, L. Laukmane was a member of the Advisory Board of LLC “Nordic Homes”, Finance and IT Director of JSC “CleanR Group” in 2023, and from 2019 to 2023 - the Member of the Board and Director of the Finance and Administration Department of LLC “CleanR”. From 2017 to 2019 - the Director of the Financial Administration of SJSC “State Real Estate", from 2016 to 2017 - the Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of LLC “Latvijas Piens", and from 2013 to 2016 - the Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of LLC “Lattelecom Technology”.

Experience and expertise in corporate management, the operation and management of public corporations, financial management, risk management and audit, corporate strategy development and implementation, real estate development management, as well as change process management and the implementation of digital solutions.

Graduated from the Graduate School of Banking with a professional bachelor's degree in finance and a professional master's degree in business and organisational management.

Additional knowledge was gained at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, "Erickson Coaching International" Riga Coaching School, Board Member Training at the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG), etc.

Linda Laukmane is an independent member of the Council of SJSC “State Real Estate”.

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Renars Griskevics
Chairperson of the Board since 6 January 2020

Financial management, investment financing, and supervision.

Duration of the mandate: 06.01.2020–05.01.2030.

Key competences in the context of sustainability: own labour force, value chains, communities, industry, governance.

Joined the company in January of 2020. More than 10 years of professional experience in leading positions at the structural units of the construction manufacturer CEMEX in various countries. From 2022 he is a member of the PuRE-net (Public Real Estate Network) management committee. Since October 2021, he holds the position of the Chairperson of the Council of SJSC “Latvijas autoceļu uzturētājs”. R. Griškevičs has obtained a Master’s Degree in European Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management at the University of Latvia. In addition, he has attended local and international training and also professional training of board members at the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance.

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Andris Varna
Member of the Board since 1 October 2017

Real estate portfolio management and development, customer relations management.

Duration of the mandate: 01.10.2017–30.09.2022 and 01.10.2022–30.09.2027.

Key competences in the context of sustainability: industry, environment, climate, consumer.

Appointed as a Member of the Board in October 2017, re-elected in 2022. Previously he held the position of the Head of Real Estate and Facility Management at SEB banka (AS) JSC in Latvia and the Baltics, implementing the optimisation of SEB real estate lease portfolio and the transition to a modern working environment. He holds a professional higher education degree in economics and also a professional higher education degree in business and management obtained at Riga Technical University. A. Vārna is a Certified Property Manager, CPM®, and a member of the UK Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).

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Jelena Gavrilova
Member of the board since 1 May 2022

Implementation of real estate development projects and construction process management, customer relations management.

Duration of the mandate: 01.05.2022–01.05.2027.

Key competences in the context of sustainability: industry, end-users, environment.

Jeļena Gavrilova was elected Chairperson of the Council of VAS “Latvijas Pasts” on 4 July 2025. Her term of office will run until 4 July 2030.

Working at the company since 2022. Previously, she managed LLC (SIA) “SEB Līzings”, participating in major public procurements, as well as was the Head of Real Estate Financing Department at SEB banka (AS) JSC, Senior Consultant and Analyst at SEB banka (AS) JSC and SEB AB (Sweden). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics obtained at the University of Latvia, she has the diploma of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) obtained at the Riga Business School, as well as certificates in AML Financial Programme Certificate and the IMD Business School Certificate – Changing Employee Behaviour.