Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board supervises the activities of Latvijas Finieris Executive Board, representing shareholders’ interests.
Uldis Biķis
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Uldis Biķis is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Latvijas Finieris, and before that CEO; he has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 1994.
Education and specialisation – forestry engineer.
Uldis Biķis is also Member of Supervisory Board of Employers’ Confederation of Latvia, Honorary Doctor of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies and represents Latvijas Finieris in many professional and NGO’s.
Juris Matvejs
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Juris Matvejs is the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2010, and before that, a Member of the Executive Board and the director of Lignums mill.
He has been working for Latvijas Finieris since its foundation the 2nd of October 1992. Education and specialisation – woodworking engineer.
Jānis Staris
Supervisory Board member
Jānis Staris is a Member of the Supervisory Board since 2016, and before that Production Development Project Manager and CEO of RSEZ SIA Verems.
Education and specialisation – forest engineer.
Indulis Kovisārs
Supervisory Board member
Indulis Kovisārs has been a Member of the Supervisory Board since 2025, and before that, a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2006 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 2004.
Education and specialisation – heat and power engineer.
Indulis Kovisārs is also a President of the Latvian Forest Industry Federation and the Latvian Timber Buyers Society Executive Board Member.
Executive Board
Latvijas Finieris Executive Board manages and represents Latvijas Finieris.
Jānis Ciems
CEO, Head of Production Support
Jānis Ciems is Latvijas Finieris CEO. Board Member since 1998 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since its foundation the 2nd October 1992.
Education and specialisation – woodworking engineer.
Pauls Ābele
Deputy CEO, Head of Business Support
Pauls Ābele is a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2008 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 1996.
Education and specialisation – bank management and business administration.
Gunita Meiere
Executive Board member. Head of Human Resources and Administration
Gunita Meiere is a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2022 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 2017 as a Head of Human Resources.
Education and specialization – Latvian philology.
Mārtiņš Lācis
Executive Board member. Head of Marketing, Sales and Logistics
Mārtiņš Lācis is a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2006 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 1995.
Education and specialisation – woodworking engineer.
Aigars Veitmans
Executive Board member. Head of Development, Investments and Service
Aigars Veitmans is a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2004 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since its foundation the 2nd October 1992.
Education and specialisation – woodworking engineer.
Aigars Veitmans represents Latvijas Finieris in the Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking industries of Latvia.
Māris Būmanis
Executive Board member. Head of Development and Research
Māris Būmanis is a Latvijas Finieris Board Member since 2017 and has been working for Latvijas Finieris since 1995.
Education and specialisation – woodworking engineer.
Artis Podnieks
Member of the Board. Head of Forest Sector
Artis Podnieks joined the company in 1997. Over the years, demonstrating determination, purposefulness and a commitment to process improvement, he steadily advanced through the ranks. For the past ten years, he has headed the Birch Log Supply Department, which is responsible for the sustainable planning and supply of raw materials to the group’s production facilities in Latvia and abroad.