Experience

Talentor Latvia

• Latvia
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Middle & Top Management headhunting and recruitment, cross-sectors, in Latvia. - Advising on and executing recruitment strategies for clients. - Managing research & recruitment associates, accompanying them on headhunting methodology and on candidate qualification. - Focusing on bridging strategy advisory and executive search, as a medium to impact client business even more. - Accompanying executives in personal assessments of their careers. - Coaching and training initiatives. Show less



Courlande Advisors

• Latvia
• Financial Services

• Chairman of the Board

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  2019 - Present - Chairman of the Board 2017 - 2019 - Managing Partner : Global advisory services for the energy industry. Advocacy & Influence, risk analysis, transaction advisory. Focus on Baltic States & French clients. 2014 - 2017 - Managing Partner : Financial advisory services and strategic management consulting, with a focus on the oil & gas industry, in high-barrier to entry markets (i.e. Iran, Iraq, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Mali, FSU & CIS). Specialist of Iranian sanctions and doing business in Iran. M&A work, trading and market penetration strategies for family offices and large corporates. Fund raising for E&P projects, asset divestment strategies. Show less



MacAnders

• France
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2019 - Aug 2021

  Middle & Top Management head-hunting and recruitment for the Industry practice, with a focus on Energy, Aerospace and Defence industries. Recruiting Executives and Board Members, Directors and Experts. - Advised on and executing recruitment strategies for clients. - Managed research & recruitment associates, accompanying them on headhunting methodology and on candidate qualification. - Generated pipelines of expert profiles for clients in the aerospace sector (hydraulic, mechanic, electronic, structure, quality and avionics engineers). - Advised clients on compensation packages by leading market studies of current compensations and benefits in their industry (competition monitoring). - Developed of a business portfolio in the energy, defense and aerospace sectors. - Achievements: 15+ recruitments for a single major aerospace client in 2019/2020 on expert and middle management functions. Show less



Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance

• Lithuania
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • 2013 - 2014

  Promoting global competitiveness of Baltic companies through adoption of leading corporate governance practices. - Commercial functions in the Baltic States. - Lobbying and relationship management in Estonia and Latvia. - Implementation of funding projects with EBRD and the IMF. - Management and Administration for the Latvian office. Promoting global competitiveness of Baltic companies through adoption of leading corporate governance practices. - Commercial functions in the Baltic States. - Lobbying and relationship management in Estonia and Latvia. - Implementation of funding projects with EBRD and the IMF. - Management and Administration for the Latvian office.



Office of the Prime Minister of Latvia, Cross-Sectoral Coordination Office

• Advisor

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

  Advisory services for the Cross-Sectoral Coordination Center under authority of the Prime Minister of Latvia, on the National Development Planning process for the period 2014-2020. Energy security strategy and green economic growth strategy. Responsible for international relations with World Bank, International Monetary Fund, OECD, UNDP, Foreign Embassies, Foreign Investor representations. Consulting on international planning systems, best practices in strategy planning, coordination with international institutions and foreign partners. Organization of training seminars for civil servants on the theme of strategic planning, planning systems and national development planning. Show less



Eastern Intelligence

• Founder & CEO

  • 2008 - 2012

  Business intelligence services in FSU (Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia). Government advisory services in FSU, related to energy security. Lobbying, due diligence, competition monitoring, crime networks monitoring, risk assessments. Business intelligence services in FSU (Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia). Government advisory services in FSU, related to energy security. Lobbying, due diligence, competition monitoring, crime networks monitoring, risk assessments.



TOTAL

• Argentina
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Market Manager Assistant

  • Dec 2008 - Sep 2009

  Market manager assistant (alternance), Total Lubricants, Metalworking Department – Paris, FRANCE. Monitoring competition, customers and markets in Eastern Europe, Asia and MENA. Creation of a global market overview tool of metal working and ball bearings customers for tender processes. Aggregating historical consumption to project trends in lubricant purchases for metalworking purposes (ball bearings, forms, aluminium rolling, tubing, stamping). Creating a new sales catalogue for the nation wide sales force (in France) to increase competitiveness in prospecting with SMEs. Show less



Business France

• France
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Strategy Analyst

  • May 2007 - Sep 2007

  Business Analyst for the French Embassy (Energy & IT departments) – Riga, LATVIA. Market analysis, aid to SMEs for local business development, advisory services to promote trade exchange between France and Latvia. Business Analyst for the French Embassy (Energy & IT departments) – Riga, LATVIA. Market analysis, aid to SMEs for local business development, advisory services to promote trade exchange between France and Latvia.



Poweo

• France
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Door to Door Salesman then Sales Team Leader for West & South-West of Paris. Door to Door Salesman then Sales Team Leader for West & South-West of Paris.



Southwestern Company

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services

• Salesman

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Door to Door selling of Educational Material & Books for Kids – Los Angeles, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Door to Door selling of Educational Material & Books for Kids – Los Angeles, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.



Nexter

• Advertising Services

• Intern within General Manager office

  • Dec 2002 - Mar 2003

  Creation of a complete international inside company comunication tool around the Upgrading Program on the Leclerc MBT for UAE armed forced – Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Creation of a complete international inside company comunication tool around the Upgrading Program on the Leclerc MBT for UAE armed forced – Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.