On November 1, 2022, the Board of the JSC Latvijas Gaze will be joined by Egils Lapsalis who is set to oversee the matters of trading at the company. E. Lapsalis has almost 25 years of practical experience in the energy sector, the organisation of natural gas trading, including the management of sales and business process projects. The position of Member of the Board at the JSC Latvijas Gaze became vacant on August 12, 2022 when Inga Abolina left the company.

The Council of the JSC Latvijas Gaze voted unanimously in favor of selecting and approving E. Lapsalis for the position. E. Lapsalis has worked at the JSC Latvijas Gaze since 1998, dealing with legal and trading matters and also acquiring further knowledge through various international energy forums and trainings. E. Lapsalis holds a bachelor-s degree in Law and is currently studying for a master-s degree at the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia.

The new Member of the Board does not hold other executive positions in parallel to working at the JSC -Latvijas Gaze- and will thus be able to devote all his professional effort to the company-s operation and development. E. Lapsalis-does not currently own shares in the JSC Latvijas Gaze. The three incumbents - Chairman of the Board Aigars Kalvitis, Vice-Chairman of the Board Denis Emelyanov, and Member of the Board Elita Dreimane continue in their positions.