Андрис Блака

(in conjunction with SUNY at Buffalo, University of Ottawa)

Riga, Latvia; Master of Business Administration, 1998

 

Riga, Latvia; Bachelor of Economics, 1993

Graduated with honors.

                                              

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Chairman of the Board, 2007 – present

Taivas Ogilvy; Riga, Latvia

 

Member of Supervisory Board, 2004 - present

AGE Com; Tallinn, Estonia

 

Group Managing Director Baltic, Belarus, 1999 - 2006

Bates/Red Cell; Riga, Latvia

 

Chairman of Supervisory Board, 2000 - 2003

AGE Com; Tallinn, Estonia

 

Chief Executive Officer, 1997 - 1999

ADM Group; Riga, Latvia

 

Chief Executive Officer, 1997

Bates Saatchi&Saatchi Ukraine; Kiev, Ukraine                 

 

Managing Director, 1993 - 1997

Bates Adell Saatchi & Saatchi; Riga, Latvia

                                                                                 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Chairman of organization committee of the advertising festival Golden Hammer

President of ice hockey club Kekavas Ledlauzi

LANGUAGES:
Latvian, English, Russian, German

INTERESTS:
Witty ads, fast sports and competition