Duties and Responsibilities of the AST Management Board:
The AST Management Board manages and directs the business of AST, and is responsible for accounting in accordance with the regulatory enactments. The Management Board manages the property of AST and handles its funds in accordance with the regulatory enactments, the Statutes, and the decisions of the Shareholder and the Shareholders’ Meeting. The tasks and responsibility of the AST Management Board are subject to the laws and regulations. The operating principles of the AST Management Board, as well as its main responsibilities are set out in the Statutes and the Statutes of the Management Board.
The AST Management Board jointly represents AST. The members of the Management Board may authorise one or more members of the Management Board to enter into certain transactions or certain types of transactions.
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Rolands Irklis - Chairman of the Board
Work experience
| 2023 – Present | AS Augstsprieguma tīkls Chairman of the Board |
| 2022 – Present | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Member of the Audit Committee (expert) |
| 2021 – 2023 | State Audit Office, Auditor General |
| 2018 – 2022 | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA), Course Instructor |
| 2019 – 2021 | Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER), Vice-President |
| 2019 – 2021 | European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), Vice-Chairman |
| 2011 – 2021 | Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Chairman (2016–2021), Member of the Council (2011–2016) |
| 2015 – 2016 | Energy Community Secretariat, Consultant |
| 2010 – 2011 | Attorney at Law |
| 2007 – 2010 | Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia), Legal Advisor |
| 2003 – 2007 | Ecovis Convents Law Office, Lawyer |
Education
| 2017 – 2020 | Riga Business School (RTU), EMBA programme |
| 1999 – 2005 | University of Latvia, lawyer's qualification (5-year programme, equivalent to a Master’s degree) |
Term of office: 6.12.2028
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Arnis Daugulis - Member of the Board
Work experience
| 2021 – Present | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Member of the Board |
| 2016 – 2021 | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Head of the Information Technology Department |
| 2015 – 2016 | State Chancellery, Consultant in the Department for Public Administration Policy |
| 2012 – 2015 | Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Deputy State Secretary for Information and Communications Technology |
| 2011 – 2011 | AS 'Latvenergo', Consultant of the Board |
| 2006 – 2011 | AS 'Latvenergo', Member of the Board (Information Technologies and Telecommunications) |
| 2000 – 2006 | AS 'Latvenergo', Head of the Information Technology Department |
Education
| 1995 – 1998 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, (Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan, KTH) Licentiate of Engineering |
| 1990 – 1995 | Riga Technical University, Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering |
Term of office: 14.07.2026
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Gatis Junghāns - Member of the Board
Work experience
| 2016 – Present | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Member of the Board |
| 2024 – Present | Riga Technical University, professor |
| 2022 – 2025 | 'Baltic RCC' OÜ (Regional Coordination Center for Energy Systems, Estonia), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Supervisory Board |
| 2017 – 2023 | Riga Technical University, Associate Professor |
| 2015 – 2016 | 'Elektrum Lietuva UAB' (electricity trading, Lithuania), Member of the Council |
| 2008 – 2015 | 'Elektrum Lietuva UAB' (electricity trading, Lithuania), Chairman and CEO, Member of the Board |
| 2015 – 2016 | 'Elektrum Eesti OÜ' (electricity trading, Estonia), Member of the Council |
| 2007 – 2015 | 'Elektrum Eesti OÜ' (electricity trading, Estonia), Member of the Management Board |
| 2006 – 2014 | AS 'Nordic Energy Link' (Construction and operation of the Estlink electricity interconnection), Member of the Council |
| 2007 – 2016 | AS 'Latvenergo', Head of Sales Department |
| 2005 – 2007 | AS 'Latvenergo', Project Manager, Electricity Trading Function |
| 2003 – 2005 | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Dispatcher Service, Electrical Engineer |
| 2000 – 2003 | AS 'Latvenergo' structural unit 'Rīgas Elektrotīkls', Electrical Engineer |
Education
| 2012 – 2018 | Riga Business School, Master of Business Administration |
| 2008 – 2010 | Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Master of Business Administration |
| 2003 – 2008 | Riga Technical University, Faculty of Power Engineering, Doctor of Engineering |
| 2001 – 2003 | Technical University, Faculty of Power Engineering, Master's degree in Engineering |
| 1997 – 2001 | Riga Technical University, Faculty of Power Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Engineering |
Term of office: 24.04.2031
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Imants Zviedris - Member of the Board
Work experience
| 2015 – Present | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Member of the Board |
| 2017 – 2018 | AS 'Conexus Baltic Grid', Member of the Council |
| 2014 – 2015 | AS 'Latvijas elektriskie tīkli', Technical Director |
| 2011 – 2015 | AS 'Latvijas elektriskie tīkli', Member of the Management Board |
| 2011 – 2011 | AS 'Latvijas elektriskie tīkli', Chairman of the Management Board |
| 2005 – 2011 | AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Chairman of the Board |
| 2000 – 2005 | AS 'Latvenergo' branch 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Technical Director |
| 1998 – 2000 | AS 'Latvenergo' branch 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Head of Operation and the Safety Equipment Monitoring Service |
| 1996 – 1998 | AS 'Latvenergo' branch 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Energy Grid Dispatcher of the Dispatcher Service |
| 1995 – 1996 | AS 'Latvenergo' branch 'Augstsprieguma tīkls', Technician of the Dispatcher Service |
Education
| 1993 – 1996 | Riga Technical University, Power Supply, Engineer-electrician |
| 1986 – 1990 | Riga Polytechnic Institute, ECM (Electric computing machines) Equipment and Devices, Technician-electrician |
Term of office: 17.12.2029