OREANDA-NEWS. October 14, 2009. Arminta Saladziene, Chairman of the Management Board of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius, Lithuania, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the newly established non-profit initiative Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance has been honoured with the Swedbank Baltic Sea Award 2009, reported the press-centre of Swedbank

The winner was announced by Hakan Berg, Head of Baltic Banking at Swedbank. at a gala dinner in connection to the Baltic Development Forum Summit in Stockholm yesterday.
Arminta Saladziene has taken upon her to support the newly established Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance, a non-profit initiative, which aims at raising awareness of good corporate governance in the Baltic States, as well as educating and certifying professional board members.

“Good corporate governance practices lead to better companies and, in turn, better and more progressive societies”, said Hakan Berg, Head of Baltic Banking at Swedbank.

“We must recognise talents and their importance. In a globalised world, the ability to attract, develop and retain talents will be crucial for the Baltic Sea Region’s competitiveness and future prosperity”, said the Chairman of Baltic Development Forum, the Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen.

The Award is assigned to an individual or organization that has made an extraordinary contribution to the development of the Baltic Sea Region. It is the third time the Award is handed out; in 2007 it was dedicated Mr. Bjorn Carlsson, Founder of Baltic Sea 2020, for his great personal involvement for improving the environment of the Baltic Sea, and last year to the President of Finland Tarja Halonen, for her longstanding focus on the common good for the Baltic Sea Region.

Arminta Saladziene was selected among many highly qualified candidates nominated after an open invitation. The jury has consisted of Swedbank’s Executive Chairman Carl Eric Stalberg, Baltic Development Forum’s Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. The Prize sum is EUR 5 000.

A symbol of Baltic Sea talent.
The Baltic Sea Region is gifted with many talented young people. Not least in the Baltic countries, young people have assumed immense responsibilities in a very early stage of their carriers and have done very well. It has almost become a symbol of the dynamism and energy of the Baltic States from which the neighbouring countries can learn a lot.

Particularly in times of political and economic troubles, we need talents that can serve as role
models in finding new ways into a brighter future. We need a boost to re-climb the Top of Europe.

We must recognise talents and their importance. In a globalised world, the ability to attract, develop and retain talents will be crucial for the Baltic Sea Region’s competitiveness and future prosperity.

If talents and experts are not recognised, they will find other and more appreciated environments.
This year’s Swedbank Baltic Sea Award goes to a talented, successful, and young business woman, who is both Chairman of the Management Board of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance: Arminta Saladziene.

Arminta Saladziene has taken upon her to support the newly established Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance. It is a non-profit initiative, which aims at raising awareness of good corporate governance in the Baltic States, as well as educating and certifying professional board members.

The tutors come from all parts of the region to share their experience and knowledge in corporate governance.

The aim is to improve the understanding of good corporate governance and the value of adhering
to established principles within this area. Good corporate governance practices lead to better companies and, in turn, better and more progressive societies. When one of the declared goals of
the institute is to find greater financial sector stability, we can only but give her our full support.

Arminta Saladziene was selected among many highly qualified candidates nominated after an open invitation. By awarding you this prize, we would like to express our appreciation of your talent, work and commitment to this Region.