OREANDA-NEWS. August 19, 2015. The Council of JSC Latvijas balzams announced today the appointment of Seymour Ferreira as interim Chairman of the Board of JSC Latvijas balzams, effective 1st September 2015.

Seymour Ferreira is Chairman of the board of Amber Beverage Group and an industry professional with more than 25 years experience in alcohol beverages and consumer goods. Before joining Amber Beverage Group in 2013 Seymour held senior positions in Maxxium, Allied Domecq, UDV (now Diageo) and Mars in the Asian, Eastern and Western Europe markets.

Current Chairman of the Board Guntis Aboltins –Abolins will be leaving his position as of August 31, 2015; in order to develop his career outside of Amber Beverage Group and outside of the beverage industry.

Guntis Aboltins–Abolins took the position of Chairman of the JSC Latvijas balzams Board on 15th February, 2012.

The Chairman of the Council Aigars Kalvitis extended his best wishes and thanks to Guntis for his contribution to the growth of the company and promotion of the industry.

About JSC Latvijas balzams:

JSC Latvijas balzams is the largest producer of alcoholic beverages in the Baltics with a history steeped in tradition since 1900. It is part of the leading wine and spirits holding company in the Baltic countries, Amber Beverage Group, which is part of SPI Group.

JSC Latvijas balzams represents 26% of the Baltic alcoholic beverages market. Our greatest pride, Riga Black Balsam, is one of the oldest beverage brands in Europe, dating back to 1752.

The company has a distillery for strong alcoholic beverages and a sparkling wine and light alcoholic beverage production plant in Riga. JSC Latvijas balzams employs 600 people and is one of the biggest taxpayers in Latvia.

With more than 100 product names, the company is represented in almost all seg-ments of strong and light alcoholic beverages, with many market leaders in Latvia. Among the company’s products are such worldwide renowned brands as Stolichna-ya® Premium Vodka, Moskovskaya® Vodka, Riga Black Balsam®, and the most popular local sparkling wines – Rigas Sparkling® Wines.

JSC Latvijas balzams is one of the most significant exporters in Latvia. Its products are available in more than 160 countries through SPI Group and in over 35 markets through direct export. The company’s quality management system is certified in ac-cordance with ISO standards. Our beverages have won hundreds of awards in vari-ous international and domestic competitions and has obtained numerous quality cer-tificates. JSC Latvijas balzams was awarded a silver medal in the Sustainability Index 2014, improving its overall performance compared to the previous year.