Gediminas Žiemelis
| Gediminas Ziemelis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 April 1977 Vilnius |
| Education |
Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Occupation | Businessman, business consultant |
Gediminas Ziemelis (born April 4, 1977) is a Lithuanian businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and business consultant, selected twice among the top 40 most talented young industry leaders by Aviation Week & Space Technology. He is currently the Chairman of the Board at Avia Solutions Group and ZIA Valda.
In 1999, Gediminas Ziemelis graduated from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University with a Bachelor degree in business management. In 2004, after completing studies at Mykolas Romeris University, he received Master's degree in Law.
Gediminas Ziemelis is also a member of the YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) – organization that connects successful young businessman, where the members must be below the age of 40, managing companies with annual revenues in excess of 45 million USD. Gediminas Ziemelis is also a guest lecturer at Vilnius University, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University as well as top-rated business conferences in Lithuania and worldwide.
Gediminas Ziemelis is engaged in aviation business, real estate management, duty-free retail, pharmacy, agriculture and land management, hospitality, aircraft finance, etc.
During the period of 2010-2013 Gediminas Ziemelis, as a Chairman of the Board at all companies, conducted IPO of three enterprises – Avia Solutions Group, AviaAM Leasing and Agrowill Group. Although the initial public offering of Avia Solutions Group's shares was planned in 2010, the offering was postponed due to unsatisfying share prices. Avia Solutions Group finally went public a year later. The company was elected one of the best debutants of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2011, while in 2013 it was awarded with Polish Business Award in category “Increase of share price of Lithuanian company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange“ IPO of AviaAM Leasing - an aircraft leasing, acquisition and sales company was conducted in 2013. However, according to some experts, the offering wasn't very successful, as the company managed to attract twice less money than planned.
Following the request of Transparency International, non-governmental anti-corruption organization, Gediminas Ziemelis audited Lithuania’s legal base and its performance in order to investigate financial transparency of the Lithuanian politicians. In addition, Gediminas Ziemelis prepared the Lithuanian debt market study Skolų rinkos apžvalga 2001–2005 m. (Debt Market Review, 2001–2005).
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