The jury took into account Ms SaladžienÄ—’s contribution towards the establishment of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance, a joint non-profit initiative undertaken by Bonniers Business Press (Verslo žinios, Äripäev), Ernst & Young, GLIMSTEDT, ISM University, NASDAQ OMX Baltic Stock Exchanges and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Ms SaladžienÄ— is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance.
Women Presidents Win
The winner has been selected by the jury consisting of Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedbank’s Board Chairman Carl Eric Stålberg and the Baltic Development Forum’s Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen.
The Annual Baltic Sea Award is assigned to an individual or organization that has made and extraordinary contribution to the development of the Baltic Sea Region. The last year’s winner of the Award was Finland’s President Tarja Halonen.
