Our company is headed by Armands Gūtmanis, who founded it in 2005. He specializes in strategic communications and management consulting; he has acquired deep knowledge of many economic sectors – energy, media, FMCG, health, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and others.

Previously he was advisor to the state president, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Latvia, deputy state secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs, lecturer at the University of Latvia. He studied German studies in Riga, completed successfully doctoral studies at Lomonosow University Moscow, was a research fellow at the University Freiburg in Germany and a Fulbright scholar at the SAIS Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC. He is president of the Swiss Latvian chamber of commerce and in this capacity a member of the Foreign investors’ council in Latvia. He has published articles in Latvian and foreign media about domestic policy issues.

Long solid experience as senior civil servant in the Economics ministry, then as Transport minister and Member of Parliament, as well as board member in the «Riga transport company». Now working as business development consultant, particularly with industry and EU funds related issues.