ALGIS LATAKAS

Director General, Klaipeda State Seaport Authority 

Mr. Algis Latakas was appointed as the Director General of Klaipeda State Seaport Authority in 2020. Before joining Klaipeda Port, for nearly 2 decades, he worked in the largest stevedoring company in Klaipeda - KLASCO. He was responsible for establishing and operations of port terminals and chaired LNG Terminal construction Work Group. For a number of years, Mr. Latakas was a co-owner and the general manager of maritime business consultancy company, which build and maintain trading relationship with Lithuania and East European countries. Mr. Latakas has engineering background and holds Master’s degree in Management. He has also graduated from International Maritime Academy in Italy majoring in hazardous cargo handling.