Since November 16, 2015 Dmitry Barkov is the new member of the Management Board of JSC “LatRosTrans”. Before joining “LatRosTrans” Barkov has worked in several international petroleum product and gas transshipping companies for more than 23 years, and since 2009 has been a member of the Supervisory Council of JSC “LatRosTrans”.
“Dmitry Barkov as the new Head of “LatRosTrans” will be a great addition to the team due to his international professional experience. In a time full of geopolitical and petroleum transit business challenges Barkov’s practical and managerial knowledge will be a perfect fit for not just “LatRosTrans”, but the whole “Ventspils nafta” group,” stated Robert Kirkup, the Chairman of the Supervisory Council of “LatRosTrans” and Chairman of the Management Board of “Ventspils nafta”.
The most important tasks from Dmitry Barkov’s point of view will be to continue transshipping petroleum products through Latvia and to provide transshipping safety of world class standards, excellent quality of service and optimal delivery due dates.
The new Head of the company has graduated from the Moscow Institute of Humanities (Russia) and perfected his knowledge at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University (USA) and Moscow State University (Russia).
About JSC “Ventspils nafta”
JSC “Ventspils nafta” is one of the largest groups of companies in Latvia and works in the petroleum product transport, transhipment, storage and shipping sector. JSC “Ventspils” nafta is the Group’s parent company, which manages investments in subsidiary companies, by promoting the Group’s joint values and growth in value of each individual company.
JSC “Ventspils nafta” owns 51% in “Ventspils nafta terminals” Ltd, which is the largest crude oil and petroleum product terminal in the Baltics; 66% in “LatRosTrans” Ltd, which is a Latvian-Russian joint venture in the Baltics; 49.94% in JSC “Latvijas kugnieciba”, which is among the largest ship owners in the world in the medium-sized and handy tankers category.
Shares of JSC “Ventspils nafta” (NASDAQ RIGA: VNF1R) are quoted in the Baltic Main List of the stock exchange NASDAQ Riga since October 20, 1998.
Elīna Dobulāne, Communications Consultant JSC “Ventspils nafta” Phone: +371-25959447 E-mail: elina.dobulane@vnafta.lv www.vnafta.lv
