The Association of Latvian Printing Companies was founded in 1997 as a partnership of printing companies, suppliers of equipment and materials, and educational institutions in the sector. 18. April. The Association represents the interests of the industry and its members at national and international level and promotes the Latvian printing industry as a modern, highly technological, environmentally friendly, culture and education promoting business. The Association’s member companies produce a wide range of printing products, more than 80% of which are exported.
Partners
Board and audit committee
LPA is a member of INTERGRAF, the European Print and Media Federation, ClimateCalc, the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Latvian Packaging Association and actively participates in the work of these organisations.
Visvaldis Trokša
Chairman of the Board, LPA representative on the Economic Council of the Ministry of the Economy
Robert Wasilewski
Vice-President of the Management Board
Māris Matrevics
Vice-President of the Management Board, Chairman of the Advisory Board
Board members
Janina Blum
Member of the Board, LPA representative on the INTERGRAF Board
Artis Ērglis
Member of the Board of Directors, LPA representative on the Literature and Book Council of the Ministry of Culture
Uldis Cerbulis
Member of the Management Board
Ivars Upmalis
Member of the Management Board
Ervīns Lasmanis
Member of the Management Board
Audit Commission
Dagnija Vanaga
Chairperson of the Audit Commission
Valdis Jirgens
Member of the Audit Commission
Executive Director
Ieva Bečere
Executive Director, Chair, Council of Experts on Print and Media Technology
Advisory Board
The LPA Advisory Board’s experts assess the quality of printed materials in disputes and provide opinions on their compliance with the target values of standards, advise on the drafting of public and private sector procurement regulations and the evaluation of tender results. The work of the Council’s experts shall be paid for by the claimant. The Advisory Board is chaired by Māris Matrevics, Vice-Chairman of the LPA Board, and coordinated by Ieva Bečere, Executive Director.