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COMPANY‘S TOP EXECUTIVES
Our team of TOP executives are long-term employees and experienced specialists in their fields. They have extensive know-how, years of experience on the tourism market and an in-depth knowledge of the Group's offering, which ensures effective implementation of our strategy.
Kristijonas Kaikaris
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Biography
Kristijonas Kaikaris has joined Novaturas in 2023. He was the CEO of CityBee, a car-sharing company. Kaikaris was CEO of charter airline Small Planet Airlines. He has worked in the IT sector for a large part of his career, having spent four years in charge of the Lithuanian offices of international technology companies Microsoft and Oracle, as well as President and Member of the Board of the association Infobalt, and worked in the sales department of IBM.
Ieva Galvydienė
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Biography
Ieva Galvydienė has joined Novaturas in 2006 and started her career as Sales Manager. Since then Ieva has been responsible for the coordination of the sales department groupwise and since 2011 has been Head of Sales for Lithuanian market. In the end of 2019 I. Galvydienė started new position as Head of Aviation Department in Novaturas group and now she is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
She has graduated from Faculty of Humanities at Vytautas Magnus University and gained English philology bachelors degree.
Auksė Kriaučiūnaitė
Interim CFO
Biography
Auksė Kriaučiūnaitė joined "Novaturas" in 2023. She has accumulated over 7 years of experience in accounting and finance. The majority of her career in this field was spent working at the audit and tax consulting firm "Ernst & Young," where she was responsible for the accounting and finance of Lithuanian and international companies, as well as related processes. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Accounting and Auditing from Kaunas University of Technology.
Rasa Barisienė
Chief Sales Officer
Biography
Rasa Barisienė joined Novaturas in 2022. She has accumulated many years of experience in sales and marketing and has strong background in tourism and aviation industry. Prior to joining the company, R. Barisienė has been the Head of Sales and Marketing for British Airways in Lithuania and Belarus for 9 years, as well as the Manager of the CWT (Carlson Wagonlit Travel) travel agency in Lithuania for 11 years, and later in the Baltic countries. She obtained a masters's degree in Commerce of services at Vilnius University.
THE BOARD
Three members have been elected in the company’s Board for a new term of office in 2025. The Board is elected for two years. The new composition aims more efficient and flexible decision-making and the involvement of Board members in the company's strategic processes. The members of the Board are competent professionals with the needed experience.
Sebnem Gunel
Member of the Board
Biography
Ms. Gunel was appointed to the Board in 2025. She began her career in 1994 in Istanbul, working in insurance and pharmaceuticals. Since 2004, she has been active in tourism industry, and in 2006 joined Anex Group, where she established and led the Reporting Department. From 2011 to 2016, she provided strategic consulting to company leaders, then returned to Anex Group in various leadership roles. She currently serves as the Director of the group’s operations in the Netherlands, leading global expansion and restructuring initiatives.
Ms. Gunel holds a degree from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Economics and also completed Certificate Programme of International Management (CPIM) at University’s Business Administration Faculty.
Chris Mottershead
Member of the Board
Biography
Chris Mottershead was appointed to the Board in 2025. He is an experienced manager with Management Accountant (ACMA) qualification, bringing over 30 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. Throughout his career, he has supported the successful transformation and growth of travel businesses of various sizes. He has held CEO roles at TUI UK, TUI Canada, Thomas Cook UK, and Airtours Holidays. He currently serves as President of the UK Institute of Travel and Tourism and owns the Oasis Hotel in Turkey.
Mr. Mottershead holds an Honours degree in History from the University of Warwick (UK).
Gediminas Almantas
Member of Board, Chairman
Biography
G. Almantas joined the Board in 2023 as an independent member and Chairman, and was reappointed to the Board in 2025. He has significant leadership experience in Lithuanian and international companies. A former CEO, he now chairs the Board of Lithuanian Airports, and also serves as Chairman of LTG Infra and the Lithuanian Red Cross, and as Board Member of KN Energies. He previously chaired the Board of EPSO-G and was a member of Oro Navigacija’s Board.
He holds a Master’s in Business Law from Vilnius University and an LL.M. in International and European Business Law from the University of Bern. G. Almantas is a PhD candidate at Copenhagen Business School and a visiting research fellow at Thunderbird School of Global Management (Phoenix) and ENAC (Toulouse).