On June 4, Jonas Lenkšas joined the team of KN (Klaipėdos Nafta AB), operator of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, taking over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
According to the press release of Klaipėdos Nafta, Lenkšas has work experience in the banking sector. Over the last ten years he also acquired an experience at the international level, working at companies operating in the markets of Latvia, Romania and Kazakhstan. Before becoming part of KN team, Lenkšas was a financial officer at SMS-Eligita Group, consisting of seven companies, and before that he worked at Arvi Agro, coordinating the company’s operations in the Romanian market.
Lenkšas’ competences include the management of a company’s activity and establishment in the market, analysing business processes and their automation, the management of cash flow, financial analysis, the consolidation of accounting and financial reporting, the coordination of accounting of different companies.
“I am proficient in the financial area – during my whole working career I had an opportunity to get acquainted with the operations and finance management specifics of various sectors and the tax environment of some foreign countries. I hope that my knowledge will be useful in pursuing a transparent and responsible business practice at Klaipėdos Nafta and help to achieve the ambitious goals of the company’s activity,” said the new CFO of KN.
According to CEO of KN Mindaugas Jusius, there were many candidates for the position of the CFO at the company. The decision to appoint Lenkšas was made by taking into account his focus on business efficiency and his strong leadership skills.
“I would like to congratulate Mr Lenkšas on joining the team of KN. Our company, which pursues ambitious business goals, will benefit from his experience in boosting the effectiveness of operations, the automation and digitation of industrial processes as well as his leadership skills in working with international and remote teams. I hope that our new competent head of finance will help our company, which works in a highly competitive market, to strengthen the company’s competitive edge and significantly contribute to securing the best possible financial return for shareholders,” pointed out CEO of KN.