UAB Vilnius public transportIgnas Degutis was elected as the head of (VVT) through a public tender. He started his duties in the organization today, March 19.
"Improving the quality of public transport is one of the city's most important goals, therefore the Municipality has very high expectations for the new manager, including a closer dialogue between the company's administration and drivers and improvement of working conditions for drivers, attention to the quality of passenger service and solutions focused on sustainability and operational efficiency. installation. At the same time, we give a great credit of trust - the board of "Vilnius public transport" has appointed a manager with really extensive experience and broad competences, so we hope that the people of Vilnius will feel a qualitative change in the company's activities soon," says Adomas Bužinskas, director of the administration of the Vilnius municipality.
I. Degutis, who has a master's degree in economics, worked for seven years at the "Rail Baltica" project company RB Rail AS, where he held the position of finance manager, board member and other positions in the Baltic countries. Among his previous workplaces are "Vilniaus kogeneracinė ižlaninė", "Lietuvos energija" (now - "Ignitis"), "Klaipėdos nafta", EY. I. Degutis is currently also an independent member of the board of Amber Grid and a member of the supervisory board of Grigeo.
"Smooth public transport services are one of the main engines of city life, so it is necessary to invest and consistently improve their quality. In implementing the city's sustainable mobility policy, we must implement sustainable, socially responsible solutions: update the public transport fleet, reduce the negative impact on the environment, as well as promote the development of employees and dignified working conditions", says I. Degutis.
