Direction Authorities

First Name, Surname

Žilvinas JURKŠUS

Date of birth

1961 05 03

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

Education

1968 - 1979 Vilnius Salomėjos Nėries Secondary School

1979 - 1984 Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, physicist (radio physics), lecturer

Work experience

1984 - 1992 SC Republic Telegraph / telecommunication services
          1984-1985  Engineer
          1986-1987  Senior engineer
          1988-1992 Head of unit

1992 - 1995 Lithuanian Telecom, Telegraph and data transmission centre / telecommunication services
Technical Director

1995 05 - 2003 12 UAB Bitė GSM / telecommunication services

              1995 05 - 1996 11 Deputy Technical Director
              1996 12 - 2001 09 Technical Director
              2001 10 - 2003 12 Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

2004 01 - 2009 12  Bitė group ( UAB Bitė Lietuva, SIA Bite Latvija) / telecommunication services
              2004 01 - 2005 08 UAB Bitė Lietuva
Member of the Management Board / Chief Technology Officer (CTO) 

2009 11 - 2009 12 UAB TeleTower (Lithuania), SIA TeleTower (Latvija)-Bitė group companies / real estate services
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

2010 12 onwards  SE Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
2010 12 - 2011 04 Expert

Languages

Lithuanian – mother tongue; speaks and writes in English and Russian.

Political affiliation

Does not belong to any political party or movement.

Marital status

Married, two adult children

Leisure interests

Travel, downhill skiing, house improvement