Kaspars Beitiņš has been appointed the CEO of SIA Akropole Rīga

Kaspars Beitiņš, who was responsible for the design, construction and opening of the shopping center "AKROPOLE Rīga" in the period from 2012 to 2019, has been appointed the new CEO and member of the board of SIA "Akropole Rīga". SIA “Akropole Rīga” is a subsidiary of “Akropolis Group”, through which shopping centers "AKROPOLE Rīga" and "AKROPOLE Alfa" are managed. For the past five years, K. Beitiņš ran the real estate development company SIA "Galio Development", which he will continue to run in the future.

"By introducing changes in the management structure of SIA “Akropole Rīga”, we want to strengthen our local management team, and this decision shows how important business development in Latvia is to “Akropolis Group”. The experience that Kaspars Beitiņš has gained while working on the construction of a shopping center and implementing other large-scale projects is an invaluable investment to our Latvian team. I believe that this change will only strengthen the team's compelling vision and knowledge of the specifics of the market. We congratulate Kaspars on this significant step in his career and wish him success," says Nerijus Maknevičius, CEO and chairman of the board of "Akropolis Group".

"I am grateful for the trust shown to me and the opportunity to work again with the "AKROPOLE" brand, which has always been close to my heart. Using the experience gained over several years in the field of real estate development and company management, together we will be able to promote further development of the company and shopping centers "AKROPOLE Rīga" and "AKROPOLE Alfa". The goal is to offer visitors even more shopping opportunities in a comfortable, pleasant and modern environment," comments Kaspars Beitiņš, CEO and board member of SIA "Akropole Rīga".

Kaspars Beitiņš has 20 years of professional work experience in the field of real estate development and management. From 2012 to 2019, he participated in and managed all stages of the development of the shopping and entertainment center "AKROPOLE Rīga", from design and construction to the opening and commissioning of the shopping center. From 2019, K. Beitiņš continued the management of other real estate development projects, working in the real estate development company SIA "Galio Development". He will continue to run this company in the future, working both on the development of existing projects and on the planning of new projects, including the construction of the second building of the "Gustavs" business center.

Kaspars Beitiņš has a professional bachelor's degree with an engineer's qualification in construction, as well as a professional master's degree in construction business and real estate management. Education was obtained at Riga Technical University.

About AKROPOLE Rīga

AKROPOLE Rīga is the most modern shopping and entertainment centre in Latvia, housing a wide range of tenants for various needs and shopping tastes. The only multi-brand store in Latvia, Van Graaf, is located here, as well as the sports and lifestyle stores Ballzy Ice, USC and Adidas Originals. Here you can find the largest brand stores in Latvia, such as Zara, Reserved, Deichmann, Oysho, Guess, and KidzOne. The wide range of stores is complemented by restaurants and cafés to suit all tastes – CHI Asian Food, Grill London, Burger King, Vairāk Saules, GanBei, McDonald’s and many others, as well as the spacious and elegant Maxima XXX supermarket and the modern LemonGym fitness gym. Entertainment enthusiasts will enjoy the Apollo Kino cinema with nine auditoriums (including the only IMAX cinema in Latvia), the O’Learys entertainment centre with bowling, pool tables and virtual reality simulators, the MaryMaris indoor sports and entertainment club for children, and an all-season ice skating rink.

About AKROPOLE Alfa

AKROPOLE Alfa is the largest shopping centre in Latvia, offering a wide and varied range of fashion and services, among which are H&M, Lindex, ZARA, Reserved, Sportland, NS King, Salamander, HalfPrice and others, including the only Zara Home store in Latvia, and the first eapavi.lv store. The 3rd floor of the shopping centre hosts an extensive catering area with restaurants and cafés such as Lido, GanBei, Čili Pizza, and 9 Drakoni, while the 1st floor also offers fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s, KFC and Hesburger. AKROPOLE Alfa is home to the modern and spacious MyFitness sports club and the indoor children’s playground Adventures’ Zone. Cinema lovers have access to eight Cinamon cinema halls. Parking spaces for up to 1750 cars are available for AKROPOLE Alfa visitors.