29/01/2021 17:45
Jānis Buks re-elected as the President of the Latvian Volleyball Federation
News from the National Federations
Riga, Latvia, January 29, 2021. On Friday, January 29, the Latvian Volleyball Federation (LVF) held their General Assembly virtually due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic, with Mr Jānis Buks re-elected as chairperson of the organisation for a four-year term. Buks has been at the helm of the Latvian Volleyball Federation since January 2019 following an extraordinary Board meeting of the organisation.
Jānis Buks received the votes cast by 44 members, while three abstained and one member only voted against his re-election. “Thank you for the trust you have showed in me. I will definitely work for the benefit of Latvian Volleyball, to reach the point where Volleyball is such as we could see in Jūrmala, when people shed tears of joy. I will work to make the entire nation proud of the achievements of our Volleyball players, just like back in those days in Cyprus, when our men's national team secured participation in the Final Round of the European Championship,” said Mr Buks right after the election.
“Reviewing these two years, the first feelings I can think of are the emotions from the days in the President's position. One of the keywords I associate the Volleyball family with is enthusiasm for the dedication that people involved in Volleyball show in their work. I am truly glad about that,” that is how the President assessed the previous two years. “My negative discovery is that the volleyball society is a little jealous, which is not necessarily a bad thing, since it pushes us forward, however, I would like to have shared criteria for the achievement of joint strategic goals. As years go by, I have realised that Volleyball is my wholehearted hobby, but the main goal is to put this system in order to make Volleyball one of the leading sports in Latvia again.”
One of the most important issues of the general meeting was the approval of the latest revision of the LVF statutes. 46 members participated in the voting process, with 39 endorsing the latest changes to the bylaws.
The revised statutes introduce a new body – a Council. “We offer a new model of management, with a supervisory council or council to strengthen the work of the Board,” Mr Buks explained the main reason for the novelty. “The basic function of the Council will be to supervise the work of the Board in order to avoid deviations from the long-term strategy and goals, as well as the attraction of sponsors. The Board will consist of people, who know the details of Volleyball, but the Council will not let the Board deviate from the overall focus.”
As many as 35 members approved the composition of the newly-established Council, where the following members will work under the leadership of President Jānis Buks: Ralfs Kļaviņš (entrepreneur), Armands Kovaldins (entrepreneur), Andris Blaka (entrepreneur), Rita Sproģe (Deputy Chairperson of the Jūrmala City Council), Jānis Rozenbergs (Chairperson of Cēsis Municipality Council), and Toms Reiziņš (financial expert).
At their next meeting, the Council will review and eventually approve the following proposed members of the Board: Gunta Aizporiete (Secretary General of the LVF), Kaspars Timermanis (Board Member of the LVF), Jānis Valerts (Board Member of the LVF), Linda Mežgaile (Board Member of the LVF), Kristaps Čerņavskis (Director of the Riga Volleyball School and Manager of Latvia women's national volleyball team), Aleksandra Misirova (coach and lecturer of the Latvian Academy of Sport Education), Armands Namiķis (Head of the LVF Beach Commission), Jānis Stukuls (Managing Director of the Entuziastu Volleyball League).
“Jānis Buks entrusted me to form the team of the Board, since he had asked many previous members to join the Council,” Ms Aizporiete comments the new composition. “The proposed Board members are in Volleyball from A to Z, and, so far, they have proven their ability to separate their personal goals from the needs of our larger Volleyball community. Therefore, I am convinced that together we will decide in favour of the best possible option for Volleyball. Although we represent various areas of Volleyball, I would not want to separate the duties of each person, but to discuss all the issues together instead.”
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