Since 1992, Dr. Oec. Juris Binde has been the President of Latvian Mobile Telephone, Ltd. and, since 2004 – Chairman of the Management Board. He’s also a Professor at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, the Vice President of the Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA), a Member of the Latvian Employers Confederation’s Council, and Chairman of the Advisory Council of The University of Latvia.
Before that, Mr. Binde worked as an Engineer-Designer in the Industrial Association VEF and was a Chief Technologist and Head of the Technology Department at the Scientific Research Institute VEF.
In 1978, Mr. Binde graduated from the Faculty of Radio Equipment and Communications of Riga Polytechnic Institute as an engineer designer-technologist of radio and electronic equipment (Dipl. ing, Mg.sc.ing). He also improved his knowledge in the year 2000 at Columbia University (USA), and in 2007, he graduated from the doctoral program at the University of Latvia with a degree in Doctor of Economics (Dr.oec).
Dr.oec. Binde has authored and co-authored more than 40 scientific publications.