Ignitis representative Dovilė Morkvėnaitė becomes a member of Nord Pool’s Customer Advisory Board

Dovilė Morkvėnaitė, Head of Wholesale Electricity at Ignitis, has been appointed to the Customer Advisory Board of Nord Pool, a wholesale power market. With extensive experience in the energy sector, she is the only representative from Lithuania and one of two women on the 13-member board. 

In this role, D. Morkvėnaitė will represent the interests of the Baltic region by initiating relevant topics while providing recommendations to Nord Pool on improving market processes, enhancing the market participant experience and increasing its overall efficiency. 

"When I received the invitation to join the advisory board, I didn't hesitate for a moment. This is a unique opportunity to present the Baltic region's expertise and voice its needs in high-level discussions. It is also an opportunity to share the energy-related knowledge I accumulated and, together with experts from other countries, look for ways to strengthen market reliability," says the new member of the Customer Advisory Board. 

D. Morkvėnaitė has more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector. She began her professional career as an electricity trading analyst. Now, the team she leads is responsible for electricity portfolio management, wholesale pricing, financial trading, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and sustainability solutions. 

"Professionalism, a deep understanding of the market and the ability to mobilise the team for a common goal are the fundamental values that guide my work. I believe that competence, not other factors, is the key to success in creating a reliable and efficient energy market," adds D. Morkvėnaitė. 

Nord Pool’s Customer Advisory Board is one of communication channels between Nord Pool and its customers. Its structure reflects the geography of the power market's operations and the range of organisations it serves. The Customer Advisory Board comprises power trader representatives and other industry representatives: D. Morkvėnaitė (Ignitis), Markus Back (Vattenfall), Thomas Kallevik (Statkraft), Jean-Baptiste De-Gabory (Uniper), Pekka Tynkkynen (UPM), Bård Mageli (Volue), Sebastian Sundberg (Fortum), Trond Strøm (NAET), Michael Blomsterberg (Orsted), Håvard Hvarnes (Hafslund), Aleksei Toptšilin (Eesti Energia), Stefan Forsgren (Skelleftea Kraft), Ellen Charlotte Stavseth Paaske (Hydro). The Customer Advisory Board reports to Nord Pool’s Board of Directors. 

Established in the Northern European region in 2002, Nord Pool is one of Europe's largest power markets. It is a power market operator in 16 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. 400 companies from 20 countries trade on the market.