Avulis leads Lithuania’s most influential business figures poll

Arvydas Avulis, Dainius Dundulis and Vidmantas Janulevičius ranked as Lithuania’s three most influential business figures in a combined poll of the public and the country’s elite, according to results published by Delfi on Wednesday and reported by LRT.

Avulis, founder and board chair of real estate company Hanner, received 51.6% of the votes in the combined ranking. Dundulis, founder and owner of retailer Norfa, received 33.1%, while Janulevičius, president of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, received 20.6%.

The rest of the combined top 10 were Swedbank economist Nerijus Mačiulis, Eika owner Robertas Dargis, Teltonika IoT Group president Arvydas Paukštys, Northway Biotech board chair Vladas Algirdas Bumelis, Nord Security co-founder Tomas Okmanas, Kilo Health co-founder Tadas Burgaila and Orion Securities investment head Marius Dubnikovas, who is also a vice-president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation.

In the elite ranking, Avulis came first, followed by Dundulis and Janulevičius. Bumelis placed fourth, ahead of Dargis, Mačiulis, Okmanas and Paukštys. Rolandas Valiūnas, managing partner of law firm Ellex Valiunas and chair of the Investors’ Forum board, ranked ninth. Andrius Romanovskis, president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation, rounded out the top 10.

In the public ranking, Avulis remained first, Dundulis was second and Mačiulis third. Paukštys came fourth, followed by Burgaila, who had ranked 42nd in the public poll last year. Gediminas Žiemelis, chair of the Avia Solutions Group board, placed sixth, and Marius Dubnikovas seventh. Dargis, Vilniaus prekyba’s principal shareholder Nerijus Numa and Okmanas completed the top 10. Okmanas rose from 27th place.

Spinter Tyrimai conducted the public opinion poll from July 18 to 25, surveying 1,017 people aged 18 to 75 across Lithuania. Delfi has compiled its list of the country’s most influential people for 12 consecutive years.