Overview

• Interim CEO Pauls Cālītis will continue to lead airBaltic until December 1, then return to the COO role and remain on the Executive Board.
• Erno Hildén said he will prioritize continuity, operational stability, and progress toward the company’s long-term objectives.
• Supervisory Board chairman Andrejs Martinovs said Hildén’s aviation and finance expertise will support the carrier’s next phase of growth.
• A Finnish national, Hildén most recently served as EVP and Group CFO at SAS until June 2025, following senior roles at Saudi Arabian Airlines Group and as Finnair’s CFO and COO.
• The transition follows the April departure of long-time CEO Martin Gauss after the Latvian government, the majority shareholder, withdrew its confidence, prompting Cālītis to serve as interim leader.