Rumors are circulating in the public about who will possibly replace the former Mr. architect Mindaugas Pakalnis. The latter announced his withdrawal from the company in August Vilnius city municipalities post As reliable sources informed the MadeinVilnius.lt portal, Laura Kairienė, M. Pakalnis' advisor, could become the chief architect of the city.
L. Kairienė is currently temporarily holding these positions, which she had to cover after the departure of M. Pakalnis. in Vilnius city municipality L. Kairienė has been working as an advisor to the chief architect since 2021. November The advisor of Valdas Benkunskas does not comment on this information yet and says that it would be inappropriate to make assumptions for the time being, as a public tender will be announced.
"For now, it is difficult to answer who will become the new chief architect of the city, since it is a career civil servant position for which we must announce a competition through the Public Management Agency. We hope that the tender will be announced in the near future, this week," comments the mayor's spokeswoman, Dovilė Ibianskaitė.
Laura Kairienė has been working as an architect since 2004. The woman started her career in the now defunct company "Narduva". Since 2005, the architect held different positions in various companies: she was an architect, a department head, and a council member. From 2021 In November, she joined the Vilnius City Municipality, where she worked as an advisor to Mindaugas Pakalnis.
The chief architect of Vilnius, Mindaugas Pakalnis, by mutual agreement of the parties, from August 7. left Vilnius city municipality. The architect held this position for more than 5 years.
