Brod Viktor (born 1946)

From 1963 to 1968, Viktor Brod studied at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, specialising in mechanical engineering. Between 1971 and 1976, he additionally obtained a diploma as an engineer-economist.

From 1961 to 1980, he worked in various manual, engineering, and managerial positions at several industrial enterprises in Riga, including RĒZ, RVZ, Straume, and SĤKPTB. From 1980 to 1987, he served as Director of the Experimental and Expert Plant Ekrāns under the Latvian State Committee for Cinematography.

Between 1987 and 1991, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Branch of the Savings Bank of the USSR. During this period, he successfully introduced, within a short time, advanced automated bank management systems and client service automation systems. He also established new state and cooperative repair and construction enterprises for the maintenance and servicing of banking equipment.

Viktor Brod was one of the developers of the cashless settlement system within the Savings Bank system of the USSR.

From 1989 to 1991, he was elected President of the State-Cooperative Association for Business Cooperation ABC-Riga.

Starting from 1991, Viktor Brod was engaged in entrepreneurial activities and headed the ABC-Conti company.