Andrzej Voigt

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Andrzej Voigt born on 1st October in 1966 in Poland. Polish citizen active in creating of the free market economy and democracy, who worked in Polish Governmental Administration in years 1990-94 and for President of Poland and Noble Prize Award Lech Walesa in years 1996-2001. Expert in international strategic affairs, economic development, privatisation processes and fundraising.

Andrzej Voigt (2018)

 

Cross of Freedom and Solidarity

Education

• 1992 - Master of Economics, University of Gdańsk, Poland; Economics and Foreign Trade Faculty
• 1997 - Executive Master of Business & Administration ( EMBA), at University of Danube in Austria
• 1996 -Field Study EMBA at University of California in Los Angeles ( UCLA), participation in various education programmes in a field of marketing, finance, general management organised in Canada, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, France, Mexico, Belgium, Austria, Russia, England, Sweden, Hungary, USA.

Languages

• Polish - native
• English – very good in speaking and writing
• Russian – very good in speaking and writing
• German – very good in speaking and writing
• Spanish and Italian - basics

Business work experience

• 1999 - until now – strategic & financial adviser to international companies & institutions
• 1997– 1999 Director in Bank Austria Creditanstalt Poland S.A. ( responsible for marketing and structured finance )
• 1996-97 - Gdansk Branch Director, Bank Creditanstalt Poland SA
• 1995-1996 – Director in Berthold & Stempel ( part of Heidelberger DM AG in Austria and in Poland )
• 1995-96 - Adviser to President of Sankt Annae Bank in Denmark and in Poland
• 1992 -94 -Deputy President of The State Agency for Foreign Investment ( PAIZ SA ) in Poland, institutional part of the Government of Poland

Public Activity

• 1988-1992 - co- Founder and Board Member of Gdansk Liberal Congress Association ( illegal political / economic think tank to Solidarity Union )
• 1989-90 - National President of AIESEC Poland
• 1989-90 - Head of Youth Section in the Citizenship Committee at Lech Walesa, Warsaw( Komitety Obywatelskie przy Lechu Wałęsie )
• 1989-90 - Member of Students Board at Gdansk University / first  democratic election of  student unions)
• 1990 -1993 - Member of National Board of Liberal Democratic Congress / KLD /, one of the key & political party in Poland
• 1999 - 2001 - Member of the National Political  Board of CHDRP ( Christian Democratic Party )
• 1991 - one of Mediators on behalf of National Board of KLD  to merge with PC /Centre Treaty party led by J.Kaczynski/
• 1992 - Plenipotentiary of the Government of Prime Minister J. Olszewski for the founding PAIZ ( according to new Parliamentary act on Foreign Investments in Poland from 1991)

Other responsibilities

• from 2014 - Expert in national Program POLSKA 3.0
• from 2017 - Expert in Adam Smith Center, first independent think tank in Poland after 1989,
• from 2009 – Chairman of the Board LEX NOSTRA Foundation ( human rights protection activities )
• 1996 - 2001 - HEAD OF ECONOMIC THINK TANK FOR PRESIDENT LECH WAŁĘSA ( more than 120 advisers in 12 sections)
• 1991-92 – DIRECTOR for Information Center in the Ministry of Privatisation in Poland, responsible for IT & promotion liaison with foreign potential investors interested in privatising state - owned companies in Poland, more than 9500 state companies; - responsible for several restructuring large scale privatisation projects, for more than several bln USD, including Project Director function for : hotel & tourism ORBIS SA ( 54 hotels of 5-4 stars , 120 travel agencies with 20 000 employees ) - Minister Plenipotentiary for restructuring of the internal management of the Ministry of Privatisation,

Other business activities

• 1991 - 1995 - Member of Supervisory Board of Orbis S.A, the biggest Polish hotel and travel company, approx. 250 mln USD revenue in 1995 ( responsible for asset management, restructuring financial and management the company )
• 1991 - 2001 - Chairman of the Founder’s Board of Regional Development Agency in Gdansk Region ( establishing of the Agency with NSZZ Solidarnosc Fund, initiating various regional planning and development & actions)
• 1995-96 - Member of Supervisory Board of International Airport in Gdansk ( responsible for supervising of financing of new airport investment)

• 1998 –2000 - Member of Supervisory Board of II National Investment Fund, value of public shares - 180 ml USD, 32 companies in portfolio, responsible for supervising asset and financial management;
• 1998 – 1999 - Member of Supervisory Board of Gdansk Refinery, 1,2 billion USD revenue in 1997, 1500 employees

Social Activities

• 2016- Chairman of The Advisory Board -Tennis Club LEGIA Warsaw, Poland
• 2012 – Board Member of AIESEC ALUMNI Poland ( biggest business students alumni organisation worldwide with HQ in Brussels );
• 2012 - President of sport club ŁKS Łódź SA/ soccer and basketball prime divisons in Poland( one of oldest Polish sport clubs )
• 2010-2013 - Member of the National Board of Polish Chamber of Commerce, KIG

• From May 2002 – Member of the Board of Association for National Soccer Stars of Kazimierz Gorski ( active player of the National Team for Stars and managing financial areas & relations with Sponsors)

• 1999 -2001 – President of CWKS Legia Warsaw Tennis Club ( one of the oldest and prestigious one in Poland, more than 100 years history, initiated restructuring and development of new infrastructure at Tennis facilities for 5000 funs )
• 1995-97 - National President for Management Club Poland

Special Awards

• January, 2016 – awarded by President of Poland with:Solidarity & Freedom Cross

( for the contribution to the peace and democracy in Poland, one of highest one);

• October 1994 – awarded by Members of Polish Government and Head of the Cabinet of President of Poland with : Honorary Stock in the State Agency for Foreign Investments ( PAIZ ) for its contribution to economic development of Poland in years 1991-94

Author of the book

• “ Alphabet by Andrzej Voigt. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger",published in 2010, Warsaw, Poland, 274 pages

( officially recognised by the National Library as part of Poland’s heritage )

Publications:

• Active publisher of Expert articles on LinkedIn

References

• "LinkedIn profile".
• Solidarności, Krzyż Wolności i. "Ceremonia wręczenia Krzyży Wolności i Solidarności – Katowice, 15 stycznia 2016". Krzyż Wolności i Solidarności (in polski). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
• "Zespoły | Ogólnopolski Klaster Innowacyjnych Przedsiębiorstw". klasterip.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
• "Andrzej Voigt | Cluster World Congress". clusterworldcongress.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
• "Andrzej Voigt - Nowy Prezes Eficom - Sinersio S.A." Bankier.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
• "Konsorcjum Gdańskie kontra Rotch". pb.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
• "Andrzej Voigt, nowy prezes ŁKS: 'Nie jesteśmy bogatymi wujkami z Zachodu'". Sport.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2018-03-09.

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