Wednesday 29 July 2015
Jan Kulczyk, one of the richest Polish, passed away at 65
Jan Kulczyk, one of the richest Polish, passed away at the age of
65, due to the complications after the surgery. His company, Kulczyk
Investments, was internationally recognized company operating in the energy and
oil field, in the production of crude oil.
Jan Kulczyk was the most active in the world Polish
entrepreneur. He conducted business in Europe, Africa and South America and Asia.
The last big transaction that he finalized was the acquisition of a gold mine
in Namibia.
Kulczyk was an entrepreneur operating in the energy sector,
oil and gas, mineral resources, infrastructure and real estate. He participated
in major transactions and ownership transformations in Poland, initiated and
implemented major projects in the field of public-private partnership after
Poland liberalized its market.
Jan Kulczyk entered into the business world at the beginning
of 1980s with assuming foreign trade company Interkulpol. In 1988 he entered
into automotive industry, creating the first Polish distribution network of
Volkswagen. In 1991 he established Kulczyk Holding, which since 2007 included
in a group Kulczyk Investments.
He was a co-founder and president of the Polish Business
Council, chaired the Polish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as
he hold president title of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. Since 2006
he has served on the Board of Directors of Green Cross International and since
2007 he served as President of the Council.
In 2010 he founded the CEED Institute, a think tank that
promotes the achievement of the new Member States of the European Union. In
2014 he initiated the Polish Council of Investors in Africa. He was a member of
the advisory board of the elite international think tank the Atlantic Council.
Jan Kulczyk was also a philanthropist and patron of culture
and the arts. He supported the theaters, the construction of museums,
charities. He was a Knight of the Order of the Rebirth of Polish. In 2012, Jan
Kulczyk Investment House granted 20 million zł for the construction of the main
exhibition formed the Warsaw Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Former
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, to show his appreciation, awarded
Kulczyk with a title of “patron of culture” (June 2015) given to individuals
who express extraordinary interest and involvement in the promotion and
restoration of art pieces.
Jan Kulczyk was an extraordinary entrepreneur, giving
example to other Polish businessmen. Those, who had an opportunity to work with
him highlight his emotional intelligence, willingness to cross borders,
visionary approach and need to always go one step further.
We would like to express deep condolences to the family and
business partners of Jan Kulczyk and wish them strength, respect and love.
Polish business world lost outstanding personality that will be very difficult,
if not impossible, to replace.
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