Jan Kulczyk is dead. He was 65 years. “Tonight, as a result of post-operative complications …” – Gazeta.pl

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John Kulczyk was the richest Pole – weekly “Wprost” this year estimated his fortune at 15.1 billion zł.

Kulczyk died in Vienna after – as informs “Gazeta Wyborcza” – “petty cardiac surgery.” According to a source the newspaper entrepreneur today have been released – was poumawiany a series of meetings in Warsaw.

Real Kulczyk

Jan Kulczyk was the owner of Kulczyk Holding and an international investment group Kulczyk Investments. It is Kulczyk Investments created the first Polish private energy group with international scope – Polenergia. Is engaged in production of energy from conventional and renewable sources, as well as distribution and trade of electricity and its products.

Posiadał more than 3 percent. shares in SABMiller – the world’s second largest beer producer – valued at 7 billion zł. Kulczyk also had shares in foreign companies, including San Leon Energy, Neconde Energy Limited, Ophir Energy, Oil Ventures and Centar – raw materials exploration company in Afghanistan. Most, as many as over 50 per cent., Serin Serinus invested in Energy, a mining company in Ukraine, Romania, Tunisia and Brunei.

Jan Kulczyk was also engaged in real estate. In 2008,. He has invested in the construction of office complex in Dubai. He was also the owner of a luxury office building in Warsaw Ufficio Primo. Five years ago Kulczyk also bought a luxurious 90-meter yacht with a value of 120 million dollars.

In the list of “Wprost” appeared regularly in the first place (it fell only once – after her divorce from Grazyna Kulczyk, when there was a division of property).

Jan Kulczyk – activity

Kulczyk was the founder of the Polish Business Roundtable (he was its president twice). Also invest in culture – passed, eg. 20 million zł for the construction of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.

Kulczyk said that he was lucky, because the first one million US dollars he got from his father, who in Germany made a fortune. Another money earned was in his father’s company. In 1981. He founded the company Interkulpol foreign trade. In 1988. Entered the automotive industry, creating the first Polish distribution network of Volkswagen.

In 1991. It was established Kulczyk Holding, which since 2007. Included in a group Kulczyk Investments.

Kulczyk several state took over the company, in order to then resell them to foreign corporations – of which many people made him complaint. Examples of such activities Jan Kulczyk was the case. Polish Telecom acquisition or sale of Warta.

Jan Kulczyk was one of the people associated with the Orlen affair. As a shareholder PKN Orlen had to have a very big impact on your business. Former president of the company accused him of bullying. In the course of the work of the committee of inquiry ws. Orlen appeared accusation that Kulczyk in 2003. Met with Vladimir Alganov and had, referring to its alleged influence with Kwasniewski, suggest that the Russians will take over the Gdansk Refinery in the privatization process.

Jan Kulczyk was to have a huge influence in Poznan. 12 years ago the authorities sold him land in the city center. However, there was controversy, which was hailed then Kulczykparku affair. Poznan “Gazeta Wyborcza” revealed that the tender for two plots in the city center could be set up by city officials in the richest Pole and his wife. The court of first instance sentenced the president Ryszard Grobelny for negligence. However, in subsequent processes, he was acquitted.

Grazyna Kulczyk

For 2006. Was associated with Grazyna Kulczyk, with whom he had two children. She boasts an impressive wealth valued by “Forbes” at 1.7 billion zł.

Grazyna with John met at her prom absolutoryjnym. She studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, he thought then about the doctorate of international law. Soon they were married. After the wedding came businesswoman for many years was a housewife and children living in the shadow of her husband, who in the meantime multiplied fortune.

In the beginning 90s with a flourish entered the business. He then began to follow the 50-50 rule, which means that as much attention is paid to the business and the arts. For example., Following Volkswagen’s dealer network, he combined its passion for art collector with a bold marketing idea. In an exclusive showroom in Poznan he has created a gallery of contemporary art. Another business idea was GK imports of bicycles from Taiwan, in which the company has become one of the leaders on the Polish market. The most famous of her project is, however, Stary Browar – Arts and Business Center, which was established in century-old buildings Brewery Hunger, bought by a company belonging to the Fortis.

Economists in shock: Great character, great loss

– Character unusual, leader of change, the man who built a large empire. Few Poles can say that – so prof. Krzysztof Kalicki commented on Radio TOK FM information about the death of Jan Kulczyk. He stressed that the business conducted extensive charitable and social activities. – We bear a great loss – he added.

Dr Irena Ożóg added: – He was not afraid of risk, brought many in the last 25 years. In turn prof. Witold Orlowski added that in the history of Polish transformation Jan Kulczyk is a ” character monument ”. – It is a symbol of change. We need entrepreneurs with great vision, people who are not afraid. He was such an entrepreneur. Great loss – the economist said.

Beliefs Kulczyk

1. Kulczyk higher taxes for the wealthiest (source: ” On ”):

“Punishing people for that earlier rise, more to learn, more risk and therefore more earn, is immoral. “

2. Polish Kulczyk for attachment to the land (statement of the European Economic Congress):

“We are a little superficial, mentally too attached to the land. We forget that the most wonderful for every nation is if its representatives are conquering the world. If we realize that it is our attachment to the culture, language burdens in Europe, we will have a problem. “

3. Kulczyk about migration (statement of the European Economic Congress):

“European economies can benefit from migration, also on the influx of immigrants from the East or the South.

4. Kulczyk Europe (statement of the European Economic Congress):

“Europe has come to the wall and is not further able to develop. We lost as Europe right to instruct the world as it should be put together. The truth is that this is not Africa needs Europe, Europe needs Africa “.

5. Serin on the open market (source: ” On ”) :

“The free market economy is what it is democracy in politics.”

6 . Kulczyk about money (source: ” On ”):

” Money is only an instrument in the functioning of the economy, in the economy, and that’s all. I would not be in this social group, for the purpose of money ”.

7. Kulczyk about ecology and the environment (source: ” Virtual New Industry “):

” It is cheaper to live healthier, than to cure. In addition, this planet is small, and we have no timetable yet for another. Therefore, the fight for it and protect the environment is not only a necessity, but a condition of the survival of humanity ”.