Andrzej Olechowski - english summary
Dr. Andrzej Olechowski is a Member of the Supervisory Boards of Bank Handlowy, Layetana Developments Polska and MCI Management as well as a Director of Euronet. He sits on the International Advisory Boards of ACE, Citigroup Europe and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund.
He is Chairman of the Polish Group in the Trilateral Commission and a member of European Council on Foreign Relations.
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A former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-95) and Minister of Finance (1992), he was a candidate in Presidential election (2000 and 2010) and a of the Civic Platform.
His previous positions include Chairman of the City Council in Wilanów (1994-98), Economic Advisor to President Lech Wałęsa (1992-93; 1995), Secretary of State for Foreign Economic Relations (1991-92), Deputy Governor, National Bank of Poland (1989-91). He served as a Member of Supervisory Boards of Vivendi, PKN Orlen, LOT and ABB Poland. He was a Senior Advisor to the > EBRD and a Member of the Advisory Boards of Goldman Sachs, Creditanstalt,Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Textron and IFC.
Educated at the Central School of Planning and Statistics (Ph.D., 1979), he is the author of numerous publications on international trade and foreign policy.