Andrzej Olechowski - english summary
Dr. Andrzej Olechowski is a Member of the Supervisory Boards of Citibank Handlowy, Layetana Developments Poland 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 European Deputy Chairman of 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 is a founder of the Civic Platform, a centrist political party, created after the 2000 Presidential elections of which he was a candidate.
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).
Former Chairman of Bank Handlowy (1991-96, 1998-2000) 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.