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Farewell message from General Director, Wojciech Baczyński, finishing his mission at the PPCC

Dear PPCC Members and Friends,

I would like to inform that after 11 magnificent years, I will cease my functions as General Director/Secretary General at the Polish – Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC).

I have always treated work as a service to other people and as a form of cooperation that allows to achieve goals that are inaccessible to an individual. It was a great honour to be part of our business community and to contribute to its development and challenges. Working at the PPCC was unique and highly rewarding experience in my career and for that chance I will always be grateful. It was also a lot of fun with personal fulfilment.

I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart:

  • All the PPCC MEMBERS, for your cooperation and human links created.
  • João Brás Jorge, current PPCC President, for great cooperation and professional inspirations. I could always rely on your true input of ideas and values.
  • Pedro Pereira da Silva, founding PPCC President, for seeing drive in me and for learnings on thinking with ambition while working on details,
  • Tiago Costa, Mr. Paulo Ribeiro Da Silva, Mr. Christian Minzolini, Mr. Vitor Pinto, Mr. Joaquim Barbosa, Mr. Rui Amaral, Mr. Dimitri Dias, Mr. Piotr Bienias, Mr. António Castro, Mr. Pedro Martinho and Mr. José Luis Villacampa for their constant guidance and very strong commitment to our teamwork.

Special thanks to: Mrs .Izabella Paszak, Mrs. Maria Geraldes, Mrs. Katarzyna Dubińska, Mr. Luis Amaral, Mr. Adam Tencza, Mr. Rui Bento de Carvalho, Mr. João Rodrigues, Mr. Piotr Komorowski, Mr. Marcin Krakowiak, Mr. Tomasz Darowski, Mr. Paulo Silva, Mr. Ricardo Rodrigues, Mr. José Luis Teixeira, Mr. Ivo Novo, Mr. Jorge Pinto, Mr. José da Silva, Mr. Manuel Maioral.

To His and Her Excellencies the Ambassadors: H.E. Luis Cabaço, H.E. Maria Amélia Paiva, H.E João Silva Leitão, H.E. Jacek Junosza-Kisielewski, H.E. Katarzyna Skórzyńska, H.E. Dorota Barys, H.E. Marek Makowski, H.E. Andrzej Braiter, H.E. Haroldo Macedo Ribeiro, H.E. Alfredo Leoni, H.E. Hadil da Rocha Vianna.

To all our business Partners and friends at other institutions and all PPCC Regional Representatives in 5 countries.

To the BEST TEAMS formed initially by Elżbieta Jura, Malgorzata Goreń and Weronika Gwiazda; and later by Sylwia Królak-Kolęda, Antonina Łaguna, Anita Siemińska, Martyna Zięba, Kasia Banaszek, Agata Sołtys, Andre Borges and all the trainees that helped this Chamber of Commerce.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the new PPCC General Director/Secretary General, Mrs. Sylwia Królak-Kolęda, a dear colleague at the PPCC over past 5 years, assuming the function as of 1 April 2025. 

Below the contact details of Mrs. Sylwia Królak-Kolęda. 

E-mail: sk@ppcc.pl 

Mobile: +48 696 760 925 (my number during past years).

In the past weeks, I have worked together with Mrs. Sylwia Królak-Kolęda, in all matters of day-to-day business of the Chamber of Commerce and to prepare a smooth transition.

Furthermore, I also would like to inform that I am currently in preparations that shall lead to continuation of my professional career working in Curitiba, Brazil, at the General Consulate of Republic of Poland, an institution focused, among others, on relations with the broad Polish diaspora in Brazil, as well as on the bilateral economic relations, with coverage of 13 states of the Federation.

Below my contact details:

E-mail: wbaczynski@gmail.com

Mobile: +48 603792486 (phone and WhatsApp)

LinkediN: linkedin.com/in/wojciech-baczyński-a319a687

It will be always a pleasure to keep in touch and continue our fruitful cooperation. I do hope to still meet you during upcoming PPCC General Meeting scheduled for 28th March 2025, as recently informed.

Sincerely yours,

PPCC General Meeting Overview

Dear PPCC Members,

Today, 10th March 2022, the Annual General Meeting  of the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) took place. The event was organized in a virtual format.

The General Assembly approved:

  1. The Financial Statements of the Chamber 2021.
  2. PPCC Management Board composition for the period of 2022-2024, as follows:

President:

Mr. João Brás Jorge in representation of Bank Millennium.

Vice-President:

Mr. Joaquim Barbosa in representation of EDP-Renewables.

Board Members:

Mr. Ricardo Almeida in representation of Jeronimo Martins Polska;

Mr. Arnaldo Guerreiro in representation of Eurocash;

Mr. Piotr Bienias in representation of Mota-Engil Central Europe;

Mrs. Katarzyna Knapkiewicz-Dubińska in representation of Colep Consumer Products;

Mrs. Izabella Paszak in representation of Browary Łódzkie S.A;

Mr. Tiago Costa in representation of LPR;

Mr. Piotr Tomasz Komorowski in representation of Bakoma S.A.;

Mr. José Luis Villacampa Varea in representation of DZP;

Mr Adam Tencza in representation of Paytel S.A.

We would like to thank our Member Companies and all the Guests very much for participating in this important event for the PPCC.

Should you have any questions or comments about the Event, please contact:

Mr. Wojciech Baczyński:
Phone: +48 696 760 925

E-mail: wb@ppcc.pl

 

Kind regards,

PPCC Team

The PPCC Stands with Ukraine

Today, the Polish Portuguese Chamber of Commerce jointly with Atlantika donated important food products to refugees from Ukraine, at the Western Railway Station in Warsaw. Among other things, cups were provided, in which those in need would receive hot drinks and soup. The products were delivered to the ETOH Fundacja Rozwoju Profilaktyki, Edukacji i Terapii Problemów Alkoholowych, which coordinates the operation and where 60 refugees, mainly mothers with children, have been admitted since yesterday. 

Products that are particularly needed now are bottled water and personal care products (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, shampoos, washing powders, nappies etc).

If you want to help, please contact Sylwia Królak (+48) 609 331 151 or sk@ppcc.pl

#StandwithUkraine