By decision of the Supervisory Board of the Industrial Development Agency JSC. (ARP), Michal Dabrowski, long-time Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice, became the new President of the Board.
The new President of ARP is an experienced economist and manager with an extensive track record of managing multi-billion dollar projects at home and abroad. He specializes in performance optimization and corporate restructuring. He also has extensive knowledge of fundraising, new investments and business development.
Broad experience and well-established in the business
Michal Dabrowski is a graduate of the Management Studies – MBA EY at the WSB Academy in Dabrowa Gornicza. He held managerial positions in, among others: Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Szybów S.A (PBSz S.A), Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency S.A. (PAIH), Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A., and Agencja Rozwoju Inwestycji sp. z o.o. in Bytom. For many years he was associated with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice, where he served as Vice President of the Board of Directors for strategic project development and new business. He also advised the boards of many private and public companies, and worked with investment funds.
– I am a proud that, a representative the board of directors of the CCI in Katowice has taken such an important position in the Treasury company responsible for raising funds, new investments and restructuring of companies. As a former vice-president of the Chamber, Michal Dabrowski knows and feels the problems of entrepreneurs very well. I am glad that we will continue to work together for the development of economic self-government – stresses Tomasz Zjawiony, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice.
New challenges and further development of ARP
The appointment of Michał Dąbrowski as President of the ARP is certainly a new challenge, but also an opportunity for the further development of the Agency and the Polish economy. The new leadership will certainly use its extensive experience and knowledge to make the ARP an even more effective tool to support Polish industry.
The new President of the ARP S.A. is unequivocally focused on building a company based on people, investing in employees and extensive cooperation in the market, which he has already initiated.
– I have always maintained that business is done by people and not by companies. Positive energy and faith in success and people, combined with a daily smile, often make the impossible possible – says Michal Dabrowski, President of ARP S.A.
About the Industrial Development Agency JSC. (ARP)
The Industrial Development Agency JSC. (ARP) is one of the most important institutions supporting Polish industry. IDA offers a wide range of services for companies, including: investment financing, consulting, assistance in raising capital and expansion into foreign markets.