Leszek Czarnecki
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| Born |
9 May 1962 (age 55) Wrocław, Poland |
| Residence | Wrocław |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Net worth | US $ 1.4 billion (est.) (2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Married, 2 children |
Leszek Czarnecki (born 9 May 1962 in Wrocław) is a Polish billionaire. His main business activity is banking. He is based in Wrocław, is an engineer by education and a doctor of economics.
Graduated from Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Sanitary Engineering; gained a doctorate in economics at Wrocław University of Economics, graduated from the AMP programme at Harvard Business School.
Main shareholder in five companies listed on the – Getin Holding, Getin Noble Bank, LC Corp, MW Trade, and Open Finance.
In 1986, his passion for cave diving led him to set up a commercial diving company — Przedsiębiorstwo Hydrotechniki i Inżynierii TAN. He was the creator and main shareholder of Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy (European Leasing Fund) which he set up in 1991. This was the first and, eventually, the largest lease company in Poland. In 2001, he sold it to the French bank Credit Agricole for PLN 900 million, and became the CEO of Credit Agricole Poland. At that time, he was also managing other group’s companies, such as EFL, Lukas Bank, TU Europa, TU na Życie Europa, and Getin Service Provider S.A.
In 1993–1995, he was the deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and later the CEO of Polbank S.A. (GMAC Bank). In 1996-1997, Leszek Czarnecki was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of an insurance company based in Wrocław TU Europa na Życie S.A, and in 1997 he became the CEO of TU Europa S.A. and TU Europa na Życie S.A. for the next two years.
In 2002-2003, he was the CEO and managing director responsible for leasing and insurance at Credit Agricole Poland. Until the end of November 2004, he was the CEO of Getin Holding, and until May 2006 CEO of Getin Bank.
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