UnitedSky w tygodniku Poland Weekly - 19.05.2022 - 01.06.2022

19.05.2022 - 01.06.2022 business • people • culture polandweekly
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People in real estate
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JD Sports opens new stores in Poland
Danuta Grzywacz has been
appointed Country Head for Poland
of Westbridge, a real estate
management consultancy company
in the optimization of operating
costs, product management,
real estate management
consulting, in Warsaw.
After completing her studies in
finance and management, Grzywacz
started in 2002 as a Senior
Sales Specialist at BPH bank.
Four years later she joined
Raiffeisen Bank Polska, where
she changed positions several
times, managing sales teams
and gaining, among other
things, experience in the field of
digital transformation as a Business
Development Manager at
Econocom. While working at
Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) in Warsaw
as the director responsible
for Sales Management and Client
Growth, she became interested
in the subject of sustainable
development in commercial
real estate industry. This was an
incentive for her to deepen her
knowledge of zero net energy
consumption and to join Westbridge,
an ESG specialist.
JD Sports, the British
sportswear and footwear multibrand,
opened its first store in
Poland in December 2021. Since
then, the chain has grown to
include four stores located in
shopping centers in Poznań,
Zielona Góra, Białystok and
Nowy Sącz. The Marketing Investment
Group (MIG), responsible
for the expansion of JD
Sports in CEE, is planning further
brand openings, including
in Warsaw, as well as the launch
of the jd-sports.pl online store.
JD Sports Fashion is the UK's
leading retailer of sports products
with stores in more than
20 countries. In March 2021, the
company acquired a 60% stake in
the Polish company Marketing
Investments Group (MIG).
JD Sports made its debut in
Poland with the opening of
a store in the Posnania gallery in
Poznań. Currently, there are four
multibrand stores in the country:
in the Posnania shopping center,
Focus Mall Zielona Góra, Atrium
Biała and Galeria Trzy Korony
in Nowy Sącz. JD Sports is
planning further store openings.
The company’s offer includes
a wide range of products from
brands such as Nike, Adidas,
Puma, Vans, Timberland, The
North Face and others. JD's entry
into Poland also means direct access
to brands such as Pink Soda
Sport or Supply & Demand, as
well as limited collections and
unique premieres.
Piotr Kalisz has joined the REI-
NA company team. As an Associate
Partner, he will advise key clients
of the company in the field
of renting, planning and finishing
office spaces. Piotr has over
12 years of experience in the
commercial real estate market.
The presence of Piotr in the
team means a strengthening of
REINA’s competences in the areas
of ​transaction and technical
consulting. Piotr accompanies
tenants at every stage of planning,
the lease process and the
comprehensive implementation
of their office needs. For the last
two years he has been responsible
for servicing Reesco's key
clients. In 2010-2020 he worked
in the tenant representation department
at the Polish branch of
Colliers International, including
as Associate Director.
Artur Czuba has been promoted
to the position of Associate
Director in Avison Young. He has
been with the company since its
inception in Poland. During this
time, he developed his consulting
skills and was promoted
several times in the company's
structure. Artur is also the winner
of the Client Care & Delivery
Award 2021 awarded by Avison
Young to outstanding advisers
in the company's European
branches.
Artur has 8 years of experience
in the commercial real estate
investment market, which he
gained in the transaction and
investment financing departments.
At Avison Young, he is
responsible for investment consulting,
supporting funds and
developers. Artur is active in
all major market segments, recently
also in the retail park segment.
Some of the projects he
finalized include the sale of the
portfolios of the HopStop and
Hunter REIM retail parks, the
purchase of Pasaż Chełmiński,
the Action warehouse near
Bolesławiec, as well as land for
logistics facilities.
Bank Pekao SA becomes main
tenant in Forest skyscraper
Bank Pekao, one of the
largest Polish banks, will occupy
18 floors in the Forest skyscraper
owned by HB Reavis in Warsaw.
The relocation of Bank Pekao is
part of the implementation of
the ESG strategy.
“The new headquarters will provide
employees with more functional
and attractive interiors,
while saving on property rental.
The change of location is also an
element of the bank's ESG strategy,”
says Paweł Jurek, spokesman
for Bank Pekao S.A.
Forest designers were inspired by
nature and the trend known as
biophilic design. In the courtyard
open to pedestrians and around
the buildings, 200 mature trees
and as many shrubs were planted.
Another distinguishing feature is
green terraces on the roofs, where
recreational zones and a city garden
overlooking the panorama of
Warsaw have been created.
Employees of the offices located
in the Forest can easily get there
by public transport - with bus,
tram and city rail stops (Warszawa
Powązki) nearby, and the
Dworzec Gdański metro station
within a 10-minute walk.
The first tenants of the complex
are already using the new
offices, and more companies
will move in after the finishing
works. Works related to
the renovation and greening of
Burakowska Street and the construction
of a new bicycle path
are still in progress in the area.
Anita Bajdalska takes up a new
director position at Dobre Hotel
as a certified SPA manager on
behalf of the international ISPA
(International Spa Association),
an auditor of SPA facilities and
a lecturer at WSB postgraduate
studies in the field of hotel
facilities management and SPA
& Wellness. She also graduated
from the Faculty of Management
and Economics of the University
of Szczecin (majoring in
management and tourism and
recreational business). Anita
gained her skills in managing
SPA facilities in the best hotels in
Austria and Switzerland. She
also has 15 years of professional
experience as a SPA & Wellness
manager in hotels located in
Poland. In addition, he works as
a trainer and business consultant
for SPA & Wellness.