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About Wojciech Szelągowski

Thirty years on the other side of the table.

Finance and project-management executive turned one-to-one sparring partner. Warsaw and online.

Executive MBA, law degree — and, today, teaching methodology and tutoring practice, every single day.

Wojciech Szelągowski.

How I work

Clear sentences beat clever spreadsheets.

For thirty years I sat on the other side of the table — structuring billion-euro financings, presenting to investors from Silicon Valley to Hong Kong, negotiating with bankers and lawyers in New York and London. What made the difference in those rooms was never the spreadsheet. It was a few clear sentences, delivered with confidence, at the right moment.

  • Practitioner, not a consultant.Real rooms, real deals — not a textbook.
  • I listen first.I understand your situation before I offer any advice.
  • Straight and simple.No jargon. Live feedback, on the spot.
  • A relationship, not a transaction.I don’t watch the clock.
  • Your goals set the agenda.Your topics, your pace, your situations.

What clients say

4.9 / 5 · 13 reviews — all on Oferteo. My Uber rating too. People just like talking to me :)

“A true professional. From the first minute he built a great atmosphere; his charisma and sense of humour make the training not only instructive, but a real pleasure.”E.Z. · Oferteo · translated
“Able to listen to the client, asking the right questions and based on that he always brought the right solutions. Strongly oriented on deliverables and keeping deadlines.”Piotr Juda — former CFO and Board Member, ABN AMRO Bank Poland · LinkedIn
“Enormous knowledge of English, but above all a professional teacher who uses up-to-date methods. Topics follow the student’s interests. For anyone who wants to break the barrier and start talking freely, without stress.”Katarzyna · Oferteo · translated
“Full professionalism. He helped me build a professional CV, and the Excel he teaches me no longer gives me any trouble.”Wioletta · Oferteo · translated
“Every step explained — and done by me, not by the teacher. Calm lessons, from simple steps to ever more complex ones.”Dariusz · Oferteo · translated
“Great person, always full of energy to act and consistent. I recommend for cooperation.”Barbara Adamska-Kusz — Private Banking Regional Director, mBank · LinkedIn
“Interesting, engaging lessons in a good atmosphere. Patient, open to questions and always willing to help.”Natalia · Oferteo · translated
“Passes on knowledge in a very simple way. Eloquent and gallant. An expert in his field.”E.C. · Oferteo · translated
“Lessons are stress-free and practical. Learning doesn’t go to waste — the method encourages rather than discourages.”Katarzyna · Oferteo · translated

Education

  • Executive MBA, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, with SGH Warsaw
  • Master of Laws, Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)

Always learning

  • Financial Markets, Yale University (Robert Shiller)
  • Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital, Stanford
  • Every day: teaching methodology, tutoring practice and the tools my clients use at work

Thirty years, roughly

  1. Early 1990s
    Arthur Andersen
    Arthur AndersenConsultantAudit and tax: telecoms, brewing, banks
  2. Mid-1990s
    ABN AMRO
    ABN AMROProject Finance Manager€20–200m project finance; syndicated loans for Heineken Żywiec, Lafarge, Orange
  3. Around 2000
    ORLEN
    PGNiG, today ORLENDeputy Finance Director€800m Eurobond; financings over €1.1bn
  4. Early 2000s
    Orange
    Orange PolskaDirector, Capital MarketsFirst PLN 300m corporate bond listed in Warsaw
  5. Early 2000s
    HSBC
    HSBCCorporate BankingBuilt the corporate business from scratch: 50+ clients
  6. Mid-2000s
    PAIH, Polish Investment & Trade Agency
    PAIH (PAIZ)Vice PresidentRecord FDI inflow of €15bn in 2006 (NBP); Dell, Toshiba, IBM, HP
  7. Late 2000s
    DIWS
    Own advisory practicePrincipalStrategy and financing for telecom, real estate and industry
  8. Mid-2010s
    GAZ-SYSTEM
    GAZ-SYSTEMGroup CFOBaltic Pipe (€2bn) preparations; LNG terminal expansion
  9. Late 2010s
    Polish Development Fund
    Polish Development FundExpert€500m housing fund portfolios; 30 affordable housing projects
  10. Today
    One to oneEnglish, coaching and Office — the same experience, shared with you.

Former employers, shown under today’s names. No endorsement implied.

On stage and in the press

Big projects, explained in public.

Foreign investment, energy security, capital markets: I have represented Poland to global investors, spoken at international conferences and been quoted by the business press — in Polish and in English.

Flame Conference · Amsterdam · 2016

“Gaz System: We can use wifi (LNG) gas supplies to Poland, but need firm fibre (pipeline) too. Best partners Denmark and Norway.”
My talk for GAZ-SYSTEM, as summed up live on X by Karen Sund, founder of Sund Energy. #flameconf16
Wojciech Szelągowski holding Polish banknotes in front of the national emblem
PAIZ, 2006–2008Selling Poland to global investors. Vice President of the national investment agency, today PAIH. 25+ articles in Puls Biznesu; conference talk “The largest investments of global corporations in Poland”, March 2007.
GAZ-SYSTEM press release · 14.03.2016 Appointed to the Management Board of GAZ-SYSTEM Poland’s gas transmission operator: finance, the Świnoujście LNG terminal, preparations for Baltic Pipe. Read on gaz-system.pl →

Selected articles

  1. 29.03.2006Nic nie zastąpi technologii ITPoland can become Europe’s services centre.
  2. 20.07.2006Gra toczy się o blisko sto dużych projektówSome 80 investment projects in hand; investors outside the Far East are mine.
  3. 04.09.2006PAIiIZ: wartość bezpośrednich inwestycji może sięgnąć 10 mld USDAgency forecast for foreign direct investment in 2006.
  4. 06.09.2006Umowa coraz bliżejNegotiating the legal, tax and logistics set-up of a major investment.
  5. 26.01.2007Flextronics may invest but wants incentives“We want investors to treat PAIIZ as their supporter.”
  6. 05.02.2007Będą inwestorzy i nowe centrumFinding a logistics investor for the Słubice region.
  7. 02.03.2007Orion ma poważne problemy z grantemWorking with Orion, Sharp’s supplier, on its government grant.
  8. 13.03.2007Vodafone mówi: bye, bye“You can’t win them all.” Why Poland lost an 800-job service centre.
  9. 26.03.2007Program konferencjiConference talk: “The largest investments of global corporations in Poland”.
  10. 02.04.2007Inwestorzy, trzymamy kciuki!“Let’s give the new minister time.”
  11. 06.06.2007Rząd długo myśli, komu dawać grantyOn the slow, bureaucratic grant process for large investors.
  12. 05.09.2007Hinduski najazd na polskie usługiSeveral Indian investment projects handled at a time.
  13. 12.09.2007Plusy i minusy dla centrów usługPanel debate: “Our strength is people.”
  14. 25.09.2007Lenovo jedną nogą w Legnickim Polu“I’m convinced the company will land in Poland — but it isn’t settled yet.”
  15. 26.09.2007Cadbury buduje słodką fabrykęUp to €270m: “We will certainly support such projects.”
  16. 10.10.2007Nie uciekną, ale też nie przyjdą“We don’t want to compete on low wages at all.”
  17. 15.10.2007Setki projektów przy żałosnych środkach179 projects in hand: as many investors by September as in the whole previous year.
  18. 22.10.2007Scania stawia wielką fabrykęA new bus plant in the Słupsk zone. “No comment.”
  19. 10.12.2007Hiszpańska corrida inwestycyjnaSpanish investors in wind farms and biofuels.
  20. 11.01.2008Investors give up Poland due to high energy prices“I hope that the attitude towards big clients will change.”
  21. 31.03.2008Ford wjeżdża z pompą do TychA €5m government grant for Ford’s Tychy investment.
  22. 08.04.2008Agencja pracuje nad 17 mld zł“More and more high-tech projects.”
  23. 23.05.2008Agencja inwestycji szuka dwóch wiceprezesów“I came from business, and I’m going back there.”
  24. 02.04.2009Agencja inwestycji czeka na nowe władzeAs an adviser, on supporting the investors already in Poland.

Quotes translated from Polish, except the English-language articles and the post on X. The articles belong to their publishers: linked, not copied.

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