Deda climbs into the big chair at HSBC Polska

Deda was, until recently, president of Pekao's operations in Ukraine; previously he had served as vice president of Pekao in Poland. "So far HSBC has been creating a development base in Poland. Now we are working on a plan of action for the retail banking sector," said Deda. He refused to comment as to whether the bank will participate in the tender to acquire 200 BPH outlets following its merger with Pekao, but according to market rumors it will. "Janusz Deda is a very ambitious and independent manager who had no chances to prove his skills in Pekao Ukraina. I believe that his transfer to HSBC is related to actual promises of activities which he will be able to carry out in Poland," said a board member of one of the largest banks in Poland. (Puls Biznesu, pp.1, 7) M.M.