JACEK KSEN

   JACEK KSEN, 60, who is the president of the management board of Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy (WBK), has been appointed an honorary consul of the Republic of Ireland in Poland. Ksen graduated from the Economics University in Poznan and holds a doctorate from the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). He started his banking career with Bank Handlowy and in 1978 moved to Paris as head of Bank Pekao's branch there. Ksen worked for a number of Western financial institutions, including Lyonnaise de Banque and Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole in Paris. In 1996 Ksen became president of WBK, which is majority-owned by Allied Irish Bank (AIB). As an honorary consul of Ireland, Ksen said he wants to promote both countries' economic and cultural activities.