JAN W. BOSSAK

Bossak came to Erste from National Investment Fund No. 2 where he served as president until 1997 and most recently as an adviser. Bossak, who earned a degree in foreign trade economics from the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Osaka, Japan, continues to lecture at SGH and heads the international comparative studies department there. Bossak, who was born in the northern town of Bydgoszcz, speaks English, Russian and Japanese in addition to Polish. Married with one daughter, Bossak said he likes to sail and play bridge after working hours.