New Softbank president ushered in - but what is the next step?

The reign of Aleksander Lesz has come to an end. The President and founder of Softbank, one of the biggest domestic IT companies, is to hand his powers over to Miroslaw Szturmowicz, the incumbent deputy president of Prokom. He leaves the company in a devastated state, but with an untarnished name. Other members of the management board who are also leaving include the deputy president and personel director. The changes do not come as a surprise. After signing a contract in 2002 concerning the takeover of Softbank by Prokom, it was clear that sooner or later the company would likewise take over the management of the Warsaw integrator. "Rather sooner. For a long time now, Prokom had a decisive say in Softbank's affairs. The changes in management were planned for a long time," said an anonymous source connected with both companies. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.C.