Public relations peace

Wiesław Migut has settled his case with the Polish branch of Edelman Inc.

Migut is the CEO of the publishing house Migut Media and until December last year he was a 51-percent shareholder of Business Communication Associates (BCA) - one of the biggest PR agencies in Poland.

"That was my aim from the very beginning of the conflict - I didn't start it but I had to fight on behalf of my company," Migut commented.

The real tempest broke out after Barbara Kwiecień, the president and 49-percent shareholder in BCA left the company to team up with Edelman Polska - the newly created branch of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide. She took four key executives with her, as well as the majority of employees and customers - leaving Migut with nothing but the premises.

Migut consequently leveled a series of accusations at his former business partner, claiming Kwiecień acted deliberately to the detriment of BCA.

The controversial beginnings of Edelman on the Polish  market unleashed a wave of criticism in the PR sector and faced negative reactions from the Polish PR Companies' Association.

In order to reach settlement both sides of the conflict withdrew their accusations and Edelman has agreed to buy the 51 percent of BCA shares from Wiesław Migut.