Who's who from the list
By : Magdalena Wierzchowska
Adam Martowski has been the president of BRE Leasing since the company was established 10 years ago. "In 1991 I was one of the pioneers of leasing in Poland," Martowski said. According to him, becoming successful on the leasing market is no mean feat.
So far, legal gaps between tax laws, accounting laws and the civil code have created confrontations among leasing companies as well as with the tax office. Because of this, he said the sector had reached a state of crisis. "Leasing companies are now facing the hour of truth," Martowski said.
If leasing companies aspire to be real financial institutions, they should implement strict regulations similar to the ones that Polish banks already abide by, he said, adding that the Finance Ministry should also ensure that this happens.
Martowski is an optimist, though. "I'm lucky at business and with employees who believe as much as I do that we can play in the first league of leasing and that in the future we'll remain at the top," he said. However, he doesn't plan to implement any radical changes this year. "We don't want to destroy anything that has been working well," he said.
Past notes:
1953-1956: Studied at Warsaw Polytechnic's mechanics and construction department.
1956-1960: Studied at the foreign trade department of what is now the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).
1965-1969: Received his Ph.D. in "methods of financing investments" from the American University in Beirut.
Last word:
"When I quit my current position, I'll be traveling much more than I have been doing so far and I'll be spending the money that I've worked very hard for."
