WIESŁAWA WASILEWSKA
Panasonic Polska
Wiesława Wasilewska was appointed president of Panasonic Polska on April 1. She is the first woman to be appointed president at Panasonic's worldwide operations and is also the first Pole to head the company's local operations. Wasilewska's career at Panasonic Polska started when the company arrived on the Polish market in 1993. She created the first sales network for Panasonic and Technics products in Poland and in 1995 was appointed director of logistics at the company. Two years later she was made responsible for all of Panasonic Polska's operational and financial affairs.
