Agnieszka Walter, Founder of Star Hunt - Executive Search and Co-founder of SparkSub & Consulting. Has many years of experience in the recruitment industry both in Poland and in Europe. Earlier, she managed international projects at Grafton Recruitment in Dublin and for the last 10 years as the General Manager she worked for companies such as CPL Jobs and Kelly Services in Poland.
Currently specializes in executive search projects, advises clients on HR and helps foreign investors to open offices in the CEE region. She graduated from Muskingum University in the USA, Universität Passau in Germany and the University of Warsaw.
She joined the Pro Progressio White Tigers in August 2018.
Graduated with honours from the Master's degree in Strategic Brand Management at Kozminski University in Warsaw and the Master's degree in Management in a Modern Economy at Wrocław University of Economics.
In 2023, he was the winner of the Young Talents competition in the "Outstanding Entrepreneurial Success" category, which is organised by the Lower Silesian Capital Club. He is currently writing articles on brand strategy and competence models of the future, and is preparing to start his PhD studies.
Professionally, he is involved in strategic marketing and the HR industry. After hours, he is passionate about art, cars and technology.
During her career, Aleksandra cooperated with a number of foreign and domestic investors, both entering the Łódź market and those that were just developing. She coordinated investment processes for many well-known global brands as a high-level representative of the public sector (Director of the Investor Service Office in the City of Łódź Office, which she co-created and in the Łódź Special Economic Zone).
Aleksandra is a specialist in the field of acquiring and servicing and advising investors in the modern business services sector. Has extensive and thorough knowledge regarding support for the development and activity of investors in areas such as: employer branding, profiling or employee mapping, image promotion.
She is Pro Progressio White Tiger from September 2017
Andon Simeonov is the General Manager of SoftServe Bulgaria and the first employee of the Bulgarian branch which is now 600 employees in different IT related fields. He has over 25 years of experience in managing people and projects in a dynamic and changing environment, having held a number of senior positions in the telecommunications sector, including companies such as Megalan, Mnetwork and Mobiltel, currently A1.
Andon has a master's degree in telecommunications from the Technical University of Sofia, a Global Executive MBA from the Vienna University of Business and Economics, a master's degree in economics and business administration from the University of Minnesota.
He is a leader of the WU Executive Alumni community in Bulgaria, as well as a mentor at the Founder Institute (One of the worlds biggest startup accelerator programs).
He is Pro Progressio's Ambassador in Bulgaria since 2023.
Dorota has extensive experience gained in reputable international corporations, including in consulting companies, such as PwC Polska, Bain & Company, Kelly Services, Manpower. The functions performed so far were related to the areas of: HR, recruitment, global project management, office management. She is an expert in the field of recruiting Talents to the outsourcing industry, managing volume recruitment projects, as well as a specialist in recruiting for the consulting industry in Poland and Europe. She uses her knowledge and experience as a customer advisor with a significant impact on the development of the shared services sector in Poland.
Since April 2017, Dorota has been the Managing Partner at HCIT Masters Advisory, and in the role of White Tiger - Pro Progressio Ambassador since September 2017.
Elias has worked with over 650 companies on cross-border business issues. He developed a particular insight into business services and BPO by conducting 150 location and sourcing projects around the world. He has deep expertise in new location searches, portfolio optimization, process allocation and project implementation. He specializes in delivering solutions that work, taking into account all factors that impact business success: e.g. talent, real estate, sourcing options, regulatory environment resilience and incentives. Having held leadership positions at Price Waterhouse, Andersen and Deloitte he combines robust methodologies with deep practical insights. Elias leads Locationperspectives – a specialty location and sourcing consultancy – based in Brussels, Belgium. He teaches International Business Strategy at two universities and is a member of the Site Selectors Guild.
He joined the group of Pro Progressio Ambassadors in May 2020.
Izabela manages RPO division in Devire - the recruitment company, implementing volume projects related to the construction of new investments or expansion of existing ones, among others for the GBS / SSC / BPO sector. She has 16 years of experience in the field of investment marketing, cooperation with investors from Poland and abroad as well as in project management. For the past 14 years, mainly associated with the Shared Services sector on the Polish market. Currently, she is responsible for developing cooperation and building strategic partnerships with clients, suppliers and BSS industry associations.
Evaluates, researches and introduces new solutions and business opportunities in the field of HR for clients in the Shared Services sector. She is an expert in the field of human resources analysis, process improvement and reduction of employment costs. She cooperated and implemented projects for companies from the ICT, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Retail, Industrial, Energy and public sectors.
Maciej is responsible for the representation of tenants on the Tri-City office market and the development of Knight Frank in this part of the country. For this, he uses his 16 years of experience gained in the real estate industry, having previously worked for companies such as Hines, Torus and Vastint. Maciej was directly responsible for acquiring such tenants as Grupa Wirtualna Polska, Damen, MOWI or PZU Zdrowie. He has completed many lease transactions in the Tri-City.
Maciej is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk, specializing in Economic Diagnosis and Enterprise Operation. He also completed postgraduate studies in sales management at the Kozminski University in Warsaw.
He is Pro Progressio White Tiger since May 2018
Graduate from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk. Expert in investment advisory with almost a 15-year experience in attracting investors to the region of Pomerania. Directly responsible for the investment offers, location and feasibility studies, as well as post-investment care provided to the investors. Co-author of the concept of Invest in Pomerania initiative. Polish Investment & Trade Agency has awarded Invest in Pomerania as the best regional IPA twice. Since March 2017 in Torus. At the moment Director of Leasing Department managing the team that stands behind the lease of office and warehouse space in all the investments of the company.
A longtime friend of Pro Progressio, in the group of White Tigers since September 2017.
Mariusz has over 10 years of experience in the real estate industry, representing tenants during transactions throughout northern Poland. Has completed over 100 transactions worth more than USD 200 million. Since 2011, he has handled every second transaction on the office market in the Tri-City. He participated in the most difficult negotiations on the Tri-City real estate market in recent years (including Arla Foods, Epam, Sii, Intel, Alexander Mann Solutions, Staples, Swarovski and Bank BPH). Mariusz successfully oversaw the implementation of all major CBRE business lines (BCD, WPS, Design) in northern Poland and is constantly contributing to their effective development.
He is Pro Progressio White Tiger from July 2017.
A native inhabitant of Lublin and enthusiast of eastern Poland. Graduated in economics from Maria Curie Sklodowska University, where he was a member of the academic staff for ten years. For five years he was responsible for developing the IT industry and attracting new investors from the BSS sector to Lublin. Currently at Cushman & Wakefield he is advising on the commercial office property market in eastern Poland. He is passionate about geopolitics, exploring the world on a recumbent bike and home brewing.
He joined the Pro Progressio White Tigers in June 2019.
Business psychologist, communication expert. She works with the owners and management boards of companies as well as managerial staff. She is the author of the S.E.N.S. model, which helps to control chaos, manage more efficiently, work with pleasure and a sense of meaning. Monika is involved in projects with a clearly defined goals and defined indicators. For her, effectiveness is the sum of the financial result and employee satisfaction. It is the involvement of employees conditioned by their satisfaction that guarantees her financial result and loyalty to her employer. She has run over 6,000 training hours, 2,500 hours of consultation, and implemented changes in over 100 companies. It is said about her that she asks questions that should be answered and at the same time the most difficult to answer. One customer, today a friend, described her work with the words: "Professionalism in an attractive form. Accuracy of diagnosis and effectiveness of the solutions used. A valuable ability to work in niche industries, further enhanced by flexibility. "
In the group of Pro Progressio White Tigers since September 2017.
Experienced Executive in global fintech markets. Former Board Member of PMI and ABSL in Poland. Mentor and coach for European startups. Worked with Optiva, Nokia, Siemens, BBC, and Softserve on projects for Fortune 500 customers. Graduated from the Opole University of Technology, Abertay University in Dundee, and doctoral studies in the field of Strategic Management from the University of Economics in Wroclaw. Successfully grew Softserve to over 1200 associates and 7 locations in Poland, with one successful acquisition under his belt.
He joined the Pro Progressio White Tigers in October 2018.
His technical education and interest in the market of modern technologies allowed him to co-create the Polish ICT market in the 90s of the last century. He was one of the first employees of AB SA. (currently the largest Polish IT distributor), for which he created branches and managed regional sales. At Comarch CDN, he co-created the first Polish SaaS systems and was responsible for sales and marketing to the SME sector. At Energis Polska / GTS Poland, he managed domestic sales. A few years' break from working in corporations resulted in the creation of the training company NewSkills and the start-up Shortevent.pl.
He returned to business as a member of the management board and sales director in Grupa 3S (3S SA., 3S Data Center SA., 3S BOX SA.), Which he carried out from the position of a small regional telco operator and data center to a nationwide leader in the sale of ICT solutions. He was responsible, inter alia, for the Group's acquisition policy, which resulted in the acquisition of the Krakow-based Fibertech and the datacentre part of the IT Works integrator. He participated in the process of selling G3S shares to the Enterprise Investors fund, with which he cooperated for 4 years on the development of the organization. As CEO, he successfully carried out the sales process of the 3S Group, the new owner of which was the mobile operator PLAY.
After carrying out the process of integrating companies within the Play Group and 10 years of working in the 3S Group, he decided to enter Level2 and co-create with Adam Rudowski an innovative venture capital fund - Level2 Ventures https://level2.vc/
Piotr joined White Tigers - Ambassadors of Pro Progressio in January 2020.
Poland Services Head - Client Operations at Infosys Poland
For the last 13 years working in Business Service Sector environment executing different managerial and project roles. Przemysław has been leading different local and global teams across various industries and multi processes including Finance, Procurement, Master Data and Customer Experience. Currently in his role of Services Head - Client Operations he is responsible for seamless and smart delivery of ten Infosys Poland clients. In private life he is happy and proud father & husband, also passionate about football and his lovely Golden Retriever friend.
Sebastian Bedekier - Partner and Regional Director in Poznań of Colliers International, which he joined in 2012. He is responsible for the development of the company in Poznań and the region, active search for clients and advice on the lease of office spaces. He works with companies in the financial, legal, auditing, medical, IT, new technologies, air transport and many other sectors. Sebastian specializes in BPO and SSC projects. Has many years of experience in cooperation with the public sector. Prior to joining Colliers, Sebastian was the Director of the Investor Service and Investment Promotion Office at the Poznań City Hall. He was responsible for acquiring, consulting and servicing companies interested in starting operations in Poznań and western Poland.
He joined the Pro Progressio White Tigers in September 2018.
A graduate of the Poznań University of Economics with a specialization in: Capital Investments and Financial Strategies of Enterprises. He has worked at the Nowy Styl Group for almost 10 years. Working as a Project Manager, he coordinated and supported the largest sales projects in Poland. In the following years he was responsible for creating sales activities, mainly in southern Poland. For over four years, he has been coordinating the Nowy Styl Group strategy for the specialized BPO / SSC / ITO market. He is responsible for creating a new concept of approach to the industry, based on the creation of interdisciplinary teams combining sales, HR and marketing activities with professionals from these areas. Since January 2018, he has been managing sales in regional cities in Poland.
He joined the Pro Progressio White Tigers group in June 2018.
He has always been interested in IT, sales, marketing and related topics. Thanks to this mix, he is up to date on technical solutions and marketing. Szymon went through the career path from a Junior IT Specialist through an IT Systems Administrator, where he coordinated large projects in the international company Exact Systems, operating in 14 countries around the world. After 10 years, this path led him to his own business and since 2018 he has been an entrepreneur - the owner of R88.pl, i.e. Internet Services Studio.
Since 2019, he has been organizing LinkedIn Local Częstochowa networking meetings. From 2020, he is a member of the Management Board of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers in Częstochowa. Szymon actively participates in the life of the Skra Business Lounge business club at the 1st league Sports Club SKRA Częstochowa.
From November 2021, he joined the group of White Tigers - Pro Progressio Ambassadors, whom he represents in Częstochowa.