German-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The German-Polish Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Poland) (Polish Polsko-Niemiecka Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa , AHK Polska), founded in 1994, is the largest bilateral chamber in Poland with over 970 member companies. The AHK Poland is one of the 83 German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK), recognized by the so-called German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and the Polish National Chamber of Commerce (Polish Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza , KIG). The basis of the establishment of this binational chamber is the "Joint Declaration" by the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki of November 14, 1989. The main tasks of the AHK Poland consist in supporting German companies on the Polish and Polish companies on the German Market regarding market entry, business expansion and representation of interests.
history
On November 2, 1990, the delegate office of the German economy in Poland was opened on the basis of the joint declaration by Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki of November 14, 1989, item 37, sentence 3f. founded. Hans-Jürgen Weber was appointed head of the forerunner of the bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the founding meeting of the German-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry on September 15, 1994, over 200 member representatives who were present elected Jan Kulczyk ( Kulczyk Holding ) as the first President of the AHK Poland, and Hans-Jürgen Weber took over the post of founding managing director. During a gala in the Warsaw Royal Castle , Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Polish Prime Minister Józef Oleksy officially opened the German-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry on July 7, 1995.
After Hans-Jürgen Weber left the company on October 1, 1995, Thomas Hardieck was appointed as the new General Manager of AHK Poland. On June 1, 1997, the AHK Poland was commissioned to represent the Working Group of Industrial Research Institutes (AiF) in Poland, this project ended on December 31, 2008. In 1998, the number of members exceeded the 500 mark, making the AHK Poland the largest bilateral chamber in Poland became. On June 1, 1999, Gabriela Jaworek succeeded Thomas Hardieck as Managing Director of the Chamber of Commerce. The AHK Poland was certified on January 1st, 2000 as part of a group certification according to ISO-9002 . After 10 years there was a change at the top of the AHK Poland in May 2004. The general assembly elected Wojciech Kostrzewa (BRE Bank SA, later: ITI Corporation) as the new president. After leaving the board, Jan Kulczyk was elected (first) honorary president of the chamber in a secret ballot. On January 1, 2005, Lars Bosse became the new general manager of the AHK Poland, after Gabriela Jaworek had submitted her resignation on October 25, 2004. The first regional office of the Chamber of Commerce in Katowice opened on March 1, 2005. Katarzyna Siwek became the head of the office.
In the summer of 2005, the AHK Poland successfully underwent individual certification according to ISO 9001: 2000. In the summer, the Chamber celebrated its tenth anniversary in the Warsaw Royal Palace in the presence of Federal President Horst Köhler . Lars Bosse became the official representative of the Free State of Bavaria in Poland on July 1, 2006 in his role as Managing Director of the Chamber of Commerce. On 14 September 2006, the second regional office of the AHK was Poland in Wroclaw Polish. Wrocław opened, head of the office was Iwona Makowiecka. After one term of office and three terms on the board, Wojciech Kostrzewa (first Commerzbank Polska, then ITI SA) was replaced as president of AHK Poland by Burghardt Bruhn (Bayer Polska) on April 25, 2007 in accordance with the statutes. On January 1st, 2008 the AHK Poland was commissioned to represent the German Wine Institute in Poland. At the same time she was named as the representative of Invest-In-Germany (predecessor of "German Trade and Invest") for Poland.
The Katowice regional office moved to Gliwice on December 1st, 2008 , Katarzyna Siwek remained the head of the office. On December 31, 2009 the representation of the Association of Industrial Research Institutes (AiF) in Poland was dissolved. AHK Poland took over the representation of the " German National Tourist Board " in Poland on January 1st, 2010. In April 2010, Piotr M. Sliwicki succeeded the non-candidate Burghardt Bruhn, who retired. When he stepped down from the Board of Directors in accordance with the Articles of Association in 2013, Piotr Śliwicki was appointed (second) Honorary President. His successor is Peter Baudrexl from Siemens. Michael Kern - previously AHK Slovakia in Pressburg / Bratislava - became the new general manager and executive board member for Lars Bosse, who is returning to Germany, on November 15, 2010 .
president
- Peter Baudrexl, Siemens Sp. Z oo
tasks
The purpose of the organization is to inform German and Polish businesses about the two markets and to support them in entering the market. In order to achieve this goal, the AHK Poland offers numerous services.
membership
Any company or organization that is active on the German and / or Polish market can become a member. As part of the membership, companies are included in the contact network of the AHK Poland, receive access to the latest information about Poland and Germany, discounts on the use of services of the AHK Poland, possibilities of presentation in the chamber media and the opportunity to participate in numerous events of the AHK Poland, such as Meetings with politicians, specialist committees and the regular network meeting.
media
The chamber has developed various media of its own. This includes two free monthly newsletters (economic and legal-tax) as well as the bi-monthly publication “Wi - Wirtschaftsnachrichten”. The media currently report on the projects and events in the chamber and offer advertising opportunities for member and non-member companies.
Web links
- www.ahk.pl German-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Marketplace (B2B) of the German-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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