American Investor Winter 2012

Investor

WINTER 2012

Vol. XXII, No. 1 • ISSN 1506-3240

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Grace underpressure

INSIDE: Monthly Meeting: Marcin Herra • Focus: Paweł Oszczyk, Data protection, US visas, Manufacturers’Forum • Company profiles: Curb-Tech Europe, Hill International, Mazars • Experts: Keryx Group, Łaszczuk &Partners, Salans, Wardyński & Partners •AmCham Membership Directory 2012The quarterly of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland

Poland uses the globaleconomic crisis to gainground on Western Europe

MONTHLY MEETING in November 2011

A great catalyst

Euro 2012 will help Poland growits economy in many different ways,

p. 18

FOCUS

Manufacturers’ Forum: Power surge

While Poland’s manufacturers have ﬁgured outhow to survive in a down market, there is one bar-rier they cannot leap without a little push: electric-ity prices,

p. 20

AMCHAM MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2012

Alphabetical list of AmCham corporate and indi-vidual members as of December 15, 2011,

p. 21

FOCUS

Top-down regulation on the way

A new, more di-rect approach to data protection across the EU isexpected soon, and many businesses will welcomethe increased harmonization and clarity,

p. 25Food maverick

Paweł Oszczyk, the chef of La Ro-tisserie Restaurant at Mamaison Hotel Le ReginaWarsaw, is a rising star of the city’sculinary world,

p. 26Hassle-free travel

Applying for a visa to visit theUS may be easier than you think,

p. 28

COMPANY PROFILE

Not afraid to get our hands dirty

ChristopherHutchinson, CEO of construction specialist Curb-Tec Europe, about what makes the company spe-cial,

p. 29

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Grace under pressure

Poland uses the global economic crisisto gain ground on Western Europe,

p.15

COVER STORY:

WINTER 2012

Vol. XXII, No. 1

Contents

In this issue

Present on almost all continents

JacekŻurawski, Vice-President and Managing Directorof Hill International,

p. 30Integrated excellence

Michel Kiviatkowski, Man-aging Partner of Mazars in Poland,

p. 31

EXPERTS

Cubicle crusade

Short of time, stressed, over-worked, behind on deadlines: Why do ofﬁceworkers have these problems? How can theywork more effectively?

p. 32A tangled web

Selective distribution agreementsprohibiting online sales may violate competitionlaw,

p. 33The human side of the deal

When you buy or sella company with employees, beware how you han-dle the staff,

p. 34Watch your step

Expats who fail to comply withUS tax laws are skating on thin ice,

p. 35Build über alliances

Effective B2B partnering isan organization-wide competency, not a silo func-tion,

p. 36

EVENTS

Halloween Business Mixer,

p. 37

; Face to facewith the Euro 2012 czar,

p. 38

; Business in highgear,

p. 39

; 5th Manufacturers’ Forum,

p. 40

; Am-Cham Council Meeting,

p. 41

; Christmas Busi-ness Mixer,

p. 42

; Annual General Meeting,

p. 44

DEPARTMENTS

Content summaries in Polish,

p. 2

;Newsline,

p. 4

; Agenda,

p. 8

;Guide to AmCham Commi-ttees,

p.13

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Cover Story

Gracja po prsją

Polski rząd chce wykorzystać kryzys aby skrócić dystansdzielący polską gospodarkę od tych wpaństwach Europy Zachodniej,

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Monthly Meeting

Wlk kaalaor

Organizacja Mistr-zostw Europy w Piłce Nożnej w 2012 r.pomoże polskiej gospodarce w różnychaspektach,

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Focus

Form ﬁrm prokcyjnych

Firmy pro-dukcyjne w Polsce dostosowały się do warunków globalnego kryzysku, jednak jest problem, z którym sobie nie mogą po-radzić: rosnące ceny energii,

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AmCham MembershipDirectory 2012

Alfabycn lsy cłonków

korpora-cyjnych i indywidualnych AmChamu nadzień 15-go grudnia 2011,

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Focus

Now rglacj

Bardziej bezpośredniepodejście do ochrony elektronicznychdanych osobowych będzie sprzyjać har-monizacji prawa w krajach EU,

sr. 25Wschoąca gwaa PawłOscyk,

szef kuchni w restauracjiLa Rotisserie w hotelu MamaisonLe Regina,

sr. 26Wy b problmów

Aplikowanie o wizę USA w Warszawie jest łatwiejsze niżmoże się wydawać,

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Company Proﬁle

Wywa  Chrsophrm Hchn-sonm,

CEO ﬁrmy Curb-Tech Europe,

sr. 29Wywa  Jackm Żrawskm,

wi-ceprezesem i dyrektorem zarządzającymﬁrmy Hill International,

sr. 30Wywa Mchlm Kvakowskm,

partnerem zarządzającymw ﬁrmie Mazars

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Eksperci

Monka Sabńska,

PEPWorldwide(gościnnie) na temat wydajności pracy pra-cowników biurowych,

sr. 32Konra Raskwc

z Łaszczuk i Wspólnicyna temat regulacji handlu w In-ternecie,

sr. 33 Aam Brńsk  Pawł Krykowsk

z Salans na temat problemów pracown-iczych w przejmowanych ﬁrmach,

sr. 34 Jakb Kcharyk

z Kaye Scholer LPP wNowym Jorku i

Alona Lscyńska-Mklska

z Wardyński i Wspólnicynatemat obowiązków podatkowych względemamerykańskiego ﬁskusa

, sr. 35 Anya Ogorkwc

z Keryx Groupo bu-dowaniu efektywnych relacji BtoB,

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Relacje zdjęciowe

Halloween Business Mixer,

sr. 37;

Spotkanie Miesięczne, listopad 2011,

sr.38;

Speed Business Meeting,

sr. 39;

PiąteForum Firm Produkcyjnych, Kraków,

sr.40;

Krakowskie spotkanie zarządu Am-Chamu,

sr. 41;

Świąteczny Mikser Bizne-sowy we Wrocławiu

, sr. 42;

Coroczne Walne Zgromadzenie członków AmChamu,

sr. 44

Działy stałe

Od Dyrektor Zarządzającej,

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;Newsline,

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;Agenda,

sr. 8

;Przewod-nik po Komitetach AmChamu,

sr. 13

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he current issue of

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Dorota Dabrowski

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