Chairman of the board of directors of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis, the first institutionalized metropolis in Poland.
He coordinates work related to the Metropolis’ implementation of statutory tasks: shaping of spatial order, social and economic development, development and integration of public mass transport and promotion. Previously, he served as Deputy Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, where he was responsible for matters related to the European Social Fund, Environmental Protection and Economy, Tourism and Sports, among others. From 1999 to 2003 he was self-employed, then in 2003 he founded one of the first employment agencies in Poland, WORKER Sp. z o.o., which soon became one of the largest companies operating in its field. In 2005, he became a founding member and Vice President of the Association of Employment Agencies (SAZ), at the moment Poland’s largest industry employers’ organization bringing together employment agencies specializing in providing selected HR services. In 2007, he sold his shares in the company. Until 2010, he served as a member of the board, general manager introducing the investor to the Polish market. Kazimierz Karolczak is a graduate of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Silesia. He also completed the Managerial Postgraduate Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics.
