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August 1, 2014 / 16:20

"Gazeta Wyborcza" has new regional publishers

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Since August 1st "Gazeta Wyborcza" has new positions of regional publishers in major Polish cities. They are responsible for all publishing activities and business results of regional editions of "Gazeta Wyborcza".

Regional publishers were appointed in Gdańsk, Kraków, Łódź, Poznań, Wrocław and Katowice. They are responsible for all local editions (press and Internet) available in each region. Their task is to coordinate the work of editing and sales departments in close cooperation with chief editors of local publications and regional sales directors, as well as monitoring the distribution and promotion.

- For several months we have worked intensively to introduce new projects that develop "Gazeta Wyborcza" in paper and digital form. The success of our work requires concentration on the most important goals - development of quality content and digitization. At the same time, we must use our strengths, including a well-established presence in local markets. With such a large variety of important tasks it is essential to coordinate the work. That is why we appointed regional publishers who will make sure that local editions of "Gazeta Wyborcza" work even more efficiently - both editorially and sales-wise and will help them expand the competences of their teams - says Wojciech Fusek, Editorial Director and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Gazeta Wyborcza" .

The new regional publishers are: Ilona Byra in Wroclaw (Regional Sales Director), Katarzyna Owczarek-Pukaczewska in Łódź (Regional Sales Manager), Jan Grzechowiak in Gdańsk (Editor-in-Chief), Józef Stachów in Kraków (Editor-in-Chief), Włodzimierz Bogaczyk in Poznań (Editor-in-Chief). The regional publisher for Katowice has not yet been selected. Regional publishers who were the editors-in-chief - in Gdańsk, Kraków and Poznań - will unite both roles until the end of this year.

Ilona Byra - had been working at "Gazeta Wyborcza" since 1997. She started in Wrocław, later in 2005-2006 she worked in Warsaw on many projects - for the press as well as for the Internet. Since 2007, she served as Director of Sales in the region of Wrocław and Opole, where she was responsible for sales and development of products for "Gazeta Wyborcza", Metro, magazines, Gazeta.pl, SEO / SEM, AdTaily, GlossyMedia, PayPer, LocalPower, SociAll Media. She graduated from the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Opole.

Katarzyna Owczarek-Pukaczewska - had been working at "Gazeta Wyborcza" since December 1999. She started in the advertisments office in Radom which later she headed. Then she served as a Consultant for Customer, Sales Manager and finally - Sales Director of "Gazeta Wyborcza" in Radom. In June 2010, she became the Director of Sales in Szczecin, and after 4 years - Silesia Region Sales Director. She graduated from the Higher School of Economics in Warsaw - majored in economics and management, and did postgraduate studies in EU funds at the University of Łodz.

Jan Grzechowiak - had been working at "Gazeta Wyborcza" since December 1991. He started work as a reporter in Bydgoszcz. Since 2004 he is the Editor-in-Chief of "Gazeta Wyborcza" in the Tricity. The originator and author of innovative publishing projects. In May 2014, on the occassion of 25th anniversary of "Gazeta Wyborcza", he was decorated by President Bronislaw Komorowski with the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland. He graduated from the Higher Pedagogical School in Bydgoszcz.

Józef Stachów - had been working at "Gazeta Wyborcza" since 1992. He began his career as a journalist of the municipal department in Rzeszów's edition of "Gazeta Wyborcza". In 1995-1997, he served as Head of the Economic Departament and later an Assistant Editor. Since 1997 through 2002 he headed "Gazeta Wyborcza" in Olsztyn. Between 2002-2005 he was the Deputy Editor of the Kraków's "Gazeta Wyborcza" and since 2006 he is the Editor-in-Chief. A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Rzeszów, he also studied management and administration at Warsaw School of Economics.

Włodzimierz Bogaczyk - had been working at the Poznań edition of "Gazeta Wyborcza" almost since its inception. He published his first article in December 1990. He was the Head of the municipal department and Secretary of the Editorial in Poznań, he also headed Szczecin's edition and since September 2005 he has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Poznan "Gazeta Wyborcza". He is a graduate of history at the Adam Mickiewicz University and postgraduate studies in organization and management at the University of Economics in Poznan.

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