Marian Czakanski
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Marian Czakański is a Polish
statesman and economist. He briefly served as Minister of Health in the government of Marek Belka
(2004).
(SGPiS) attending the Department of Finance and Statistics.
During 1971 and 1972 he was an exchange scholar under a Ford Foundation
program and a special graduate student at the MIT Sloan School of Management
and Harvard University
.
In 1975, he defended his Ph.D.
dissertation in strategic planning
and management
under Professor Jerzy Ruszkiewicz at the Warsaw University of Technology
(Warsaw Tech). He also worked as an instructor at the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, a unit of Warsaw Tech.
He was active in a faculty
exchange program that was established between Warsaw Tech and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
. Under Professor Carl Bellas, he taught management at the Pamplin School of Business together with Christopher Ziemnowicz.
During 1995 and 1996, he took courses in banking and strategic management at the Harvard Business School
as well as at the Irish Development Institute in Dublin.
He also held positions as:
From 1989 to 1992 he was a special advisor to the Polish Embassy in Canada.
From 1992, he worked at Bank Pekao, and from 1995 to 1998 as its vice-president. In August 1998, he became president of the Pension Company Nationale-Nederlanden (ING). In June 2000, he became president of Bank Śląski. After resigning from this position in March 2004, he joined the supervisory board of the Polish petroleum company PKN Orlen
.
In 2003, the weekly magazine "Przegląd
" placed Czakański as number 39 in its list of the most influential people in Poland.
. He took over after Wojciech Rudnicki started this position just one-month previously, but Rudnicki's state of health forced him to resign (with a brief period Jerzy Hausner
as acting) and thus Czakański substituted him. Similarly, Czakański did not keep the position for very long. He turned in his resignation in the following month after series of critical statements he made during the course of Sejm debate about the condition of the health service in Poland. The explanation for the sudden resignation was that because he is not politician, he did not see capability of reforming the Polish health care system. Czakański said that his resignation was for "personal reasons", but he underscored that "the situation in this area is such that it revolves mainly around politics, and not about issues that can be resolved. I know how to make the reforms, but I can also see the directions these problems are going." Senator Marek Balicki took the position of Minister of Health as of July 15, 2004. Czakański was just one of many shuffles in the leadership of the Health Ministry that only helped increase the problems of reforming Poland's chronically underfunded health system.
. He was appointed to the Board of Directors on September 15, 2005.
He serves on the board of directors of several companies and organizations including:
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
statesman and economist. He briefly served as Minister of Health in the government of Marek Belka
Marek Belka
Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :...
(2004).
Education
He is a 1969 graduate of the Warsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw School of Economics
Warsaw School of Economics is the oldest economic university in Poland.The Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 as a private school under the name August Zieliński Private Trade Courses for Men. On 30 July 1919 it became a separate legal entity and was granted the status of an...
(SGPiS) attending the Department of Finance and Statistics.
During 1971 and 1972 he was an exchange scholar under a Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
program and a special graduate student at the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
In 1975, he defended his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
dissertation in strategic planning
Strategic planning
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. In order to determine the direction of the organization, it is necessary to understand its current position and the possible avenues...
and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
under Professor Jerzy Ruszkiewicz at the Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of...
(Warsaw Tech). He also worked as an instructor at the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, a unit of Warsaw Tech.
He was active in a faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
exchange program that was established between Warsaw Tech and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
. Under Professor Carl Bellas, he taught management at the Pamplin School of Business together with Christopher Ziemnowicz.
During 1995 and 1996, he took courses in banking and strategic management at the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
as well as at the Irish Development Institute in Dublin.
Early career
From 1970 to 1989 he was Director of the Department of Export Development in the Ministry of Economy International Economic Cooperation.He also held positions as:
- Advisor to the vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers
- Director of the Office of International Economic Cooperation in the Council of Ministers
- Director of the Office of Science and Technical Progress in the Central Planning Commission
From 1989 to 1992 he was a special advisor to the Polish Embassy in Canada.
From 1992, he worked at Bank Pekao, and from 1995 to 1998 as its vice-president. In August 1998, he became president of the Pension Company Nationale-Nederlanden (ING). In June 2000, he became president of Bank Śląski. After resigning from this position in March 2004, he joined the supervisory board of the Polish petroleum company PKN Orlen
PKN Orlen
PKN Orlen is a major European oil refiner, and petrol retailer. The company is Poland's and Central Europe's largest publicly traded firm with major operations in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, and the Baltic States...
.
In 2003, the weekly magazine "Przegląd
Przeglad
Przegląd is a weekly left-wing Polish magazine. It has been started in 1999 as the continuity of another weekly Przegląd Tygodniowy that had been published since 1982.Editor-in-chief: Jerzy Domański....
" placed Czakański as number 39 in its list of the most influential people in Poland.
As Minister of Health
On June 11, 2004 he was nominated as the Minister of HealthMinistry of Health of the Republic of Poland
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland is one of the Ministries of the Republic of Poland. Its current minister is Ewa Kopacz.-Ministry of Health :* Witold Chodźko * Tomasz Janiszewski...
. He took over after Wojciech Rudnicki started this position just one-month previously, but Rudnicki's state of health forced him to resign (with a brief period Jerzy Hausner
Jerzy Hausner
Jerzy Hausner is a Polish politician and economist. He is a Member of the 4th Sejm of the Republic of Poland....
as acting) and thus Czakański substituted him. Similarly, Czakański did not keep the position for very long. He turned in his resignation in the following month after series of critical statements he made during the course of Sejm debate about the condition of the health service in Poland. The explanation for the sudden resignation was that because he is not politician, he did not see capability of reforming the Polish health care system. Czakański said that his resignation was for "personal reasons", but he underscored that "the situation in this area is such that it revolves mainly around politics, and not about issues that can be resolved. I know how to make the reforms, but I can also see the directions these problems are going." Senator Marek Balicki took the position of Minister of Health as of July 15, 2004. Czakański was just one of many shuffles in the leadership of the Health Ministry that only helped increase the problems of reforming Poland's chronically underfunded health system.
Later career
During 2004-2005, he was an Advisor to the President of ING Bank ŚląskiING Bank Slaski
ING Bank Śląski S.A. is a Polish bank based in Katowice. The majority owner is ING Group.-History:It was established as Bank Śląski in 1988 as a result of separation from the National Bank of Poland. In 1991 he was transformed from a state bank into a limited company and in 1994 hit its shares on...
. He was appointed to the Board of Directors on September 15, 2005.
He serves on the board of directors of several companies and organizations including:
- Member appointed by the Prime Minister to the State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN) responsible for national policy in the area of science and technology.
- Advisory Board member for CEMBA (Canadian Executive MBA at the Warsaw School of Economics).
- Management board member of the Polish Bank Association (Związek Banków Polskich - ZBP)
- Served on the International Advisory Board for Business and Marketing for Master Card