* Ludwik Sobolewski, the new CEO of the BSE
* The Pole is coming to Bucharest with grandiose "plans"
Ludwik Sobolewski, the former CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange will be the new Chairman of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), after he was appointed by the Board of Directors of the Exchange which was gathered last night.
However his taking over of the position depends on the approval of the Financial Supervision Authority, where he is allegedly not exactly liked, after he was dismissed in the begininng of the year due to a conflict of interest.
According to the Polish press, Ludwik Sobolewski was fired in January from his position of CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, because he allegedly involved the WSE in raising funds for financing a movie in which his girlfriend Anna Szarek played a part.
It would seem that in Poland this kind of acts are not prosecuted, and some say that his dismissal was actually a political move.
According to some market sources, Ludwik Sobolewski comes to the BSE with major plans, but the details about them are "secret" for now.
However, in Poland, Ludwik Sobolewski is known as an extremely ambitious man, and the BSE project could represent an opportunity for him to show what he is capable of.
However, his mission is extremely difficult, and a failure could be fatal for him, especially since the naysayers are already saying that it was in fact the support of the Polish government that propelled the stock market to dizzying heights, rather than the contribution of his CEO.
One week ago, Sobolewski told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita that he was seriously considering the offer he has received from the BSE, but that his final decision could 2-3 months from now.
Ludwik Sobolewski also said that he would only accept the position if he was convinced that he can change the market: "Yes
