FirmValue has been founded by Ryszard Gwozdowski, finance professional and manager with many years of experience in international organizations of leadership positions in their industries.

He earned his analytical spurs covering the Polish stock market an equity analyst at Robert Fleming & Co. /later JP Morgan Chase/, an international investment bank, in the 1990s, then for a number of years managed finance and distribution departments at Eli Lilly Polska, and most recently was Country Manager for Poland at IATA – International Air Transport Association in Warsaw.

Ryszard Gwozdowski took his master’s at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, he also holds an MBA degree from Tulane University, New Orleans, US, and had graduated from the International Management Program at the CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary. He won scholarships from George Soros Open Society Foundation, Reuters Foundation and Fulbright Commission. In addition to his native Polish, he is fluent in Englishf and speaks French.

The broad professional experience of the founder and also that of his associates leads to the fact that FirmValue’s offering is distinctive in combining in-depth theoretical preparation with everyday management practice in Poland and abroad.

Our professional track record is a unique collection of specific know-how from a fair number of often very different industries. This perspective on and over differences reaffirms our conviction that although individual markets do exhibit their own peculiarities and characteristics, the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and company owners are often fundamentally very similar.

The heart of the matter is to spot those similarities early and to make proper use of them. Not infrequently, however, it is not until an issue is examined by an unbiased outsider when a true nature of the problem is revealed or only then new, merely emerging opportunities begin to clearly present themselves.

We specialize in such key areas as:

1. strategy,
2. financial management and company valuation,
3. cost analysis and control,
4. restructuring,
5. implementation of quality management systems,
6. motivation programs,
7. distribution channel and sales network management.

 

Legal and tax code issues are dealt with by our trusted legal counsel or licensed tax advisors.

We expect that the problems which you will require us to solve will be of different nature. The solutions we will propose will likely also be of different character. It is though worth keeping in mind that the essence of our presence at your company can be reduced to one common denominator. It will be 100% focus on the value of the firm, your firm. In a word: FirmValue.