Grzegorz Hajdarowicz | |
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![]() Hajdarowicz in 2013 | |
Born | 1965-10-27 |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Children | 3 |
Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (born 27 October 1965) is a Polish entrepreneur,[1] film producer,[1][2] publisher (acting through his company Gremi Media),[1][3][4] honorary consul of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Kraków.[1][5] Participant of the international Bilderberg meeting in 2018.[6] Ranked 17th on the list of Business Leaders 2021 by the Polish edition of "Forbes" magazine.[7]
Hajdarowicz graduated from the Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He received a Master's Degree in Political Science.[1]
Hajdarowicz created his first company, Gremi in 1991.[1] Currently, together with its related companies, Gremi focuses on equity investments, restructuring and real estate projects.[8] Hajdarowicz is the main shareholder of Gremi corporate group (99%) which controls, among others, the KCI S.A listed company.[9]
In 2009 Hajdarowicz has invested in a real estate project “Arteco Estrela”[10] in Brazil by buying Fazenda Estrela with an area of 25 square kilometres and 6.5 kilometres of beach.[11] For this project, in 2017 Hajdarowicz signed a partnership agreement with Six Senses, a company specializing in the management of luxury hotels, resorts and spas.[12]
Also in 2009, with the purchase of the Przekrój weekly, Hajdarowicz founded Gremi Media SA.[13] In the following years, the company specialized as a publisher of printed and electronic media for the financial, law and business sectors. Currently, Gremi Media S.A. is a leading media group in Poland, the publisher of the "Rzeczpospolita", "Parkiet" and "Sport" dailies, the monthly magazine "Uważam Rze Historia" the websites rp.pl, tv.rp.pl, parkiet.com, sportdziennik.com, and historia.uwazamrze.pl.[14] In December 2021, 40% of Gremi Media's shares were purchased by the Dutch fund Pluralis B.V.[15] Through its investors, Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) and Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), Pluralis B.V.is supported by George Soros.[16][17]
In 2017 he acquired Alvernia Studios.[18]
For a few years, within a separate business line, Grzegorz Hajdarowicz has been involved in film production through Gremi Film.[19] He has produced 6 feature films since 2003, 3 Polish productions: Zakochany Anioł (2005)[20] Pod powierzchnią (2006),[21] Hania (2007),[22] and 3 international movies: Nightwatching (2007, dir. Peter Greenaway),[23] Carmo, Hit the Road (2008, dir. Murilo Pasta),[24] City Island (2009, dir. Raymond De Felitta).[25]
City Island - Tribeca Film Festiwal's Audience Award in New York.[26]
Carmo - 25th Sundace Film Festival selection.[27]
Order of Polonia Restituta, the Knight's Cross (2015)[28]
Order of Rio Branco, Officer (2020)[29]