Champion of the arena

The reaction on learning that Poland and Ukraine had been entrusted with organizing the EURO 2012 football championship was one of wild delight. The opening match is to be held at Warsaw’s National Stadium. But there is one tiny hitch – it doesn’t exist. Several months passed before a location and an architect was chosen. The final nod to went to a Polish-German consortium managed by JSK Architekci in Warsaw. This month’s high flyer is Margiusz Rutz, the president of JSK. What do you like most and least about doing business in Poland?I have been living and working in Germany for more than twenty years, but also managing our studio in Warsaw for ten years. I and my partners have also established two other branches, in Wrocław and Sopot. The professional challenge is enormous, but is also a fulfilment of my personal ambitions to bring our international experience to Poland. I regard this as my personal contribution to building a new, free Poland after so many