Ten years ago, Robert Dobrzycki, the managing partner for Europe of Panattoni Europe, rented a room and had one clear goal: to build a company from scratch. Now he has app. 3 mln sqm of warehouses under his belt and an appetite for more. He is now looking at opportunities for entering other countries, such as Romania, and to invest in smaller Polish markets, like Rzeszów, Lublin and Szczecin
Ewa Andrzejewska, ‘Eurobuild CEE’: What are you most proud of when you look back at ten years of Panattoni on the Polish market and ten years of managing the company?
Robert Dobrzycki, managing partner for Europe, Panattoni Europe: Ten years ago it seemed that the balance of power on the market was already settled. There were two large players and there was no room for another serious company – at least this is what everyone claimed. I did not set out to interfere in this; I simply wanted to do business. It turned out that we managed to enter the scene to a greater degree, not to play the number four role, or five or six, but to be one of the leaders. It has to be admitted that it is difficult to enter a market when the largest company in Poland is at the same time the largest company in the world in this field, and completely dominates in terms of its portfolio and the potential.
And you’ve succeeded. Is there one decision you have made over these ten years t
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