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PRCH strengthens management board

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POLAND Amrest, Apsys, Atrium, Dentons, Pradera, Unibail and Yes have all contributed executives and experts to sit on the board of the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH).

The new members of the board include: Justyna Kur (Apsys), Grzegorz Grajkowski (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield), Piotr Staniszewski (Dentons), Agata Brzezińska (Pradera), Paweł Korobacz (Yes Biżuteria), Jakub Bilik (Amrest) and Karol Bartos (Atrium European Real Estate). The board has so far comprised: the president of the PRCH, Aleksandra Zentile-Miller (Chapman Taylor), vice-president Elżbieta Dmowska-Mędrzycka (Mediadem), its general director Radosław Knap, Marek Cichocki (Reteam Poland), and Sebastian Koziara (Regus). With the new additions, twelve people now sit on the board of the association.

“In times of changes on the market and in the legal environment, maintaining a dialogue and reaching a consensus between all the entities on our market are of crucial importance. As a non-profit association, we want to play an important role as a sector think-tank in market and education research, supporting member companies and shaping rules and standards while promoting a positive image of the sector,” explains Aleksandra Zentile-Miller, the president of the PRCH.

The new line-up of the board will be focusing on the need for organisational change, on broadening cooperation, and on promoting openness to innovation as well as the best practices in the sector. Among the first decisions it has taken is to extend its flagship event, the ReDI trade fair and conference in Warsaw, by two full conference days devoted to trends, technologies and innovations in the retail sector.

The Polish Council of Shopping Centres is a a non-profit association that brings together companies and experts involved in the retail real estate sector.

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