Zygmunt Solorz-Żak

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Zygmunt Józef Krok
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Zygmunt Solorz-Żak (2013)
BornAugust 4, 1956 (1956-08-04) (age 65)
Radom
CitizenshipPoland
Spouse(s)divorced
Children3

Zygmunt Solorz-Żak (born Zygmunt Józef Krok, August 4, 1956 in Radom) is a Polish businessman. He is the second richest person in Poland and has repeatedly appeared on Forbes' ranking of the world's billionaires, with an estimated net worth around €5.77 billion.[2] On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #688 with a net worth of US$2.5 billion.[1]

Solorz-Żak launched the free-to-air commercial TV channel Polsat in 1992, broadcast through satellite, and obtained a national commercial television license in 1993. Since the middle of the 1990s, Polsat has remained one of Poland's biggest television stations. Apart from TV Polsat, Solorz-Żak's key assets include the pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat. He holds controlling stakes in the pension fund PTE Polsat, small life insurer Polisa and retail bank . After winning control over the distressed Elektrim conglomerate, Solorz-Żak obtained operating control over the lignite power plant PAK, ranked among the three largest electricity producers in Poland.[3] He has owned the Śląsk Wrocław football club since 2008 and the Polish mobile phone company Polkomtel since 2011.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Forbes Billionaires Profile: Zygmunt Solorz-Zak". Forbes. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ^ Solorz bereits in den hundert reichsten Menschen der Welt
  3. ^ Poland's Media Mogul: Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. | Trade & Development > Economic Development from AllBusiness.com
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