Jacek Kostrzewski

Role

Managing Director

Location

Poland

Jacek Kostrzewski is the Managing Director at Gleeds Polska. As he is also the Member of Polish Executive Board, his role encompasses a broad spectrum of responsibilities, including shaping business culture, driving strategy, overseeing operations, managing the executive team, and maintaining relationships with clients and business partners.

A typical day for Jacek involves various meetings focused on the company development, people and marketing or procedures. He engages in conversations with key clients and business partners, analyses financial and operational reports, makes strategic decisions, and dedicates time to personal and team development.

Jacek is motivated by creating a workplace where people can participate in interesting projects and fulfil their professional ambitions, where they feel being in the right place. He finds satisfaction in seeing the visible results of supporting clients in various projects. Company growth, striving for success, improving services, and overcoming challenges are also strong motivators for him. His attraction to the construction sector stems from a lifelong fascination with architecture and buildings, and the evolution of the surrounding environment for those living now and for future generations.

Jacek’s journey with Gleeds began in the late '90s as an assistant shortly after completing his construction studies. He was drawn to the international consultancy practice in Poland, which was not well known at the time.

I found the company culture friendly and ethical, and appreciated the opportunity to work on diverse projects for international clients.

The value that resonates most with Jacek is excellence with humility, caring about the staff, independence, and treating client projects as if they were Gleeds’ own. His advice to new joiners is to take ownership of their work and responsibilities, embrace the company culture and values, be trustworthy, and enjoy being part of the great team.

Jacek’s proudest achievements at Gleeds include involvement in breaking company projects such as high-rise buildings like Cosmopolitan, Q22 or Zlota44, and responsibility for all of Poland’s fulfilment centres for one of the largest e-commerce firms. As well as taking over the responsibility for Gleeds Polska during COVID-19, which is now the biggest Gleeds unit in EU.

Outside of work, Jacek enjoys spending quality time with his family, going to the theatre with wife, drawing with his kids or playing Lego blocks together. Also likes running and biking, and pursuing hobbies such as DIY, fit-out works or wood crafting. If he hadn’t pursued his current line of work, Jacek imagines he would be a painter, woodcrafter, or IT geek.