Rafał Brzoska

Rafał Brzoska
Brzoska in 2018
Born(1977-11-13)November 13, 1977
Racibórz, Poland
NationalityPolish
EducationKraków University of Economics
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Investor
Years active1999–present
Known forFounder of InPost, creator of the Paczkomat postal service
SpouseOmenaa Mensah (m. 2019)

Rafał Brzoska (born 13 November 1977) is a Polish entrepreneur, investor, economist and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of InPost S.A.

Life and career

Brzoska attended Jan Kasprowicz High School in Racibórz, Poland[1] and later the Kraków University of Economics.[2]

During his third year at university, he founded Integer, initially a website design business, with capital of 20,000 złoty ($5,000 as of 1999). After several money-losing months, the company switched to distributing leaflets and became successful.[2][3] In 2006, he founded InPost and created a network of self-serviced postal boxes known as Paczkomaty [pl].[3]

In 2012, he appeared on a list of the richest Poles,[4] and in 2015 was ranked the 68th on Forbes' "List of the 100 richest Poles 2015."[5]

In 2019, Brzoska married the Polish journalist and television personality Omenaa Mensah. They have one son, Vincent, who was born in 2017.[6] Brzoska has two daughters from a previous relationship.[7]

As of 2021 Brzoska's net worth is estimated at 5 billion złoty (1.3 billion USD)[8]

In 2023, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Andrzej Duda at the Belweder Palace for his "outstanding contributions to the development of Polish economy as well as his social and charity activism".[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rafał Brzoska: z Raciborszczyzny na listę 100 najbogatszych Polaków". Nasz Raciborz (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ a b "Dawid z blaszką". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. ^ a b "Rzuciłem wyzwanie poczcie". Super Biznes (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  4. ^ Molga, Tomasz (2013-06-25). "Urodził się w Nędzy - został milionerem". Wprost (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "Najmłodsi spośród najbogatszych Polaków". Forbes.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ "Nie uwierzycie kim jest partner Omeny Mensah! Miliarder przekazał przełomowe wieści, to odmieni życie wielu". Super Express (in Polish). 2021-02-01.
  7. ^ Kowalska, Anna (2020-10-08). "Miłość w cieniu paczkomatu. Omenaa Mensah i Rafał Brzoska". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish).
  8. ^ Szymański, Damian (2021-01-27). "Polska ma nowego miliardera. Na majątek wart ponad 5 mld zł pracował 22 lata". Business Insider (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  9. ^ Robert Kędzierski (11 November 2023). "Rafał Brzoska odznaczony przez prezydenta. "Wybitne zasługi dla rozwoju polskiej gospodarki"". money.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.