Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

Part of UK in Poland

5th August 2013 Warsaw, Poland

From Hel to Wladyslawowo and onto Gdynia

We had a GREAT day in Hel. Right down in the port, lots of visitors – some GREAT things to see and a visit to a Fokarium. That’s Polish for where seals live. Hel is a beacon of the Polish spirit in the Baltic – a star at the end of a thin strip of land in places only a few hundred metres wide. A must for the tourists with its fine beaches yet with old military ruins bringing back memories of years gone by.

Today we are calling into Wladyslawowo – wow that’s a mouthful – waddiswahvovo, that’s a bit easier. A bustling and busy resort at the end of the strip before you go back onto mainland. A single rail track bringing holidaymakers onto the peninsula  or the last station on their way back home following a GREAT vacation.

No rest and relax for us though – we’re pounding the trail into Gdynia today. We’re off for a bit of sport and fitness this morning – Sport is GREAT before heading off to Rolls Royce for lunch. Now that’s an interesting one. Rolls is into anything which is linked with power – planes, helicopters, power stations and ships. The last one’s important here – they have an Emerging Europe marine engineering centre in Gdynia.

From Rolls off to Port Gdynia. We’re on the trail for the bus again – where is the bus – you may think its in Gdynia – you’d be right. The GREAT minis say there may be more than one bus. We’re on the lookout.

Tonight we’ve got a little event in Port Gdynia. Tomorrow we’re on the seafront promoting GREAT business opportunity. There’s much to do here. We’re up for the challenge!

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About Martin Oxley

Martin Oxley joins the Embassy team in Warsaw, building on a 15 year business career in Central Europe. An expert in the healthcare and life sciences sector, he has led a…

Martin Oxley joins the Embassy team in Warsaw, building on a 15
year business career in Central Europe. An expert in the healthcare and
life sciences sector, he has led a number of the leading blue chip and
regional pharmaceutical companies in Poland and the broader Central and
Eastern European region.
Most recently he was CEO of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce.
Under his leadership the Chamber grew to be one of the most prominent
international business networking organisations in Poland receiving a
number of awards  for excellence and partnership development.
Martin retains a keen interest in digital media, communications,
cultural relations and enterprise development. He is very enthusiastic
about his new role at the Embassy and honoured to have the opportunity
to play a leading role in championing the development of British
business in Poland.
He is married to Małgorzata and has two children Jaś and Nati.

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