Fuel tycoon's heirs top Forbes' Polish rich list
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
25.02.2016 13:20
The heirs of energy tycoon Jan Kulczyk have topped Forbes magazine's latest ranking of Poland's wealthiest citizens.
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Sebastian and Dominika Kulczyk, whose father died in July 2015, are estimated to have a combined wealth of PLN 15.9 billion [EUR 3.64 billion].
Sebastian, now 35, had already been made Chairman of the Board of Kulczyk Investments in 2014. His late father had topped the Forbes list for several consecutive years.
There was likewise no change for second and third positions in the ranking.
Media baron Zygmunt Solorz-Źak took second place with an estimated fortune of PLN 9.9 billion [EUR 2.26 billion].
Third place was taken by Michał Sołowów, who made his fortune in bathroom appliances and property, with PLN 9.2 billion [EUR 2.1 billion].
The only debut on the list was by the Furman brothers (Jacek, Wojciech and Tomasz), owners of pharmaceutical giant Aflofarm. The brothers have an estimated combined wealth of PLN 1.61 billion [EUR 369.2 million]. (nh)