Deputy Executive Director

The Deputy Executive Director is respon­si­ble for the imple­men­ta­tion of the objec­tives of the Fund and is empow­ered to rep­re­sent the Fund.

ZBIGNIEW MACHEJ

Writer, trans­la­tor from Czech and Slovak, journalist

Professional Experience:

2006–2010
Polish Institute, Bratislava
Director (Counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Bratislava)

2004–2006
Freelance writer, trans­la­tor, journalist

2000–2004
Polish Institute in Prague
Deputy Director (First Secretary of the Polish Embassy in Prague)

1999–2000
Cieszyn Community Centre
Director

1997–1998
Krakow 2000 Festival Office—European City of Culture 2000
Program Specialist

1991–1996
Polish Institute in Prague
Deputy Director (Second Secretary of the Polish Embassy in Prague)

1987–1991
II LO im. Mikołaja Kopernika in Cieszyn
Teacher of Polish lit­er­a­ture and com­par­a­tive religion

Education:

1987
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Master of Arts in Comparative Religion

1982 
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Master of Arts in Polish Philology

Languages:

English, Czech, Slovak

Family:

Married with two children

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