Ludwik Leszek Sobolewski (born 13 September 1965) is a Polish lawyer and the CEO of the

Bucharest Stock Exchange The Bucharest Stock Exchange (, BVB) is the stock exchange of Romania located in Bucharest. In 2023, the BVB's market capitalization increased by 52.7% to $64.9 billion. , there were 85 companies listed on the BVB. The capitalization of the Roma ...

Professional career

Sobolewski was president and CEO of the

Warsaw Stock Exchange The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) () is a stock exchange in Warsaw, Poland. Founded in 1817, it was located in the Saxon Palace until 1877 when it was moved to the Exchange Building at the Saxon Garden. Currently, it is located at ul. Książęca ...

(WSE) between 2006 and 2013. During his mandate, WSE became the leading stock exchange in CEE and a listed company on its own regulated market since 2010, after the rolling of a successful

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. Sobolewski supported the business development of the stock exchange, by attracting new companies for listing, increasing the number of international members of the WSE, and by promoting the services and products of the exchange. He also played an active role in the creation of the capital market infrastructure, with NewConnect, a market for start-ups, early stage and small and medium-size companies, with Catalyst market, the first organized, exchange-type market for non-treasury debt securities in Poland, with the BondSpot SA and the Polish Power Exchange SA acquisition. Before WSE, Sobolewski spent several years as the executive vice-president of the Polish National Depository for Securities (and Clearing House). He was also chairman of a number of supervisory boards of the following companies: PAK, IDEA TFI, National Depository for Securities SA, Polish Power Exchange SA, BondSpot SA, Exchange Centre SA, WSE InfoEngine SA, National Board for Research and Development, "Poland Now" Foundation.

Education and honors

Sobolewski is a lawyer by education. In 1989 he graduated from the Law and Administration Faculty of the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

in Kraków. He holds the title of

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(PhD) from Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). He is legal advisor and, in that capacity, member of the Bar of Legal Advisors. Between 2006 and 2010, Sobolewski was the president of the Association of Polish Lawyers. He was decorated twice with one of the highest Polish medals, the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

by the

presidents of Poland The president of Poland ( ), officially the president of the Republic of Poland (), is the head of state of Poland. His or her prerogatives and duties are determined in the Constitution of Poland. The president jointly exercises the executive ...

for his merits in developing the

capital market A capital market is a financial market in which long-term debt (over a year) or equity-backed securities are bought and sold, in contrast to a money market where short-term debt is bought and sold. Capital markets channel the wealth of savers ...

in Poland.

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Bucharest Stock Exchange
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobolewski, Ludwik 1965 births Living people Lawyers from Wrocław Businesspeople from Wrocław Polish expatriates in Romania Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta