{"id":1769,"date":"2017-06-12T13:19:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2018-08-01T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:20:18","slug":"swarovski-opens-global-business-services-hub-in-gdansk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/news\/swarovski-opens-global-business-services-hub-in-gdansk\/","title":{"rendered":"SWAROVSKI OPENS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES HUB IN GDA\u0143SK"},"content":{"rendered":"

12th June 2017, Gda\u0144sk – Swarovski, leading manufacturer of precision cut crystal since 1895 and a\u00a0world-renowned brand that adds sparkle to everything from jewelry, watches, fashion accessories to couture fashion and state-of-the-art lighting technology, opened its new business location in Gda\u0144sk, Poland. The new location hosts Swarovski’s Global Business Services hub which will be built up gradually over the next years and in line with the company’s values.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A modern office located in the Yoko building in Garnizon has been officially opened at a\u00a0festive gathering today. The establishment of Swarovski\u2019s Global Business Services hub in Gda\u0144sk was announced by the company at the beginning of the year. \u201cSwarovski\u2019s Global Business Services hub in Gda\u0144sk will be build up gradually over the next years and in line with the company values. The purpose of Swarovski\u2019s newly created Global Business Services organization is to develop and provide effective and efficient services to all parts of Swarovski\u201d, said Mathias Margreiter, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, and he continued: \u201cSwarovski and Gda\u0144sk share a\u00a0rich European history and culture, both have their roots in the commercial spirit of their founding fathers, and both are transforming themselves to remain one step ahead and to be ready for the future.\u201d Currently, there are 70 people employed at Swarovski\u2019s Global Business Services hub. At full load, the new location will host up to 300 people.<\/p>\n

Numerous VIP guests attended the sparkling event today and expressed pleasure regarding Swarovski\u2019s business commitment to the region.<\/p>\n

The investment environment, human resources and location values are just few of the factors that make Poland an important market in Central and Eastern Europe. Swarovski’s investment which deals with the implementation and development of national specialisations and high-paid workplaces perfectly meets the quality criteria defined in the Strategy for Responsible Development\u201d says Tadeusz Ko\u015bci\u0144ski, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development<\/p>\n

Since the very beginning the investment was supported by the initiative of Invest in Pomerania, in particular the Pomerania Development Agency and the Gda\u0144sk Economic Development Agency (InvestGDA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opening event today is evidence of our increasing credibility and attractiveness to global companies exploring the opportunity to develop within the Pomeranian region and we proudly welcome Swarovski to Pomerania today\u201d, says Mieczyslaw Struk, Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased with Swarovski\u2019s announcement to open the hub of its Global Business Services in Gda\u0144sk. This investment demonstrates that our region is able to provide talent for diverse and most demanding activities of a\u00a0world-renowned luxury brand like Swarovski\u201d, said Pawe\u0142 Adamowicz, Mayor of Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n

Swarovski\u2019s Global Business Services hub will ensure a\u00a0range of new career opportunities in Gda\u0144sk: \u201cOur activities in Gda\u0144sk will include a\u00a0growing number of global services and teams. At Swarovski, we value people who show a\u00a0real passion for what they do, and who inspire that passion in colleagues and customers. We are looking for well-educated talents who are interested in working for a\u00a0global luxury brand\u201d, says Wojciech Krygowski, Managing Director Swarovski GBS Hub & Spokes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

12th June 2017, Gda\u0144sk – Swarovski, leading manufacturer of precision cut crystal since 1895 and a\u00a0world-renowned brand that adds sparkle to everything from jewelry, watches, fashion accessories to couture fashion and state-of-the-art lighting technology, opened its new business location in Gda\u0144sk, Poland. The new location hosts Swarovski’s Global Business Services hub which will be built […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=1769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1772,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769\/revisions\/1772\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1770\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=1769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=1769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=1769"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investinpomerania.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words\/?post=1769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}