Krzysztof Urbanowicz

Current

Director at 5W Mignon Media Eastern Europe
CEO (owner) at Mediapolis

Past

CEO at Index Copernicus International
Director at Europejskie Studium Dziennikarstwa (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille)
Correspondent in Warsaw for French media at various newspapers and radio

Deputy Editor on chief at Super Express
Journalist at Le Quotidien de Paris
Journalist at various newspapers and TV

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Education

Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris
Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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Krzysztof Urbanowicz’s Summary

Krzysztof Urbanowicz is a CEO of MEDIAPOLIS, a marketing print & internet company, based in Warsaw, Poland.

Since 2005 he is a principal and director of the international network 5W Mignon Media for the Eastern Europe and the author of Media Cafe Polska, a blog on new media.

His expertise is in new media, blog marketing, newsroom organization, editorial strategy, media training and business strategy print&online. He has extensive experience with newspapers, magazines, book publishing and corporate communications.

Previously he was CEO of Index Copernicus, an global online research infrastructure and network of more than 300,000 scientists around the world, quoted in New Connect, the polish version of Nasdaq. Index Copernicus is a Google strategic partner for Europe and Asia.

He was a journalist in France with French and Polish mass media, including Le Figaro, and in Poland - a deputy editor in chief of Super Express. He started his career as a journalist in France in Le Quotidien de Paris and Le Figaro. He wrote for daily publications, such as La Croix, Info-Matin, Le Parisien and also for magazines, such as L'Express or Le Moniteur du Commerce International.

In addition, he was the director of a French-Polish journalism school based in Warsaw, Poland (L’Ecole Superieure de Journalisme de Lille and University of Warsaw). He has also been an advisory member of the French-Polish Foundation for Journalism in charge of media training and consulting.

He created the Press Academy, Local Press Academy alongside the Polish Editors Association and the Academy of Corporate Media.

He wrote the book L'EMPIRE NUCLÉAIRE ÉCLATÉ (Editions Michalon, Paris 1994), a description of the nuclear question in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

He is Polish and French citizen.

> More: Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurbanowicz/

> Interview in french on L'Atelier des Medias (RFI): http://atelier.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1189413:BlogPost:11076

Krzysztof Urbanowicz’s Specialties:

1. Consulting in the transformation process from traditionnal media to new age media
2. Consulting in media business and strategy (print and on line)
3. Consulting in web 2.0 applications in business (for media and non media companies)

Krzysztof Urbanowicz’s Experience

Director

5W Mignon Media Eastern Europe

(Publishing industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

1. Business Strategy & Development

2. New Product and Service Development
a) Market Research
b) Specification and Prototyping
c) Positioning
d) Launch Support

3. Marketing
a) Marketing Strategy
b) Brand and Identity
c) Channel Development
d) Product Strategy, Analysis, & Development
e) Customer Research

4. Design
a) Product Redesign
b) Visual Concepts and Execution
c) User Experience and Interface Development
d) Style Guides
e) Information Graphics

5. Editorial Strategy
a) Usepaper Analysis
b) Audience Research
c) Platform & Delivery
d) Newsroom Organization and Operations Plan

5. Training
a) Journalism Workshops
b) Executive and Staff Workshops
c) On-site Delivery

MORE: Web 3.0 (in polish) in Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.pl/wydania/artykul.asp?Artykul=21642

CLIENTS EUROPE: Edipresse (Switzerland)
CEO (owner)

Mediapolis

(Privately Held; Media Production industry)

November 1998 — Present (11 years 1 month)

CLIENTS EUROPE: Ouest-France, Hachette (France), EasyFairs (Belgium), Marieberg International (Bonnier Group, Suede), Atomic Group (USA), Kurier Wilenski (Lithuania)...

CLIENTS MEDIA POLAND (+30): Dziennik Baltycki, Dziennik Lódzki, Dziennik Zachodni, Express Ilustrowany, Express Poznanski, Gazeta Olsztynska, Gazeta Poznanska, Gazeta Prawna, Gazeta Wroclawska, INFOR, Kurier Lubelski, Kurier Polski, Kurier Poranny, Nowa Trybuna Opolska, Orkla Media (now: Media Regionalne - Mecom), Polskapresse, Businessman Magazine, Businessman.pl...

CLIENTS CORPORATE POLAND (+450): 3M, Alcatel, Allianz, Altadis, Avon, BASF, Bayer, British American Tobacco, Carrefour, Commercial Union, Credit Lyonnais, DHL, Ericsson, Finlandia, Fortis Bank, Glaxo, Henkel, ING Barings, Knauf, Kompania Piwowarska, Kraft Foods, Lafarge, Lukas Bank, Lyreco, Makro Cash and Carry, Merck, Multimedia Polska, Nationale-Nederlanden, Nestlé, Orbis, Pepsi-Cola, Peugeot, Philip Morris, PKO BP, PKN Orlen, LOT, PZU, Raiffeisen Bank, Ruch, Schering AG, Schering-Plough, Schneider Electric, Servier, Siemens, Statoil, Telewizja Polska SA, Tesco, TP SA, Unilever...
CEO

Index Copernicus International

(Internet industry)

April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)

Index Copernicus is an online research infrastructure and network of more than 300,000 scientists around the world, quoted in New Connect, the polish version of Nasdaq. Index Copernicus is a Google strategic partner for Europe and Asia.

Based on our US patent pending mathematical formulas, the Index Copernicus™ (IC) also provides an interactive and reliable scientists’ evaluation system. IC performs multi-parameter analysis of scientific output and research potential, both of individual scientist and research institutions.

It is also the only worldwide uniformed fully operational, global web-based platform for scientists’ networking and collaboration, capable of determining the “value-for-money” effectiveness of existing or potential research teams.

> More: www.indexcopernicus.com
Director

Europejskie Studium Dziennikarstwa (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille)

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 1995 — July 1998 (3 years 3 months)

I was a member of the Fondation Franco-Polonaise pour le Journalisme (Franco-Polish Journalism Foundation), responsable for editorial consulting and the professionnal training of journalists and media managers.

Clients includent newspapers belonging to PolskaPresse, Orkla Press and amongst others.
Correspondent in Warsaw for French media

various newspapers and radio

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year )

I was resident correspondent of:
- Radio France International (RFI)
- the French newspapers: Le Parisien, La Croix, Info-Matin...
- the business magazine Le Moniteur du Commerce International (Le MOCI).
Deputy Editor on chief

Super Express

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

1995 — 1995 (less than a year)
Journalist

Le Quotidien de Paris

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years )

I was a full time journalist for the newspaper Le Quotidien de Paris (foreign affaires section).
Journalist

various newspapers and TV

(Newspapers industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years )

I was freelance journalist for:
- Le Figaro
- Le Moniteur du Commerce International (Le MOCI)
- Croissance
- Les Enjeux du Monde
- Valeurs Vertes
- Antenne 2 (French TV channel)
- Channel 4 (British TV channel)

At the same time, I submitted articles for the polish media:
- Rzeczpospolita
- Kurier Polski
- Kontakt (Paris)
- Poglad (Berlin).

Krzysztof Urbanowicz’s Education

Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris

MA (DEA in French) , Soviet Studies , 1988 — 1989

This course was directed by Helene Carrere d'Encausse, one of the world's leading authorities on the Soviet Union. I was one of 14 students.
Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)

MA (DESS in French) , Journalism , 1987 — 1988
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

BA (magisterium in Polish) , French Language and Literature , 1977 — 1981