Eva Wisniewska, President, Bank Pekao

Ewa Wisniewska, the new president of Poland's largest bank, has her work cut out for her. On one side of the modern office tower in mid-town Warsaw where she works, there is a large sign that says "Bank Pekao SA"; on the other, the sign says "Grupa (Group) Pekao SA".

Ewa Wisniewska, the new president of Poland’s largest bank, has her work cut out for her. On one side of the modern office tower in mid-town Warsaw where she works, there is a large sign that says “Bank Pekao SA”; on the other, the sign says “Grupa (Group) Pekao SA”.

The two signs represent the problems she faces in restructuring Bank Pekao Group to prepare for 1999, when Poland throws open its borders to competition from foreign banks.

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