Paul Kusmierz

Paul Chester Kusmierz (Paul Chester Kuśmierz) – businessman, investor, Master Management Group Founder

Biography
Paul Kusmierz was born in 1969 in Minnesota, United States. Since 1996 he does business in Poland. Businessman and active investor on the real estate market in Central and Eastern Europe. Paul Kusmierz became popular on the real estate market when as an Acquisition Director and Equity Partner for Europa Capital fund he advised one of the biggest transactions of the year 2007 on the Polish real estate market. It required acquiring 14 properties and then, as sources say, selling them to Balmain Asset Management.

Master Management Group
In 2006, in response to the lack of management company for properties and their assets, which would manage and take care of increasing their value, he established Master Management Group. MMG is the polish company, which offers the whole packet of services in the retail real estate field. It starts with investment advisory, financial secure, taking care of transaction process, developer services, assets and properties managing and partnership companies results advisory. MMG portfolio includes over 340,000 sqm of retail center in 14 polish cities. 200,000 sqm is managed in cooperation with the Real Estate Group which is owned by Blackstone Group. Master Management Group manages 25 Biedronka stores which are owned by Dutch company Auragen Real Estate.

Private Equity
Paul Kusmierz fulfilled following transactions:
 * purchase of Galeria Leszno in the name of Blackstone in 2013
 * purchase of the area and building Brama Mazur in Ełk in 2012
 * purchase of Galeria Tęcza (Kalisz) in the name of Blackstone in 2012
 * purchase of CH Wzorcownia (Włocławek)in the name of Blackstone in 2011
 * purchase of Galeria Pestka (Poznań) in the name of Blackstone in 2011
 * purchase of 14 new and already existing Biedronka stores between Auragenix and Czerwona Torebka in 2011
 * purchase of CH Magnolia Park (Wrocław) by Kasama Investmens - in the name of Blackstone in 2011
 * purchase of Galeria Twierdza (Kłodzko) in the name of Blackstone in 2011
 * purchase of Galeria Twierdza Zamość in the name of Blackstone in 2011
 * purchase of 14 properties, and then selling them to Balmain Asset Management in 2007
 * sale of Galeria Orkana to Orco Property Group in 2007

Awards
In 2009 Centrum Handlowe Niwa in Oświęcim won the IIIrd award in the Building of the Year contest run by Polski Związek Inżynierów i Techników Budownictwa.

In 2010 CEE Retail Real Estate Awards awarded Galeria Victoria in two categories - Project of the Year and Medium Shopping Center.

In 2010 Polish Council of Shopping Center gave the PRCH Retail Award in the Small Shopping Center category to Galeria Niwa.

In 2011 PRCH awarded Galeria Victoria in the Marketing, Opening Campaign of the Year  category.

in 2012 CEE Retail Real Estate Awards awarded Master Management Group in the Property Management Firm of the Year 2011 category. Award also went to King’s Street Retail in the Shopping Centre Medium: 15,001 sqm to 40,000 sqm GLA category for Galeria Twierdza Zamość.

In 2012 Paul Kusmierz was given the Ambasador Sportu award in the Business Partner category. Award was given by Feliks Stamm Foundation.

CEE Retail Real Estate Award 2012 awarded Paul Kusmierz in the Overall Professional of the Year 2011 category.

Other activities
Paul Kuśmierz is on board of over 20 companies in Poland:
 * Board member in Kasama Investments Sp. z o.o. Warszawa since January 26th of 2012 till now
 * Board member in Legnicka Investments Sp. z o.o. Wrocław since November 3rd of 2011 till now
 * Board member in Poznań Retail Holdco Sp. z o.o. since September 30th of 2011 till now
 * Board member in Włocławek Retail Sp. z o.o. since August 16th of 2011 till now
 * Board member in GV ELK Sp. z o.o. since October 28th of 2010 till now
 * Board member in Biloxi Holdings Sp. z o.o. since June 16th of 2010 till now
 * Board member in Auragen Real Estate Sp. z o.o. since March 5th of 2010 till now
 * Board member in Ashton Sp. z o.o. since February 4th of 2010 till now
 * Board member in Jellicoe Sp. z o.o. since June 16th of 2009 till now
 * Board member in Master Management Sp. z o.o. Warszawa since August 17th of 2006 till now
 * Board member in Polish Real Estate Holdings Sp. z o.o. Warszawa since August 16th of 2004 till now
 * Board member in Sps International Sp. z o.o. since July 7th of 2004 till now
 * Co - President in Restaurants International Sp. z o.o. Oświęcim since June 19th of 2002 till now
 * Board member in Poznań Retail Sp. z o.o. since March 27th of 2002 till now
 * Board member in Tartak Wygoda Sp. z o.o. since December 17th of 2001 till now
 * Board member in Kłodzko Retail Sp. z o.o.
 * Board member in Powerstock Sp. z o.o.
 * Board member in Kincaid Sp. z o.o.
 * Board member in Applebee Sp. z o.o.
 * Board member in w Polski Subway Sp. z o.o.

Non – governmental Organisations
Paul Kusmierz as the President of Master Management Group is the Partner to Feliks Stamm Foundation, Exploring Shoppers-Mind, Consumer Neuroscience at Shopping Center and is a member of Polish Council of Shopping Center.

American Football
Paul Kusmierz is the owner of the American football team Warsaw Eagles. He organized the first American football match in Poland. Euro - American Challenge took place on the September 1st of 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw.