Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch

Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch is CEO at Skanska’s commercial development unit in CEE. She is responsible for the company’s strategy and operations in the area of sustainability and innovative office investments in four rapidly-developing markets: Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary.

She joined Skanska in 2006. Under her leadership since 2016, the CEE unit has been developing extensively, holding a leadership position among regional developers. The company has invested in co-working sector as well as R&D areas focused on human-centred proptech and sustainable solutions.

Katarzyna actively works to improve ethical standards in the region. She is a member of the policy councils at UN Global Compact as well as the Civic Congress – a cross-environmental civil project promoting sustainable development in Poland.

In addition, she also holds the title of LEED Accredited Professional. She has been honored with many prestigious RE awards i.e. Personality of the Year (Eurobuild Awards). 

Skanska

Skanska is one of the leading development and construction companies in Europe. Outside the Nordics the company has European operations in building construction and civil engineering in Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia and UK. Skanska develops commercial properties in select home markets in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary, while the residential development is active in Prague and Warsaw. Skanska also offers services in public private partnerships. In 2018, Skanska had sales of SEK 40 billion and about 14,200 employees in its European operations. 

More information can be found at www.skanska.com/property