Michał Sołowow

Sołowow driving a Peugeot 207 S2000

Michał Sołowow (born July 11, 1962 in Kielce) is a Polish businessman and rally driver.[1] He was the European vice-champion (2008), the vice-champion of Poland (2006), the European vice-champion (2006), and two-time vice-champion of Poland (2004, 2005).

His wealth is estimated at the over 6 bn złoty (in 2006 - 3.6 bn); he is one of the biggest Polish stock exchange investors. He is an important shareholder of the following companies: Synthos (chemical industry), Cersanit (sanitary ceramics and tiles), Echo Investment (development activity), and Barlinek (producer of floorboards).

In 2007, Forbes estimated his net worth at 2.3 billion US dollars.[1]

Business empire

Sołowow bought shares in the chemical company Dwory (now Synthos) and funded its expansion with debt, taking advantage of low interest rates at the time. He then diversified into ceramic tiles, wood floors and real estate. He gave up any management roles but is still an active investor on Warsaw Stock Exchange and lives in Maslow, a village on the borders of Kielce, Swietokrzyskie voivodship.

He is an important shareholder of the following companies:

He pulled out of launching a newspaper because of intense competition. He also merged Cersanit with Opoczno, the second-largest company in the ceramics sector. His companies invest in and acquire companies in several countries of the CEE region, including Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine and Romania.

Sołowow’s funds, which invest in the futures market, currency market, and materials markets, manage the capital from stock exchange transactions. The funds are:

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2003 Cersanit Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII MON SWE
43		 TUR NZL ARG GRE CYP GER
33		 FIN AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2004 Cersanit Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII MON SWE
30		 MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2005 Cersanit Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII MON SWE
Ret		 MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR GRE ARG FIN GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2006 Cersanit Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 05 MON SWE
33		 MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GBR
40
2007 Cersanit Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE
21		 NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE NC 0
Errani Team Group Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 GBR
Ret
2010 Michał Sołowow Peugeot 207 S2000 SWE
22		 MEX JOR TUR NZL POR BUL FIN GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2012 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
20		 MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0
2013 Michał Sołowow Peugeot 207 S2000 MON SWE
12		 MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP NC 0
Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
14
2014 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
17		 MEX POR ARG ITA FIN
Ret		 GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
Michał Sołowow POL
Ret
2015 Synthos Cersanit Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
Ret		 MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

PWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PWRC Points
2007 Errani Team Group Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 SWE MEX ARG GRE NZL JPN IRE GBR
Ret		 NC 0

References

  1. 1 2 "The World's Billionaires: #407 Michal Solowow", Forbes, 8 March 2007, retrieved 2011-07-31

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