ABOUT US

Board

Małgorzata Wasilewska

Founder and chairperson of Quenda Business Initiative.

I started my professional career at the Research and Exploration Department of Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG SA). Later worked for Shell Poland.
Since 2008 I have been working in Sub-Saharan Africa. I worked as the UN expert at the Polish Embassy in Nairobi. In 2009-2013 I worked as the consul of Poland in Luanda. From 2013 until 2015, I headed Polish Embassy in Luanda as the chargée d’affaires.

For years I was responsible for cooperation with foreign entities, I co-organized and hosted economic missions of Polish entrepreneurs in countries of Central an Eastern Africa.
Having concluded my diplomatic career, I’ve decided to return to business and make use of gained experience and extensive network in order to exploit the opportunities of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Activity

Quenda Business Initiative is a new and fast-growing company, whose core activity is project management, international business advisory and consulting services. The company operates across Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Quenda Business Initiative was created out of passion for Africa and conviction about the region’s potential for economic and social growth. The company’s aims are implementation of carefully selected business projects in cooperation with Polish and foreign companies, as well as representing foreign businesses on rising African markets. Quenda Business Initiative is focused on its clients’ success providing safety and certainty in unfamiliar and potentially risky business environment. We work with a large and reliable network of high-level contacts in many Sub-Saharan African countries.

Based on the extensive knowledge of local context and innovation of services provided we are a firm support for Your business projects in Africa.