27 May 2026
Podcast - Ep. 25 - Światłowód Inwestycje
Krzysztof Wróbel, CFO and Management Board Member at Światłowód Inwestycje (S-I), discusses fibre financing and consolidation in Poland, key lender priorities, monetisation and take-up trends, and the company’s fibre rollout and M&A strategy.
- S-I’s landmark fibre refinancing – 1:02
- What lenders value in fibre operators – 3:03
- S-I’s rollout and acquisition strategy – 5:37
- Key risks and success metrics in fibre M&A – 10:11
- Consolidation trends shaping Polish fibre – 12:53
- Copper switch-off and fibre’s strategic importance - 16:46
- The next phase of fibre market growth – 19:36
About Krzysztof Wróbel
Krzysztof Wróbel is a Management Board Member and Chief Financial Officer at Światłowód Inwestycje (S-I), a 50/50 joint venture between Orange Poland and APG Asset Management. In this role, he led S-I's raise of EUR 1 billion in senior facilities to refinance existing debt, expand the fibre network, and support further organic and inorganic growth.
From 2013 to 2024, he served as the CFO and Member of the Management Board at the European subsidiaries of Freightliner Group — a UK-based company owned by a consortium of Brookfield and GIC funds.