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Stefan A. Szafarek

International art producer

Born Dec. 25, 1954, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Eugeniusz and Barbara (Kierzek); married Bernice (Slomkowski); children: Stefanie, Thomas, Adam.

Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Connecticut School of Law, West Hartford, 1984.

Career: chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Forward International Company, Inc., New Britain (CT), 1987 -.

Author: (booklet) Perception of Culture in Bagby's System, 1984.

Honors: listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1984, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Who's Who Worldwide, 1994; member, American Biographical Institute, 1985.

Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian.

Hobbies: tennis, sailing, horses.

Office: Forward International Company, Inc., P.O. Box 05, 1 Forward Drive, New Britain, CT 06051.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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