Grzegorz Gruca is a vice-president, member of the Management Board and an expert working at Polish Humanitarian Action. He participated in establishing PHA missions to Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia and Ukraine and has also participated in humanitarian missions to North Korea. Between 1990 and 1994 he worked as an executive manager and consultant at various trade companies. From 1995 to 1997 he was the NGO liaison coordinator of the Warsaw office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He has been working for PHA since 1997, as a Management Board Member and an Executive Manager. In 1998, Mr Gruca completed a technical cooperation program under the Program of the Agency for International Development of the Government of the United States of America in the field of Emergency Management. He is a member of Polish Fundraising Association. In November 2011 he was awarded the Bene Merito badge by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for strengthening Poland’s position on the international stage. In 2016 Mr Gruca joined the regional round-tables, organized by NOHA and the European Commission as part of the preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit. In 2017, he obtained a certificate from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism Training Programme for the Technical Experts Course. The certificate is honored by the European Commission.
