Wojciech Klimas, co-founder and longtime president of Klimas Wkręt-met, died on Wednesday, November 11, at the age of 66. The company confirmed the entrepreneur’s death on Thursday, and prosecutors are examining the circumstances.
What happened in Kuźnica Lechowska
On Wednesday, November 11, shortly after 9 a.m., emergency services received a report from a private property in Kuźnica Lechowska, near Częstochowa. A man with a gunshot wound to the head was found there. A Polish Air Ambulance helicopter was dispatched to the scene, and the injured man was taken to hospital. Despite resuscitation, he could not be saved.
Company statement
On Thursday, November 12, Klimas Wkręt-met published a statement about the “sudden death of Wojciech Klimas, the company’s founder.” The company wrote that he left behind “a strong company, prepared for further operation and development,” and that the business is continuing its operations. The statement did not give the cause or circumstances of his death.
Prosecutor’s investigation
Tomasz Ozimek, spokesperson for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Częstochowa, told Wirtualna Polska that on Thursday morning the District Prosecutor’s Office in Częstochowa opened an investigation to establish the circumstances of the incident. He noted that such proceedings are launched routinely in similar cases, and that the findings so far do not point to the involvement of third parties. The prosecutors did not provide further details.
Who was Wojciech Klimas
In 1990, Klimas founded Wkręt-met together with his wife Joanna. The company, now operating as Klimas Wkręt-met, is one of Poland’s largest manufacturers of screws, dowels and other fastening elements. Its products are sold in foreign markets. The entrepreneur was counted among Poland’s wealthiest people.
The company has recently undergone changes in ownership and management: the founders’ son Paweł Klimas became president of the management board, their daughter Joanna Klimas became vice president, and Wojciech and Joanna Klimas joined the newly appointed supervisory board.
Klimas was also a shareholder of the volleyball club AZS Częstochowa, and Wkręt-met was its main sponsor in the years 2005–2008.
The death of the entrepreneur was also reported by the “Kto umarł?” profile on X.
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