Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Artur Kucharski has 14 years of experience as an independent supervisory board member, including in public companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. As part of his duties, he chaired Audit Committees in four listed companies, including a bank, and served as a member of Audit Committees in other companies. He has also gained experience as a member of the Risk Committee (in a bank), Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and the Strategy and Development Committee.
With an engineering background, Artur Kucharski possesses seven years of audit experience, seven years of consulting expertise, and 14 years of supervisory experience. He received his ACCA diploma in 2000 and completed an Executive MBA programme in 2011.
Artur Kucharski currently serves on the Supervisory Board of Asseco South Eastern Europe S.A. (since 2016), Budimex S.A. (since 2020), and Asseco Data Sysytems S.A. (since 2022).
Previously, he also served on the Supervisory Boards of Alior Bank S.A. (2017–2023), Prime Car Management S.A. (2015–2019), Grupa Azoty S.A. (2011–2017), Asseco Poland S.A. (2010–2021), Globe Trade Centre S.A. (2010–2013), Kopex S.A. (2010–2012).
From 2002 to 2010, Artur Kucharski worked in the consulting department of PwC Polska Sp. z o.o., and from 1995 to 2002 at PricewaterhouseCoopers Sp. z o.o., as an auditor in the audit department.
Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Robert Bednarski boasts over 20 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and management board member in various companies, including those from the refining, chemical, and construction industries. His expertise extends to leading positions in public companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ORLEN S.A., Ciech S.A., Boryszew S.A., Polimex-Mostostal S.A.).
He has served as an independent member of supervisory boards in public companies, including Polwax S.A., Mennica Polska S.A., Comarch S.A., LW Bogdanka S.A. and many other entities operating within the ORLEN, Ciech, Polimex-Mostostal and Boryszew Groups in Poland and abroad. As part of his duties as a supervisory board member, he has also served on or chaired audit committees. He is currently an independent member of the supervisory boards and audit committees of public companies Gobarto S.A. and Protektor S.A.
Throughout his career, he has been extensively involved in securing financing, financial and cost restructuring of companies and groups, as well as in production capacity expansion processes, operational and management integration, and the execution of investment projects.
He holds a degree from the Warsaw School of Economics and has completed postgraduate studies in Company Value Management at the same institution. Additionally, he pursued doctoral studies at the Collegium of Business Administration of the Warsaw School of Economics and has undertaken numerous specialised training courses in finance and management throughout his career. In 2006, he received his ACCA certification.
Currently, Mr Bednarski is developing his own businesses, with a primary focus on the industrial overhaul sector and comprehensive turnkey investment projects, through Spec-Rem S.A.
Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Holds a degree in agricultural economics (graduated in 1983). An entrepreneur since 1991.
Licensed for appointment to Supervisory Boards at State-Owned Companies – Diploma No. 841/2002 dated 2 March 2002. More than 30 years of experience in serving on the Supervisory Boards of limited liability and joint stock companies. During more than 35 years of his professional career, Mirosław Sobczyk has cooperated with many central and local government institutions, businesses and social organisations.
Elected by the Company’s employees. He has served as a Member of the Supervisory Board since June 3rd 2013. Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024. He has served as Secretary of the Supervisory Board since May 13th 2021.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology from the Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology. He also completed postgraduate programmes: Master of Business Administration at the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza and Polymer Chemistry and Technology at the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology. He completed numerous courses in management, financial statement analysis, and other fields.
He has been involved with Grupa Azoty S.A. since 1999. Since December 2014, he has been Head of the Plastics Production Unit in Tarnów, Plastics Business Segment. In his previous roles, he served as Head of Plastics Production and Head of the Caprolactam Polymerisation Department at the Tarnów-based company. In 2016–2017, he was Chair of the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers GmbH. In 2021–2024, he was Secretary of the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A.
Elected by the Company’s employees. Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Attorney-at-law. LLM. Graduate of law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Completed legal training as an attorney-at-law at the Regional Bar Council in Kraków. Passed the bar examination in 2011.
Graduate of the School of American Law Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, in cooperation with the Jagiellonian University.
Completed the following postgraduate courses: LLM in International Commercial Law at Kozminski University in Warsaw, New Technology Law at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Cyber Security in Practice at the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications of the AGH University of Science and Technology of Kraków.
Lecturer at the Regional Bar Council in Kraków and the Kraków University of Technology courses on “Transportation and Logistics” and “Public Procurement”.
An expert of the Al LAWTECH Foundation.
From 2017 to 2020, member of the legislative committee at the General Council of the Bar in Warsaw.
Piotr Marciniak specializes in business law. As part of his law practice, he has been providing advisory services for the logistics and chemical industry businesses for many years. He also advises businesses on their key infrastructure investment projects. His professional experience spans both the private and public sectors.
Elected by the Company’s employees. He has served as a Member of the Supervisory Board since July 5th 2016. Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
He holds a Master’s degree in electrical engineering, with a major in electrical power engineering, from the AGH University of Science and Technology. He also completed post-graduate programmes in business fundamentals and energy auditing at the Kraków University of Economics and AGH University of Science and Technology, respectively. In addition, he has attended various executive management courses.
He has been involved with Grupa Azoty S.A. since 1996. Since 2003, has been working Head of the Power Supply and Security Division at the Power Centre. Earlier, he held the positions of Deputy Head of the Power Supply and Security Division at the Power Centre and independent process engineer at the Tarnów plant’s Electrical Department. In addition, he volunteers as Member of the Board of the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers, Branch No. 3 in Tarnów, and Member of the Qualification Committee of the Polish Association of Chemical Engineers, Tarnów Branch.
Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 12th term on June 27th 2024
Artur Rzempała holds a PhD in Economics and has extensive experience in corporate management and supervision, primarily gained from his work for the Grupa Azoty Group.
In 1998–2016, he was employed at Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A., holding various managerial roles from 1999. In 1998–2012, he worked in the corporate governance area, and in 2012–2016 he led infrastructure management.
In 2014–2016, he was a member of several teams and the leader of the initiative aimed at optimising plant overhaul and maintenance management as part of Grupa Azoty S.A.’s operational excellence programme Azoty Pro.
He specialises in finance management, enterprise value management, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and accounting.
He holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services at the University of Szczecin.
He has completed various postgraduate studies and courses, including enterprise value management at the Warsaw School of Economics, accounting at the Poznań School of Banking, project management at the University of Szczecin, and property management. He has completed numerous training courses in financial management, enterprise value management, restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions.
He serves as a researcher at the Department of Management and Logistics at the Maritime University in Szczecin. Author of dozens of scientific publications in the fields of corporate governance, restructuring, value management, and financial management.
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Mr. Artur Kucharski, Mr. Mirosław Sobczyk, Mr. Piotr Marciniak, Mr. Artur Rzempała and Mr. Robert Bednarski fulfill the criteria of being independent referred to in the Act of 11 May 2017 on Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision and those supervisory board members who have no actual and material relations with any shareholder who holds at least 5% of the total vote in the company.
update date: 17.07.2024