An accomplished executive specialising in corporate strategy, effective business transformation and sustainable development. He brings extensive international experience across the mobility sector, passenger aviation and rail transport, logistics, as well as the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

He combines strategic vision with disciplined execution of initiatives in Poland and international markets.

He has been one of the architects of landmark strategic and transformation projects, including at PKP Intercity (implementation of the Pendolino programme), LOT Polish Airlines (corporate growth strategy), Qatar Airways (premium segment service strategy), Ukrainian Railways (commercial and customer experience strategy), Fiege GmbH, and Adamed Pharma S.A.

In recent years, as both a leader and investor in Venture Capital funds, he has successfully built high-performing, engaged teams, established durable stakeholder relationships, and supported innovative business and social ventures. He has an impressive track record of delivering complex, cross-organisational projects across multiple industries, with a combined value of EUR 12–18 billion.

He holds a Master’s degree in Management and Marketing – Strategic Management from the Warsaw School of Economics. He completed postgraduate studies in Sustainable Business Models in an Economy Delivering UN ESG Goals at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School – Executive Education. He is currently completing a Master’s degree in Applied Social Psychology at SWPS University.

Professional experience:

2024 - 2025 Poczta Polska S.A. Director of the Strategy Department responsible, inter alia, for a new operating model of key areas of business transformation, transforming the retail network, and developing a partnership model within a network-based operating framework with key strategic partners.

2012 - Present DSMC – Strategic Advisory - Founder and Senior Business Consultant responsible for the design, advisory and implementation of commercial transformation projects, pricing strategies, sales and product strategies. Strategic advisor to the founder and co-owner of Adamed Pharma S.A.

2020 - 2022 ADAMED PHARMA S.A. - Member of the Management Board for Innovative Business Projects responsible, inter alia, for establishing the foundations of a sustainability-driven business strategy for the pharmaceutical sector aligned with global UN ESG/SDG objectives and modelling supply chain resilience scenarios for chemical raw materials in a regulated, high-margin environment, and for implementing integrated process and enterprise risk management frameworks.

2019 - 2020 Ukrainian Railways - Member of the Management Board for Passenger Transport responsible for the development and implementation of the passenger transport commercial strategy, organisational management and financial performance. Led comprehensive restructuring and the redefinition of all key business processes, including product development, pricing policy, sales, marketing and distribution, as well as customer experience and value chain.

2017 - 2018 Kenya Airways - Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer for Commercial Strategy, responsible, inter alia, for developing an innovative commercial transformation strategy covering product design, route network, pricing strategy, and alliance and joint venture cooperation frameworks.

2015 - 2016 LOT Polish Airlines - Acting Chief Executive Officer responsible, inter alia, for overall organisational leadership and the development and preparation of the business growth strategy implementation plan; Member of the Management Board for Commercial Affairs overseeing commercial operations, financial and business performance, restructuring initiatives, redefinition of core business and commercial processes (product, pricing policy, sales, marketing and distribution), digital transformation, and strategic partnerships in Poland and internationally.

2014 - 2015 PKP Intercity - Chief Executive Officer responsible for supervising and managing continuous business development and preparing the corporate growth and customer service strategy. Co-author of the comprehensive “Pendolino 2015” implementation programme in Poland.

2012 - 2015 PKP Intercity - Member of the Management Board for Commercial Affairs responsible for commercial operations management, financial and business performance, as well as for the development and implementation of key functional strategies and strategies related to customer experience and value chain. Led the corporate rebranding of PKP Intercity - implementation of image campaigns and a new PR strategy, and establishment of a Business Analytics Unit to support business decision-making.

2011 - 2012 Fiege Poland - Sales and Marketing Director

2008 - 2011 Qatar Airways - Strategic Planning Manager and Head of Sales & Marketing

2007 - 2008 LOT Polish Airlines - Director of Strategic Development (Network Development Director)

2004 - 2007 LOT Polish Airlines - Managing Director, Spain and Portugal

2003 LOT Polish Airlines - Finance Manager, LOT Cargo

2000 - 2002 LOT Polish Airlines - Financial Controller, Sales Division (SR Swissair Group Business School)

1999 - 2000 LOT Polish Airlines - Analyst, Strategy Department (British Airways Strategy School)

Economist and civil servant with over 20 years of professional experience, including 10 years as an internal auditor. She also has 11 years of experience in serving on supervisory boards of companies with direct or indirect participation of the State Treasury. Previously, she served on supervisory boards of, among others, Polska Grupa Lotnicza S.A., ElectroMobility Poland S.A., Chemobudowa Kraków S.A., H. CEGIELSKI Poznań S.A., Lotos Air BP Sp. z o.o.

She is currently working at the Ministry of State Assets, where, as Deputy Director of the Development Instruments Department, she is responsible, inter alia, for the implementation of processes of recapitalisation of companies from the funds of special purpose funds and for monitoring the course of investments co-financed by the funds. Previously, she was employed at the Ministry of Treasury in the area of corporate governance and restructuring and state aid, and then at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, where she headed an analytical team responsible for, inter alia, monitoring strategic investment projects.

She graduated from the Poznań University of Economics with a degree in finance and banking.

Artur Chołody, PhD holds a doctorate in economics and graduated in law from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He completed legal training at the Regional Chamber of Legal Counsels in Poznań, passing the final examination and qualifying as a legal counsel. He also completed postgraduate MBA studies in Human Resources Management at Franklin University Ohio / WSB Poznań, as well as postgraduate programmes in Management Psychology, Non-Governmental Organisation Management, Internet Entrepreneurship, and Methodology of Economic Sciences.

For nearly 20 years he has been a partner in Wielkopolska Grupa Prawnicza sp.k., a law f irm specialising in public procurement and advisory services for companies bidding for international public contracts.  Between 2024 and 2025 he served on the governing bodies of Alior Bank S.A. – initially as a member of the Supervisory Board and subsequently as acting President of the Management Board. His responsibilities included the management and oversight of sales in both the business and retail client segments, as well as supervision of the legal and compliance department. He has also served on the management boards of companies in the industrial sector, successfully leading the restructuring of Fabryka Narzędzi Specjalnych sp. z o.o., laying the foundations for the creation of a Polish corporate group in the tooling industry.

Artur Chołody, PhD has served on supervisory boards for around five years. He has overseen public entities, including as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zarząd Komunalnych Zasobów Lokalowych sp. z o.o. in Poznań, and as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zakład Energetyki Cieplnej sp. z o.o. in Ostrzeszów. 

A manager with over 25 years of experience and an Executive MBA degree obtained after completing studies conducted by GFKM at the University of Gdańsk and RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam.

A graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice and the Łódź University of Technology, as well as numerous postgraduate studies, including: Corporate Finance Management and Property Valuation.

An experienced manager in financial management, production processes, sales teams, controlling, logistics and IT. An expert in strategic management and streamlining business operations that stimulate growth in results and increase the efficiency and profits of organisations.

He began his professional career at Bank Przemysłowo Handlowy S.A. in 1996, rising from the position of Clerk to Branch Director. In 2002, he was appointed Vice-President of the Management Board of Luna Polska Sp. z o.o. In 2010-2016, he served as Vice-President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. and President of the Management Board of ZAKSA S.A. In 2017, he became a Member of the Management Board at Flex-Trade Sp. z o.o.

At Alchemia S.A., he worked as Director of Marketing and Strategic Clients, and in recent years, from 2019 to 2024, he served as President of the Management Board and Managing Director at European Steel Group Sp. z o.o.

In May 2024, he took up the position of President of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn Spółka Akcyjna.

He completed a course for candidates for supervisory boards of companies with State Treasury shareholding, which ended with a state exam and the granting of rights to sit on supervisory boards by the Minister of the State Treasury. He sat on the supervisory boards of companies such as: Agencja Rozwoju Małopolski Zachodniej S.A., Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A., CTL Chemkol Sp. z o.o., ZAK Serwis Sp. z o.o., Hotel Ustka Sp. z o.o., Aster ZAK Sp. z o.o., ZAKSA S.A., Polskie Konsorcjum Chemiczne Sp. z o.o., Kędzierzyńsko-Kozielski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.. He is currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zakład Lecznictwa Ambulatoryjnego Sp. z o.o.

He has twenty-eight years of experience working in the production area of Grupa Azoty S.A. He gained his professional experience successively as:

• Independent Technologist and Shift Master at the Department of Wastewater Treatment and Landfills in the Power Plant,
• Company dispatcher - coordinator and Head of the Operational Coordination Team in the Production Coordination and Analysis Department,
• from August 2, 2021 as Chief Engineer of Production Management and Coordination in the Corporate Department of Technology and Energy.

He graduated from Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology with a degree in Environmental Engineering.

As part of his trade union activities, he served two terms as Vice Chairman of the Trade Union of Continuous Operations Workers at Zakłady Azotowe in Tarnow-Mościce S.A.

Member of the Association of Engineers and Technicians of Chemical Industry Branch in Tarnow.