Education:

Graduate of the University of Szczecin.

Professional experience:

• since December 1st 2020 - President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
• since March 5th 2018 – November 29th 2020 - Szczecin Province Governor,
• 2016–2018 - Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A,
• since 2007 - Advisor to the Management Board of Totalizator Sportowy Sp. z o.o. of Warsaw, and later Head of the company’s Szczecin Branch; 2008 – acting Head of the Zielona Góra Branch; since 2013 – Head of the Koszalin Branch,
• 1997–2007 - lecturer at various universities and colleges in Szczecin, specialising in organization and management, human resources management, social studies, and public relations,
• 2006–2018 - Member of the Szczecin City Council for three consecutive terms; from 2014 – Deputy Chairman of the Council,
• 2015–2018 - representative of Szczecin in the Pomerania Euroregion Council,
• 2013–2015 - member of the Szczecin Council for Public Benefit Activities,
• 2007–2014 - member of the Security and Public Order Committee of the Mayor of Szczecin,
• 2003–2018 - member of the Social Council of the Regional Oncological Hospital in Szczecin - West Pomeranian Oncology Centre.

Additional information:

• Awarded a distinction in the final of the 7th edition of Polish National Sales Awards 2015,
• Finalist of the 6th edition of Polish National Sales Awards 2014. 

Education:

• 2006–2015 PhD programme at the Faculty of Computer Science of the West Pomeranian University of Technology
• 2003–2004 Postgraduate programme in pedagogy at the Szczecin University of Technology
• 1994–1999 MSc programme at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Szczecin University of Technology
• 1992–1994 School of Computer Science in Jelenia Góra

Professional experience:

• Since December 1st 2020 - Vice-president of Grupa Azoty S.A.
• Since October 22nd 2020 - November 30th 2020 - President of Grupa Azoty S.A.
• Since May 17th 2018 – October 21st 2020 - Vice-president of Grupa Azoty S.A.
• Since May 23rd 2016 - February 14th 2021 – President of the management board of Grupa Azoty Police Serwis sp. z o.o.
• April 1st 2016 to May 22nd 2016 – Sole commercial proxy at Żegluga Szczecińska sp. z o.o.
• May 8th 2012 to May 22nd 2016 – Deputy CEO at Żegluga Szczecińska sp. z o.o.
• July 9th 2010 to November 30th 2011 – Member of the management board and CFO of Polskie Radio – Regionalna Rozgłośnia w Szczecinie S.A. (regional branch of the Polish state radio broadcaster)
• April 21st 2010 to July 8th 2010 – President of the management board of Polskie Radio – Regionalna Rozgłośnia w Szczecinie S.A.
• March 30th 2007 to April 20th 2010 – Vice President of the management board of Polskie Radio – Regionalna Rozgłośnia w Szczecinie S.A.
• July 7th 2006 to March 29th 2007 – Member of the management board of Polskie Radio – Regionalna Rozgłośnia w Szczecinie S.A.
• 2001–2006 – Head of the Student Apprenticeship Programme at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Szczecin University of Technology, responsible for building relations between the university and business
• 2001–2006 – Owner of the company Art Media
• 1999–2008 – Assistant at the Systems Research Unit, Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Methods Institute, of the Faculty of Computer Science of the Szczecin University of Technology.

Other experience:

• Experience in managing construction projects.
• Experience in public procurement.
• Experience in implementing EU-funded projects – PHARE, RPO, INTERREG.
• 2013–2016 Implementation of investment projects, including as project owner representative (mainly construction projects).
• 2013–2016 Implementation and accounting for two projects co-financed under the Regional Operational Programme for Żegluga Szczecińska sp. z o.o.
• 2012–2016 Management of municipal real property and industrial sites (port).
• 2012–2015 Advisor to Creative Minds Group.
• 2008 – Representation of 17 regional radio stations of Polskie Radio in successful renegotiation of contracts with TP Emitel sp. z o.o., leading to cost reductions at 17 state-owned companies.
• 2007–2011 Accountability experience under the European Commission’s EURANET (European Radio Network) Project (consortium of broadcasters from 18 member states), budget planning, negotiating with and contacting the project funder, and training.
• Author of more than ten scientific papers on modern financial instruments, information management in the European Union, modern valuation and risk mitigation technologies in economic markets, delivered in 1999–2008 at conferences in Poland and abroad. A series of studies on mass real estate appraisal for the purposes of introducing cadastral tax in Poland.
• From 2004 - 2018 – Member of the Programming Board of the Szczecin Branch of Telewizja Polska.
• From 2003 – Member of the Community Council of the Szczecin Provincial Emergency Medical Service Station, responsible for evaluating the budget, financial statements as well as financial and investment plans of the Station, which reported to the Marshal's Office of the Province of Szczecin.
• 2001 – Participation as a research team member in the PHARE PL 9704–01–13 (Component C) project ‘Concept of agricultural information system for the needs of the CAP’ – development of a system for sharing agricultural information between Poland and EU countries – co-creator of the system design presented to the Ministry of Agriculture.
• 2000 – Derivatives analyst and valuation specialist at Poznańska Giełda Towarowa (commodity exchange).
• 1999–2006 – Organiser of seminars with representatives of Poland’s largest IT companies at the Szczecin University of Technology, ongoing cooperation with largest IT companies in Szczecin.
• 1997–1999 – Member of the Tender Committee of the Szczecin University of Technology.
• 1997–1999 – Delegate of the Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland.

A manager with many years’ experience as a management board member and director at large companies. He has gained his professional experience at industrial companies and parent companies of holding structures in the energy, fuels and public sectors.

Education:

• 2018 – École de management de Normandie/AESE Business School/Cracow University of Economics, Executive Master of Business Administration;
• 2013 – Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration, Doctor Habilitatus of Law;
• 2011 – entered in the register of attorneys-at-law of the Regional Bar Association in Kraków;
• 2006 – Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration, Doctor of Law, specialisation: Community (EU) Law;
• 2005 – Jagiellonian University, Department of International and Political Studies, a Master’s degree in International Relations, specialisation: Europe;
• 2002 – Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration, a Master’s degree in Law.

Professional experience:

• September 2022 – President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A.
• December 2020 –  Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A.
• November 2016 – July 2020 President of the Management Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A.
• November 2015 – November 2016 Ministry of the State Treasury, Undersecretary of State, Member of the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers
• March 2014 – December 2014 Corporate Affairs Director at Przedsiębiorstwo Obrotu Energią i Paliwami EGW sp. z.o.o. (currently Węglokoks Energia sp. z.o.o.)
• October 2011 – February 2013 Management Board Representative for Power Development at Kompania Węglowa S.A.
• March 2007 – March 2008 Vice President of the Management Board, Corporate Governance Director at TAURON Polska Energia S.A.
• June 2006 – March 2007 Ministry of State Treasury, counsel to the Minister
• October 2002 – present Professor at the Cracow University of Economics, Department of Regulatory Policy, Institute of Public Policy and Administration, College of Economy and Public Administration.

Selected courses and training: 

• 2018 – ICAN Institute Harvard Business Review Polska, Personal Leadership Academy;
• 2005 – University of London, King’s College London, Centre of European Law,  Summer Course in European Union Law;
• 2003 – Catholic University of America – Columbus School of Law/Jagiellonian University,  International Business and Trade Summer Law;
• 2002 – Université d’Orléans/Jagiellonian University of Kraków, École de droit français;
• 2002 – University of Cambridge, Certificate in Advanced English, C1 level;
• 2002 - Institut Français de Pologne à Cracovie – Diplôme d'études en langue française, B2 level.

Education:

• 2022 AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Faculty of Management – research internship programme;
• 2022 St. Gallen Business School, Switzerland – research internship programme;
• 2011–2017 Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, doctoral student at the Faculty of Law, Administration and International Relations, major in Law; title of degree: PhD in Law;
• 2011–2012 Diplomatic Academy of the Polish Institute of International Affairs, Foreign Policy Studies;
• 2007–2010 Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration, field of study: Administration;
• 2004–2007 Academy of Applied Sciences in Tarnów, Institute of Administration and Economics, major: Public Administration;

Professional experience:

• Since 2017 – Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A., responsible for R&D&I and investment
• Since 2021 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.
• Since 2021 – Member of the Supervisory Board of ARP E-Vehicles
• 2021 – Chair of the Board of the ‘Platform for Industry of the Future’ Foundation
• 2020 – Fertilizers Europe/Brussels – Vice President of the Board
• 2019 – University of Dąbrowa Górnicza – Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Applied Sciences; Director of the Institute for Research on Artificial Intelligence
• 2018 - 2021 – Member of the Supervisory Board of H. Cegielski Poznań S.A.
• 2017 - 2021 – Expert of ECVET (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training) at the Foundation for the Development of the Education System
• 2016 - 2021 – Member, Chairman (from November 2016 to July 2017) and Deputy Chairman (from July 2017) of the supervisory board of Zakłady Górniczo-Metalowe ZĘBIEC w Zębcu S.A.
• 2015 - 2017 – Head of Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education
• 2015 - 2016 – Workshop programme coordinator at the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology
• 2015 - 2017 – Member of the Programme Board at Polskie Radio w Warszawie RDC S.A.
• 2014 - 2015 – Head of Office of a Parliamentary Group at Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament
• 2013 - 2018 – Lecturer at Łazarski University, Faculty of Law and Administration, Department of Administrative Law
• 2011 - 2014 – Lecturer at the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów, Institute of Administration and Economics
• 2007 - 2014 – administrative staff member.

Training and courses:

Numerous completed training courses, including in construction project management; PRINCE2^® Foundation (Projects In Controlled Environments) project management course; Effective management of the R&D department; Practical solutions and new technologies; Innovation management; R&D project implementation and management; Intellectual property law.

Other experiences:

• Member of the Sectoral Board for Chemical Industry Competencies at the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development;
• International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), Ambassador for Western & Central Europe;
• Member of Product Development and Management Association Central Europe;
• Member of the Board of UN Global Compact Network Poland;
• Member of the College of Advisers of the Łukasiewicz Research Network
• Chair of the Board of the Łukasiewicz New Chemical Syntheses Institute of Puławy;
• Chair of the Board of the Łukasiewicz Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials;
• Member of the Board of the Łukasiewicz Łódź Institute of Technology;
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Information Processing Centre of the National Research Institute;
• Member of the Polish Association of Chemical Engineers;
• Member of the Tarnów Scientific Society;
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Cement Wapno Beton international scientific journal focusing on mineral binding materials and concrete;
• Author and co-author of several dozen scientific articles on innovation management and Industry 4.0;
• Co-author of the book ‘Buduję swoją pierwszą drukarkę 3D’ (‘Building my first 3D printer’).

Marcin Kowalczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. He also completed a postgraduate programme at the National Defence University of Warsaw and a postgraduate course in auditing, management control and accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics. He holds an MBA degree from the Management Academy of Applied Sciences in Warsaw.

Mr. Kowalczyk has had a successful career in both the public and private sector. He served as deputy to President of the Military Property Agency, having previously sat on its Supervisory Board. He worked in a managerial position for PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. In 2018–2020, he was Vice President of the Management Board of Wojskowe Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowe sp. z o.o. In May 2020, he joined PGE Dystrybucja S.A. in the capacity of Vice President of its Management Board and in September 2020 was appointed its President. More recently, Mr. Kowalczyk worked at the Ministry of State Assets.

He served as a member of the Supervisory Board of PKP Cargo S.A. and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. Since July 2022, he has also been sitting on the Supervisory Board of PZU Życie S.A.

Marek Wadowski is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Economics in Katowice. He holds a Mastère Spécialisé en Banque et Ingéniere Financière post-graduate diploma from École Supérieure de Commerce Toulouse and also completed an Executive MBA programme at the Kozminski University in Warsaw

He has experience in managing financial, controlling and accounting processes in the industry sector (power generation, mining, metallurgy), as well as in capital project financing and international commercial transactions.

In 2016–2021, Mr Wadowski served as Vice President of the Management Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. responsible for the financial management, controlling, accounting and tax management, market analysis and transactions, procurement and administration, trading, fuel trading, and portfolio management functions.

In 2008–2015, he worked for the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) Group. In 2008−2009, he held the position of Vice President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer, of Polski Koks S.A., a subsidiary of JSW, responsible for structuring commercial transactions, implementing the currency risk hedging policy, implementing measures to reduce finance costs, and liquidity management. In 2009–2012, as Vice President of the Management Board for Economic Affairs at JSW, he participated in the company's IPO process (introduction of International Accounting Standards, upgrade of the management information system, preparation of the prospectus, investor communication). In 2012–2015, as Vice President of the Management Board, Chief Economist, of Spółka Energetyczna Jastrzębie S.A., a subsidiary of JSW, he was engaged in implementing the Energetyka 2016 investment programme, including preparing the business plan and structuring and securing financing from a bank syndicate under a bond issue programme. He also implemented interest rate risk, carbon credit and energy origin certificates management procedures as well as developed and implemented a liquidity management policy.

In 2005–2008, Mr Wadowski worked for Huta Cynku Miasteczko Śląskie S.A. as a representative of the Management Board for restructuring, Chief Financial Officer and Economist, member of the Management Board – Chief Financial Officer and Economist, and President of the Management Board – Chief Executive Officer.

In 1999−2005, he worked as an adviser at BRE Corporate Finance S.A., responsible for due diligence and company valuation projects.

Education:

• 2011 - 2012 – Completed an Executive MBA post-graduate programme at the Institute of Business Studies, Tadeusz Kościuszko Kraków University of Technology
• 1989 - 1994 – Completed a master’s programme in environmental engineering at the Hugo Kołłątaj University of Agriculture in Kraków

Professional experience:

Since 1994 an employee of Grupa Azoty S.A. (formerly: Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A.):

• 2012 - 2021 – Head of Production Management and Coordination Office, Deputy Head of Corporate Production Coordination and Plant Safety Department
• 2007 - 2012 – Deputy Chief Production Coordination Engineer
• 1997 - 2007 – Deputy Head of the Power Engineering Department
• 1994 - 1997 – Shift Foreman at the Water Treatment Unit

Membership of Supervisory Boards:

• 2010 - 2021 – employee-elected Member of the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. (in 2015 appointed as Secretary of the Supervisory Board)
• 2008 - 2011 – Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ELZAT Sp. z o.o.
• 2000 - 2008 – Chair and then Member of the Supervisory Board of PROREM Sp. z o.o.
• 2000 - passed exam for members of the supervisory boards of state-owned companies

Additional information:

• Since Junuary 2021 – Chair of the Board of the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów
• 2019 - 2020 – member of the Board of the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów
• Since 2019 – member of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
• 2010 - 2021 – Chair of Board of the Tarnów Branch of the Polish Association of Chemical Industry Engineers and Technicians, member of the Executive Board of the Polish Association of Chemical Industry Engineers and Technicians
• 1998 - 2010 – Member of the Pilzno Town Council