Economist and manager with over 20 years of experience in managing, restructuring and financing businesses, and providing strategic advisory services.

He has extensive expertise in developing management systems for companies and corporate groups, and crafting management structures, corporate strategies, and reporting systems. He is skilled in implementing controlling and budgeting practices, managing debt restructuring and refinancing, and has a deep understanding of change management. His experience also includes overseeing investment projects, including mergers and acquisitions within the chemical industry.

He graduated from the Institute of Economics of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Lublin. He completed his doctoral studies at the Collegium of Management and Finance at the Warsaw School of Economics. He graduated the Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona. 

In 2019–2024, he held managerial positions in companies specialising in the fields of biotechnology and modern technological solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence, cloud solutions, and IT infrastructure. Since 2016, he has been actively involved as a business adviser and investor, focusing on creating and managing startups, developing business structures for investment groups, and managing fund investments.

In 2009–2016, he served as Vice President of Grupa Azoty S.A. overseeing the finance area, including responsibilities in IT, M&A, strategic research, and investor relations. He played an active role in building the Grupa Azoty Group as a member of committees contributing to defence strategies against hostile takeovers and the consolidation and integration of chemical companies within the expanded group. In 2015, he successfully implemented a cash-pooling system within the Grupa Azoty Group and helped consolidate its bank debt with a bank syndicate.

Previously served as President of the Management Board and acting CEO at Sanfarm Sp. z o.o., where he led the company’s reorganisation process, overseeing finance, production, technology, and quality control.

In 2004–2008, he held managerial positions in the ACP PHARMA/ORPHE Group. In 2000–2004, he served as President of the Management Board at Cefarm Rzeszów S.A., and in 2002–2004 as President of the Management Board at Cefarm Rzeszów S.A. subsidiaries Farma Sp. z o.o. of Rzeszów, Farma Sp. z o.o. of Warsaw, Quantum Pharmacia Sp. z o.o.

From 12 May to 11 June 2025, he served as Acting President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A.

Supervisory Board membership at Grupa Azoty Group companies in 2009–2016:

Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. – Chair of the Supervisory Board
Grupa Azoty Polskie Konsorcjum Chemiczne Sp. z o.o.
Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers GmbH – Chair of the Supervisory Board
Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A.
Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A.
Grupa Azoty KOLTAR Sp. z o.o. – Chair of the Supervisory Board

Business organisations:

2013 – 2015 Fertilizers Europe, Member of the Board and Deputy Chair of the Statistics Committee
2012 – 2016 Member of the Board of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (PIPC)
2012 – 2014 Member of the Board of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), Brussels
2011 – present Vice President of the Board of the Polish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw
2011 – 2013 Vice President of the Board of Plastics Europe Poland

He has more than 20 years of managerial experience in management, strategy, development, and restructuring.

Since 2016, he has served as the Director of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – The Ignacy Mościcki Industrial Chemistry Research Institute in Warsaw. In 2014–2016, he led the Corporate Strategy and Development Department at Grupa Azoty S.A., and in 2009–2013 he headed the Strategy and Development Division at Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. Prior to that, he worked for Mennica Państwowa S.A., Mennica – Metale Szlachetne Sp. z o.o. and Endress + Hauser Polska Sp. z o.o.

He graduated from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, where he also earned his doctoral degree in technical sciences. He completed postgraduate studies in Management at the Warsaw School of Economics, and the Strategic Leadership Academy programme at ICAN Institute.

Supervisory Board membership: Prochem S.A. Grupa Azoty S.A. (since 2023) Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A. (2019–2020) – Chair of the Supervisory Board (2012–2014). He also serves as Deputy Chair of the Board of the Chamber of the Polish Chemical Industry (since 2019).

Artur Chołody 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 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. 

With over 20 years of experience in managing production and sales processes in leading chemical companies like Ciech, Grupa Azoty, and TIKKURILA, he has held various roles such as president, board member, managing director, and sales director.

His expertise includes developing and implementing business, marketing, and sales strategies, expanding international presence, securing project financing, conducting business transformations, improving operations, and restructuring companies.

His extensive experience was gained through collaborations in manufacturing and commercial sectors, focusing on agro (fertilizers, crop protection products), polymers (PVC, sealants), and pigments (titanium white, paints) markets.

He holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the Institute of Political Science and European Studies of the University of Szczecin. He completed postgraduate studies in Business Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business Management of the University of Szczecin.

Professional experience:

April 2024 – present: President of the Management Board of the Grupa Azoty Police
2021 – March 2024: President of the Management Board of Ciech Sól Polska, Managing Director of Ciech Salz Deutschland, Commercial Director, Ciech Group
2017 – 2021: Member of the Management Board, BU Director at Ciech Vitrosilicon S.A., Ciech Group
2015 – 2017: Fertilizers Business Unit Director at Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A.
2013 – 2015: Sales Director at Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A.
2005 – 2013: Business Development Manager within the sales area at Tikkurila Polska S.A.
2000 – 2004: Soundal Sp. z o.o., sales area

Projects:

2014 – 2017 Fertilizers Europe, Member of the Trade & Economic Committee
2015 – 2017 Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, Member of the Fertilizer Committee
2016 – 2017 AZOTY PRO, Project Manager, Operational Excellence ‘Optimisation of sulfuric acid production at the Grupa Azoty Group’

Certificates:

Advanced Negotiations, Project Management according to IPMA

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.