Supervisory Board
Filip Majdowski (President of the Supervisory Board) is a graduate of master's and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw and a member of the board of the International Fiscal Association - a branch of Polish. Mr. Filip Majdowski is the author of dozens of publications in the field of tax law in Polish and foreign scientific periodicals. Currently, Mr. Filip Majdowski is the deputy director of the Department of Supervision I at the Ministry of State Assets. Previously, for over 3.5 years, he was the deputy director in the Tax System Department at the Ministry of Finance, where he represented Poland at various forums of the European Union and OECD. Before joining the public service, he gained professional experience in tax consultancy companies from the "Big Four" and in the financial sector.
Filip Majdowski meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Filip Majdowski meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Ernest Bejda (Vice-President of the Supervisory Board) - Member of the PZU S.A. Management Board responsible for the areas: project management, security, purchasing, insurance operations and business development of the PZU Group. Group Director at PZU Życie SA. Lawyer, graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. In 1997-1999 he participated in a prosecutor trainee program in Warsaw, which he completed with the prosecutor’s examination and in 2000-2004 the lawyer application. After passing the bar exam he ran his own practice as an advocate. In 2000-2002 he worked at the General Customs Inspectorate in Warsaw. In 2006-2009 he was the deputy head of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), and in 2016-2020 he was the head of the CBA.
Ernest Bejda meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Ernest Bejda meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Małgorzata Erlich-Smurzyńska is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Łódź. She holds the professional title of Legal Advisor. She holds an Executive MBA from Warsaw Management University. Ms. Małgorzata Erlich-Smurzyńska is currently a Director of the Office of Financial Controlling, Risk Management and Compliance at PKN Orlen SA, where she manages the work of the controlling, regulatory risk management, compliance management, management systems, corporate risk management departments as well as she manages the Representative Office of PKN Orlen in Brussels. She has several years of experience as an independent member of the Supervisory Board in the banking sector, including 2 companies in the Bank Pekao S.A. Capital Group, including a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Currently, she is a member of the Supervisory Board in a company from the Orlen Capital Group - Orlen Oil Sp.z o.o.. She is experienced manager - among others, she held the position of Director of the Świętokrzyski Regional Office of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture, as well as a board member and director in the NGO sector. Ms. Erlich-Smurzuńska is a registered auditor with the Polish Institute of Internal Control and holds also the title of Approved Compliance Officer from the Compliance Institute in Warsaw.
Małgorzata Erlich-Smurzyńska meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Małgorzata Erlich-Smurzyńska meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Jacek Kij – director of the Security Department of the ENEA S.A. Capital Group, a graduate of computer science and econometrics at the Poznań University of Economics. He completed a Master of Business Administration in cyber security at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw.
In the ENEA S.A. Capital Group, he manages the work of the safety division. He is responsible for creating and overseeing security policies and standards, with a particular focus on ICT security and IT architecture integrity. His previous work experience includes Bank Pekao S.A., the National Bank of Poland and the Ministry of Finance.
Jacek Kij meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
In the ENEA S.A. Capital Group, he manages the work of the safety division. He is responsible for creating and overseeing security policies and standards, with a particular focus on ICT security and IT architecture integrity. His previous work experience includes Bank Pekao S.A., the National Bank of Poland and the Ministry of Finance.
Jacek Kij meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Paweł Wojciech Knop is a graduate of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting at the Cracow University of Economics. He is a statutory auditor, which he earned by auditing the largest entities in Silesia region in the automotive, mining, metallurgy and service industries. Mr Knop is a licensed stockbroker with the qualification of an investment advisor. He started his professional career in 2006-2007 in the financial industry - Commercial Union (Aviva), consulting - KPMG, and then banking - Bank Spółdzielczy in Racibórz and Alior Bank S.A. From 2010, he associated his career with Deloitte Poland, where he earned the statutory auditor’s title in 2017. In 2013, he joined ING Bank Śląski S.A., where as a finance expert he was responsible for the consolidation of the bank's capital group and the accounting of the bank and its subsidiaries. Since 2018, he has been associated with the District Hospital in Racibórz, where he is supervising and coordinating the budget, financial results and debt restructuring processes. He successfully implemented liquidity management and executed the recovery programme assumptions. In 2018-2019 he served as a member of the Supervisory Board of Energo-tel S.A., and since 2019, he has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Drogowych sp.z o.o.br />
Paweł Wojciech Knop meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Paweł Wojciech Knop meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Marek Pietrzak - Legal adviser. Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Lazarski University in Warsaw. In 2013 he completed a legal adviser application in the District Chamber Advisers in Warsaw and obtained the entitlement to practice. He also completed studies in management and business (MBA) at the College of Management in Warsaw, obtaining the title of Executive Master of Business Administration. A graduate of post-graduate studies in Accounting and Finance at the Warsaw School of Economics. He has professional experience in public administration as well as practice in terms of corporate governance and management of commercial law companies, including those with the participation of the State Treasury. In his professional practice he focuses on providing legal services to business entities. His leading specialization is civil and commercial law, in particular company law as well as labor law. Mr. Marek Pietrzak is currently the Vice President of the Management Board in KGHM Polska Miedź SA. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the Polish Radio Regional Broadcasting Center in Warsaw "Radio dla Ciebie" S.A.
Marek Pietrzak meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Marek Pietrzak meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Paweł Śliwa - vice president of the PGE Management Board, graduated from Law and Administration Faculty at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, branch in Rzeszow. He completed PhD studies on the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw and postgraduate EMBA studies at the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He completed attorney apprenticeship in Regional Bar Council in Rzeszow. From March 1, 2016 till March 22, 2016 he held a position of the Supervisory Board member of PGE. From 2002 till March 2016 Paweł Śliwa ran a Law Firm in Gorlice. In years 2005-2012 he ran a Solicitor’s Partnership in Gorlice. In years 2006-2007 he held the position of the Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ruch S.A.
Paweł Śliwa meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Paweł Śliwa meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Dominik Witek is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Rzeszów. He has the professional title of an advocate and legal advisor. He also completed management and business studies (MBA) at the National Louis University - National Louis University, with headquarters in Nowy Sącz, obtaining the title of Master of Business Administration. Since 2017, he ran his own Law Firm, and then a Legal Counsel. In the years 2019-2020 he was employed as a legal counsel at ORLEN Południe S.A., where, inter alia, participated in the comprehensive legal services of the Company and companies from the ORLEN Południe Capital Group. Moreover, he was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Sanockie Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Mieszkaniowej Sp. z o.o., then President of the Management Board, Managing Director of Sanocki Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Komunalnej Sp. z o.o. Currently, Mr. Dominik Witek is a Member of the Management Board of PZU Zdrowie Spółka Akcyjna.
Dominik Witek meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).
Dominik Witek meets all the requirements set out in the provisions of Article 22aa of the Act of 29 August 1997 – the Banking Law (consolidated text: Dz.U. [Polish Journal of Laws] of 2019, item 2357 as amended).