Important Events and Achievements

LESZEK SKIBA

President of the Management Board.

Leszek Skiba is President of the Management Board.

In 2015, he was appointed Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, where he was responsible for the supervision over macroeconomic policy and tax legislation. He was also supporting legislative works connected with financial and capital markets, and prepared general outline of the budget system reform. Between March 2019 and April 2020 he served as the President of the Council of the Bank Guarantee Fund.

Between 2009 and 2015 Leszek Skiba worked at the National Bank of Poland, at the Economic Institute, where he worked on NBP’s report devoted to the consequences of Poland’s membership of the euro area and prepared analyses of the euro area economy. Since 2009, Leszek Skiba has been running public nonprofit activities as the President of the Council and expert of the Sobieski Institute.

Leszek Skiba is a graduate of master’s degree studies at the Warsaw School of Economics, in the faculty of International Economic and Political Relations. He’s the author of numerous publications in the field of his professional work and public activities.

Leszek Skiba fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

JAROSŁAW FUCHS

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Private Banking and Investment Products Division

Jarosław Fuchs Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Private Banking and Investment Products Division.

Jarosław Fuchs received his Master degree with honors in Marketing and Management, in the Faculty of Management of AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, as well as he graduated from Banking and Finance studies in Cracow University of Economics.

He started his career in 1994, initially in Big Bank S.A. and AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, where he acted as a teaching assistant in Management Faculty. From 1996 to 1997, he worked for Raiffeisen Centrobank S.A. Branch in Cracow, where he was responsible for building relationships with corporate customers.

From September 1997, Jarosław Fuchs worked for Societe Generale Warsaw Branch as a Senior Marketing Specialist in the Trade Office in Cracow. In October 2000, he moved to Fortis Bank Polska S.A., as a Senior Customer Advisor in Medium and Large Enterprises Center.

From March 2003, Jarosław Fuchs worked for Bank Millennium S.A. in the position of the Senior Expert and, subsequently – Director of Małopolskie Customer Cooperation Center (Medium and Large Enterprises). From August 2004, he was associated with Bank BPH S.A. in Cracow

From December 2007 with Bank Pekao S.A. in managerial positions responsible for corporate customer relations. From March 2011, Jarosław Fuchs was responsible for management of Private Banking Relationship Managers Team as a Regional Sales Office Director in Cracow. At the same time, from 2013, Jarosław Fuchs was working for Pekao Central Brokerage House as a Director in the Region in Strategic Customers Office, where he was responsible for investment product distribution for strategic customers.

Jarosław Fuchs fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

MARCIN GADOMSKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Risk Management Division.

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Risk Management Division.

Marcin Gadomski graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics, majoring in Finance and Banking. He was also a scholarship holder studying at the University of Kiel (Germany) and completed doctoral studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. He passed a number of professional certification exams, including: Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Project Management Professional (PMP). He participated in the Leadership Development Program run by The John Maxwell Team as well as the Deloitte Leadership Program.

Marcin Gadomski began his professional career at the consulting company Ernst & Young (now EY) in 2002, where he conducted projects in the area of risk, finance and internal audit in financial institutions and non-financial enterprises. During this period, for several years he supported the Pekao Group in implementing among others requirements of IAS 39, Basel II and solutions regarding capital management as well as assets and liabilities management.

Then he continued his career with Deloitte Advisory, first in 2008-2012 as a Senior Manager, and, after a break, in 2016-2018 as a Director. As part of Deloitte Advisory, Marcin Gadomski provided solutions for the largest financial institutions in Poland and abroad (banks, insurers, leasing companies, brokerage houses), among others in the field of credit policy, risk models, improving the credit process for retail and corporate clients, market and liquidity risk management, regulatory requirements (e.g. IFRS 9, the PFSA recommendations, regulations regarding capital requirements, liquidity, information or reporting obligations), due diligences for takeover purposes.

In the years 2012-2016 Marcin Gadomski was the Director of Retail Credit Risk Unit at Bank Millennium. He was responsible for credit risk strategy, risk appetite, credit policy, credit assessment models, credit decision engines, risk reporting, credit product profitability assessment and credit process support for such business lines as unsecured consumer loans, mortgage loans and small business.

From August 2018 to November 2019 Marcin Gadomski was a Member of the Management Board of Pekao Bank Hipoteczny S.A., where on 20 November 2018 he obtained the consent of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority to entrust him the function of the Member of the Management Board supervising the management of material risks in the bank’s operations. Between 29 November 2019 and 21 April 2020 Marcin Gadomski held position of the Vice President of the Management Board of Bank Pekao S.A. responsible for Risks Management Division. Later he was Credit Risk Director there.

Marcin Gadomski additionally sits on supervisory boards as the Chairman of Pekao Bank Hipoteczny S.A., Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o., Pekao Investment Banking S.A. and additionally is a member of the Supervisory Board of Biuro Informacji Kredytowej S.A.

Marcin Gadomski meets suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of the Banking Law Act.

JERZY KWIECIŃSKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Corporate Banking and MIB Division.

Jerzy Kwieciński Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Corporate Banking and MIB Division.

He is a graduate of Faculty of Materials Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology and holds a degree of Doctor in the field of technical science. He also completed a postgraduate course for managers at the Warsaw School of Economics and an international Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme run by the University of Antwerp, the University of Staffordshire, the Free University of Brussels and the University of Warsaw. Jerzy Kwieciński also has experience in academic and research and development work, which he gained, among others at the Warsaw University of Technology and as a visiting professor at Brunel University of West London

Jerzy Kwieciński has more than 30 years of international experience in strategic planning, management of large organizations, programs and projects in the public, private, non-governmental and scientific research sectors, including energy sector. From 1993 to 2004, he worked for the European Commission Representation in Poland, where his duties included management of programmes and projects financed by the European Union. He also participated in the works preparing Poland for membership in the European Union. Between 2004 and 2005 he was the President of Europejskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości sp. z o.o, where in 2008- 2015 he acted as a Vice-President of the Management Board.

In 2005, Jerzy Kwieciński took a position of the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Regional Development, where he coordinated the national development policy and cohesion policy, including the work on the National Development Strategy for 2007-2015 and the National Cohesion Strategy for 2007-2013.

Between 2008 and 2015, he served as President of the Management Board of JP Capital Group sp. z o.o., specializing in preparation and implementation of projects and innovations, including establishing and running start-ups. In that period he was also head of Fundacja Europejskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości (European Entrepreneurship Centre Foundation). In 2015, he was appointed the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Development. Since 2015, he has been a member of the National Development CouncilIn November 2015, he was appointed the First Deputy of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Ministry of Development. From January 2018, he held the office of the Minister of Investment and Development, and from September 2019 he served also as the Minister of Finance. He held both functions until November 15, 2019. He worked on, among others on preparation and implementation of the Strategy for Responsible Development and implementation of cohesion policy.

From January to December 2020 he acted as President of the Management Board of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (PGNiG), he has been a member of the Supervisory Board in TUW Polski Gaz, Europolgaz SA and President of the Board of Directors PGNiG Upstream Norway.

From March 2021, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Investment Banking S.A. and since April 2021, Member of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o.

Jerzy Kwieciński fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

PAWEŁ STRĄCZYŃSKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Financial Division

Paweł Strączyński, Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Financial Division.

Mr. Paweł Strączyński has a university degree from the Wrocław University of Economics, the Faculty of National Economy, field of study: finance and banking and Master of Business Administration – Executive MBA degree.

He has extensive managerial experience. Mr. Paweł Strączyński has held position of the President of the Management Board of TAURON S.A. He was also Member of the Management Board of PKEE – Polish Electricity Associotion.

Previously Mr. Paweł Strączyński had held position of the Vice President of the Management Board for Finance at PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. He had been a Member of the Management Board of companies such as: Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich KOGENERACJA S.A. , ZOWER Sp. z o.o. , PGNiG Termika Energetyka Przemysłowa S.A. , Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej S.A. in Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Polska Grupa Biogazowa S.A.

Paweł Strączyński fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

BŁAŻEJ SZCZECKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising Banking Operations and IT Division

Błażej Szczecki, Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Banking Operations and IT Division.

Professionally associated with the Pekao Group since 2004. From 2018 till 2021 he has served as the Chief Transformation Officer and subsequently as the Chief Strategy Officer of Bank Pekao, responsible a.o. for the digital and operational transformation, as well as for the coordination of the work on the strategy of the Bank. From 2017 till 2018 he was responsible for the Transformation and Services Division, where he managed a.o. IT and Operations of the Bank. In 2010- 2017 he was Member of the Management Board of Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o., where he assumed responsibility for IT, operations, insurance business, and customer service.

Previously, from 2004 till 2010 he held various leadership roles in the Corporate Banking Division of Bank Pekao,including participation in the taskforce preparing the merger of Bank Pekao with the BPH Bank. Before joining Bank Pekao, he worked as consultant for McKinsey and Co. in Frankfurt (Main) in Germany. He also served as a research associate at the University in Frankfurt (Oder) and in Giessen (Germany), as well as professional experience at Dresdner Bank. Since 2017 he has served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Kart. In addition, from 2017 till 2020 he was also the Vice-chairmen of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services.

From 2017, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Kart S.A. From 2017 to August 2020, in the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services Sp. z o.o. he was the Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Supervisory Board. He was reappointed to the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services Sp. z o.o. in March 2021 and serves as the Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board.

He has a Ph.D degree in economics from the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). He participated in numerous courses and trainings in Poland and abroad, a.o. Unifuture in cooperation with the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne (Switzerland).

Błażej Szczecki fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

WOJCIECH WEROCHOWSKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Retail Banking Division

Wojciech Werochowski, Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Retail Banking Division

Manager with 20 years of experience in banking, for 4 years associated with Bank Pekao S.A., with the Retail Banking Division. From December 2017 served as a director of the Retail Customer Credit Products Department, where he managed retails customer credit products and was responsible for the sales activity, portfolio quality as well as financial performance of the product and product development.

Before joining Bank Pekao S.A. he worked at PKO Bank Polski, Bank Citi Handlowy, and Bank BPH, where he was responsible for the development and management of credit products, including mortgage loans, and the CRM function. Between 2000 and 2008 he was associated with General Electric Capital in Poland, with GE Money Bank. He has worked in a number of positions in the areas of product management, development of new business models, strategic pricing and finance management, Lean Six Sigma programs.

He has a university degree and an MBA degree from the University of Gdańsk, Copenhagen Business School and Universiteit Antwerpen. He completed trainings under the GE Management Development Institute, including Six Sigma Black Belt and Advanced Manager Course.

From March 2021, Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Direct Sp. z o.o.

Wojciech Werochowski fulfills suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of Banking Law Act.

PIOTR ZBOROWSKI

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Strategy Division

Piotr Zborowski, Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Strategy Division

Piotr Zborowski is a graduate of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Law and Administration, major in law. He completed his legal adviser apprenticeship at the District Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw. In Bank Pekao S.A. he was the director responsible for servicing corporate offices as well as corporate governance and supporting the work of the Management Board and Supervisory Board. He was involved in the process of building and implementing the Bank’s strategy, as well as in the implementation of a number of strategic projects and cooperation on behalf of the Bank with the PZU S.A. group. Previously, he worked, among others in government administration bodies: the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of State Assets, as the Deputy Director of the Minister’s Office. He performed advisory functions in the Military Property Agency and was responsible for organizational and legal supervision in the Military Trade Company.

Piotr Zborowski meets suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of the Banking Law Act.

MAGDALENA ZMITROWICZ

Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Banking Enterprise Division

Magdalena Zmitrowicz, Vice President of the Management Board supervising the Banking Enterprise Division

In 2018 she started working in Bank Pekao S.A. as Managing Director in Corporate Banking Department and from December 1st, 2018 she was appointed as the Vice President of the Management Board of the Bank.She started her professional career in 1999 in Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. in Retail Banking Sector. She pursued her career in Corporate Banking Division, holding various leadership roles in regional structures of the Bank, including a position of Head of Sales for Northern Region and Head of Public Sector for Regions in the Public Sector Department. Having worked for almost twenty years in the banking industry, she has gained extensive experience both in general banking operations, including in particular the areas of sales, risk, operations and foreign-currency market, as well as in various customers segments, such as retail clients, small, medium and large companies, institutional clients, public sector and international corporations. In 2016-2017, she managed the Corporate Banking Department in the structures of the CEEMEA Commercial Banking Group – Citigroup. She managed the activities of the Strategy Champions Group at Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.

From January 2019, a Member of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o. From December 2018, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Faktoring Sp. z o.o., and from March 2021, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Company.

A graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk and postgraduate Executive MBA studies (EMBA) organized at the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. She completed many local and foreign trainings, including those in credit risk management, financial analysis and sales. In 2013, she graduated from Commercial Credit College in the USA New York as part of Citigroup.

Magdalena Zmitrowicz meets suitability requirements determined in art. 22aa of the Banking Law Act.