The Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board is composed of five members. It decides on matters important to the Company, paying particular attention to fulfilment of its mission and vision. It changes it in order to improve the efficiency of its performance. The profiles of Supervisory Board Members have been presented below.

Jacek Kseń

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Jacek Kseń is a graduate of the Poznań School of Economics and the Main School of Planning and Statistics, where in 1977 he defended his Ph.D. thesis devoted to international financial markets.  For most of his career he has been working in banks, mostly in France. He started his career in Bank Handlowy, and then he moved to Polska Kasa Opieki and later Lyonaisse de Banque in Paris. He was a manager at Caisse Nationale Credit Agricole and the President of the Management Board of Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy (Bank Zachodni WBK SA after the merger with Bank Zachodni). He runs his own company –  a consulting company Jacek Kseń Consulting. He has been a member of the Supervisory Boards of: Brokerage House BZWBK (1996-2007), Commercial Union PTE BPH CU WBK (2001-2007), MCI Management (2007-2008), PLL LOT (2008-2009), PBG (2007-2010). At present, he holds the position of: President of the Supervisory Board of WSIP and Vice-President of the Supervisory Board of Orbis SA. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Sygnity since 15 June 2007. 

Tomasz Sielicki

Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Tomasz Sielicki was the President of the Management Board from 1992 to 2005, while from 2005 to 2007 he was the President of the Sygnity Group. Tomasz Sielicki is commonly considered to be the father of ComputerLand's success. He is a member of such organizations as the Main Board of Polska Konfederacja Pracodawców Prywatnych LEWIATAN, the Board of Fundacja Młodzieżowej Przedsiębiorczości and the Board of United Way Poland (Fundacja Wspólna Droga). Mr. Sielicki has also invested in ventures in several sectors. In 2005, he was the only Pole among 25 personalities named in the Starts of Europe 2005 ranking of the European edition of the prestigious BusinessWeek magazine. The Stars of Europe ranking included 25 personalities from the world of politics, business and fashion which are considered to be change leaders in the united Europe. In April 2006, Mr. Sielicki received the prestigious award for the Polish ICT industry from the Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji. The award is given to individuals who have contributed significantly to the development of the ICT market. At present, Mr. Sielicki is a member of Supervisory Board of Agora SA and Budimex SA. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Sygnity since 15 June 2007. 

Janusz R. Guy

Mr. Janusz R. Guy is a Master of Arts in Architecture and Engineering at the Moscow State University in Russia. He studied in the USA at the University of Houston, Rice University, Emory University, and at the Southern Center for International Studies in Atlanta. He holds an MBA in International Business and Finance from the Georgia State University in Atlanta, the USA. Janusz R. Guy has over 25 years of international experience in corporate management, corporate development, restructuring in consumer goods segments, in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, as well as in handling private equity investment funds. President of the Management Board of Bioton S.A. (2009–2010), Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, Carlyle Partners Central and Eastern Europe (2007–2009), Managing Director of Spectra Holding, (2006–2007), Vice President of IVAX Pharmaceuticals (2000–2005), General Manager at UDV Poland (1999–2000), President and CEO at Benckiser Russia, CIS & Export at Benckiser N.V. (1996–1999), International Operations Manager at The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, USA, Commercial Director and CEO at Coca-Cola Poland Ltd. and Market Development Manager at Coca-Cola Bevande Italia, Italy (1991–1996). Member of the Supervisory Board of Sygnity since 27 March 2012.

Grzegorz Jan Szymański

Grzegorz Jan Szamański studied information technology at the Warsaw University of Technology. He started his professional career in 1994 when he became a Financial Analyst in the Central Brokerage House of PKO SA. In the years 1999-2000, he was a Director at PKO/Alliance Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne (General Pension Society). Then, in the years 2000-2002, he worked in the PZU Group as the President's Advisor and the Investment Office Director. In 2002, he was appointed President of the Management Board of Mostostal Gdańsk SA, and in 2003 he became Investment Department Director at BPH Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych (Investment Fund Society). At present, he is the President of the Supervisory Board of Protektor SA and he conducts his own economic activities. In the past, he was a member of supervisory boards of numerous joint stock companies, also those listed at WSE. At present, Grzegorz Szymański holds the position of the President of the Management Board in Familiar SA SICAV-SIF and in Alfa 1 CEE Investements SA SICAV-SIF. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Sygnity since 06 April 2011.

Ryszard Wojnowski

Ryszard Wojnowski graduated from the Gama Filho University Rio de Janeiro in 1987 with a diploma in mechanical engineering. In 1996 he completed his postgraduate studies in investment banking at the London Guildhall University. He is a licensed investment advisor (Licence no. 62). Between 1995 and 1996 he headed the Market Analysis Department in the Brokerage House of the Bank Gdański, in 1997 he was appointed the head of the Management Department of the Inwestycyjny Dom Maklerski PBI SA brokerage house. Since 2000 he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Apator SA. In April 2005 be took the office of a Supervisory Board Member of Eurocash SA. In 2007 he was appointed Supervisory Board Member of Datera SA and Apator Control SA, in which he has held the office of chairman. In April 2011 he was chosen Supervisory Board Member of Aiton Caldwell SA. He has been on the Supervisory Board of Sygnity since 30 June 2011.