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Dariusz Bednorz
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 11th term on June 28th 2024

Manager with a proven track record in sales, purchases, finance and controlling, spanning more than two decades. His expertise covers operational improvement of business areas stimulating the organisation’s growth, driving its performance and earnings.

A graduate of the Wrocław University of Economics and Business ,he also completed Executive MBA studies at the University of Gdańsk/Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development, post-graduate Enterprise Value Management programme at the Warsaw School of Economics, and postgraduate studies in Tax Consultancy and Tax Management at the Wrocław University of Economics and Business.

From 2017 to 2022, he served on the management boards of private companies, including as President of the Management Board of ZM Silesia S.A., Boryszew Group (2020–2022).

Between 2014 and 2016: Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. in charge of sales (OXO alcohols and plasticizers), procurement and logistics.

From 2013 to 2014: Vice President of the Management Board of Kopalnie i Zakłady Chemiczne Siarki Siarkopol S.A. overseeing finance, trade and IT.

In 2012–2013: Corporate Director for Fertilizer Trade at Grupa Azoty S.A. with comprehensive responsibility for integrated fertilizer trading at the Grupa Azoty Group, including reorganisation of the fertilizer trade structure covering all companies of the Group (Tarnów, Kędzierzyn, Police), as well as development and implementation of a sales strategy.

Appointed Working Group leader on behalf of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A., he was actively involved in the project to consolidate and integrate the structures and sales of nitrogen fertilizers at Grupa Azoty S.A. and Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A.

From 2011 to 2012: Head of the Fertilizer Centre at Grupa Azoty S.A. responsible for the integration and consolidation of fertilizer sales processes at the Grupa Azoty Group (Tarnów, Kędzierzyn).

From 2010 to 2012: Head of the Fertilizer Business Unit at Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A., managing the fertilizer business.

From 2003 to 2010, he was in charge of the controlling function at Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. at the level of the OXOPLAST Business Unit.

President of the Management Board of Hotel ORW Azoty Ustka Sp. z o.o. (2001–2003).

From 1999 to 2001, he was in charge of the controlling function at Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. at the level of the OXO Business Unit and the Company.

Served on the Supervisory Boards of: Hotel ORW Azoty Ustka sp. z o.o. – as Chair (2011–2012), Hotel Centralny sp. z o.o. (2007–2008), Zakład Remontowy Rekom Spółka z o.o. (2005–2006), Zakład Budowy Aparatury Sp. z o.o. (2000–2004).

Business organisations:

Vice President of the Board of the Polish Association of Plastics Processors (2015–2016).

He currently runs a business consultancy practice.

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Cezary Możeński
Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 11th term on June 28th 2024

Graduate of the Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology. He received his doctoral degree from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology.

From 1981 to 2022, he was employed at the New Chemical Syntheses Institute in Puławy, where he advanced from the position of chemist all the way to associate professor.

He is a recognised chemical industry expert and authority on synthetic ammonia production. He also has long-standing experience in research work, specialising in the design and upgrade of technological systems for the production of synthesis gases, hydrogen, methanol, ammonia,  and decarbonisation of chemical processes. He has invented a number of innovative technology solutions sold under licences and deployed within industrial settings both in Poland and abroad. He has authored numerous scientific publications and patents. As Head of the Development and Investment Division at Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. and director of the New Chemical Syntheses Institute, he has led teams involved in major investment and development projects.

His career also included many important roles at institutions associated with industry and science.

From 2008 to 2016, Cezary Możeński was a member of the Supervisory Board of Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A., serving as its Chair.

In 2013–2016, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of PKN Orlen S.A.

His roles over recent years included that of a member of the Scientific Board of the Institute of Chemical Engineering at the Polish Academy of Sciences, the General Council of Research Institutes, the Council of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, the Chemical and Process Engineering Committee at the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the General Council of Science and Higher Education.

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Tomasz Ogrodnik
Secretary of the Supervisory Board; Member of the Supervisory Board elected by employees of the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Group

Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 11th term on June 28th 2024

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Andrzej Skolmowski
Member of the Supervisory Board

Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 11th term on January 31th 2025

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.

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

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Piotr Kruk
Member of the Supervisory Board elected by employees of the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Group

Appointed to the Supervisory Board of the 11th term on June 28th 2024

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Independent members of the supervisory board

Mr. Dariusz Bednorz, Mr. Cezary Możeński, Mr. Piotr Kruk, Mr. Tomasz Ogrodnik and Mr. Henryk Łucjan fulfil the criteria of being independent referred to in the Act of 11 May 2017 on Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision and that supervisory board member who has no actual and material relations with any shareholder who holds at least 5% of the total vote in the company

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Composition of The Audit Committee:

  • Dariusz Bednorz – Member of the Committee,
  • Tomasz Ogrodnik – Member of the Committee,

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Update date: 03.02.2025

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