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Company Management

Management Board

The Management Board is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s operations. The detailed scope of responsibility and duties as well as the procedure of the Management Board are defined in the By-laws of the Management Board.

Dawid
Zieliński

President of the Management Board

President of the Management Board

Founder and President of Columbus Energy.

He has been an entrepreneur since 2009. Over the 8 years of operation of Columbus Energy, he has managed to transform the company from a start-up into a mature organisation. A valued expert in the trade of modern energy, a winner of the prestigious EY “Entrepreneur of the Year 2020” contest in New Technologies/ Innovation category. He lives in accordance with the values that are also ingrained in Columbus: pace, talent, care, technology. His mission is to neutralise carbon footprint, which he implements e.g. through the Carbon Footprint Foundation, which he founded.

A graduate of AGH University of Krakow (M.Sc., Eng.), Cracow University of Technology (MBA) and Georgetown University (GLS).

Życiorys_Dawid Zieliński

Dariusz
Kowalczyk-Tomerski

Vice-President of the Management Board

He has 20 years of experience in the IT sector, specialising in cyber-security.

For the last 12 years, he has been the President of TP Teltech LTD (Orange Polska), where he was responsible for strategy and the development of sales and new markets, among others. In the years 2009-2011, he was a Management Board’s proxy at the Marshall’s Office of Lesser Poland Voivodeship for the matters of implementation of the Regional Innovation Strategy; and in the years 2006-08, he was a Department Director in the Business Market Division of Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.

Życiorys_Dariusz Kowalczyk-Tomerski

Michał
Gondek

Vice-President of the Management Board

Since the beginning of his professional career, he has been connected with renewable energy. He joined Columbus Group in 2013, in recent years working as a director of the extensive Technical and Investment Division. He has been responsible for e.g. implementation of investments, development of products and introduction of new technologies within the Group. Since July this year, he has been the President of the Management Board of Columbus Energy a.s. operating in Czechia.

He is a graduate of AGH University of Krakow, Faculty of Energy and Fuels. He also completed post-graduate Executive MBA studies.

Życiorys_Michał Gondek

Ewa
Kochana

Proxy, Financial Director

She has over 20 years experience in managing the areas of accounting, controlling and financing, both in companies with Polish capital and in international organisations.

She developed her competences working in the energy, mining and marketing sectors, in companies such as: Mid Ocean Group B.V., Lynka sp. z o.o., Elektrownia Skawina S.A., CEZ Poland sp. z o.o, Tarmac Heavy Building materials Ltd.

She joined Columbus in the middle of 2021 and is responsible for the areas of finance and accounting of the entire Capital Group.

Supervisory Board

The Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders, and in turn the Supervisory Board appoints the Members of the Management Board and supervises their work. The procedure of the Supervisory Board is determined by the By-laws of the Supervisory Board.

Paweł Urbański

Member of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Audit Committee

Paweł Urbański has a higher education qualification, obtained at Warsaw University of Technology, Electrical Faculty, where in 1991 he was awarded the title of Electrical Engineer. In 1993, he obtained an MBA title from the Business School of Warsaw University of Technology; and in 2003, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of London – Imperial College.

In the years 1990-1992, he operated a business under the name AC-DC Alarmy i Instalacje Elektryczne; then in 1992-1993, he worked as the Main Technician at PTK Centertel (Orange). In the years 1993-2006, he worked at Central Europe Trust (CET) as a Project Manager and Consultant, and, from 2001, as a Partner. In the years 1994-2006, he was a lecturer at the Business School of Warsaw University of Technology. In the years 2006-2007, he held the position of the Vice-President of the Management Board of PSE S.A. (currently, PGE S.A.), and in the years 2007-2008, he was the President of the Management Board of PGE S.A. Since 2009, he has held the position of the President of the Management Board at Inven Group sp. z o.o. From 2016 to 2020, Paweł Urbański was the President of the Management Board of New Energy Investments. Since 2017, he has worked as an assistant lecturer at Warsaw University of Technology; he is also the Head of the Business School of Warsaw University of Technology.

Wojciech Wolny

Member of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Audit Committee

Wojciech Wolny has a higher education qualification and title of M.Sc. Eng. obtained at Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry.

In the years 2002-2004, he was the managing director at Polstage sp. z o.o. From 2003 to 2007, he was the president of the management board of Paintball.com.pl. sp. z o.o. Then, in the years 2005-2008, he was the president of the management board of Integracje24.pl sp. z o.o. He is the founder and, since 2004, the president of the management board of an IT company Euvic sp. z o.o. Since 2016, he is the President of the Management Board and an investment architect at Euvic IT S.A. Since 2021, he has held the position of the President of the Management Board of Edge One Solution sp. z o.o.

Życiorys_Wojciech Wolny

Krzysztof Zawadzki

Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Audit Committee

Mr Krzysztof Zawadzki completed studies at University of Economics in Katowice, Faculty of Economics; post-graduate studies in International Financial Reporting Standards organised by SGH Warsaw School of Economics and Ernst & Young Academy of Business; as well as studies in the scope of accounting, finance and taxes at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He completed doctoral studies at Cracow University of Economics. He is a certified statutory auditor.

Mr Krzysztof Zawadzki is currently the Economic and Financial Director at EUVIC Sp. z o.o. seated in Gliwice.

He has extensive experience as a member of corporate bodies in public companies. In the years 2020-2021, he was the President of the Management Board at ELQ S.A. seated in Częstochowa; in 2016-2018, he was a Member of the Management Board and CFO at SARE S.A. seated in Rybnik; in 2016, he was a Member of the Management Board and CFO at KOPEX S.A. seated in Katowice; from 2009 to 2015, he was the Economic and Financial Vice-President of the Management Board at Tauron Polska Energia S.A. seated in Katowice. In the years 1996-2015, he was a member of supervisory boards of multiple limited companies.

Łukasz Kaleta

Member of the Supervisory Board

Łukasz Kaleta has a higher education qualification. In 2012, he obtained the title of Electrician M.Sc. Eng. from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at AGH University of Krakow.

In the years 2011-2014, he was the sales director at Ives System sp. z o.o. Since August 2014, Łukasz Kaleta has been the President and founder of Activus Promptus Entrepreneurship Support Foundation. Since January 2015, he has been operating a business under the name ART-Tech; since March 2017, he has been the Vice-President of the Management Board of Office&Cowork Centre sp. z o.o.; and since April 2017, also the President of the Management Board of Redi sp. z o.o. Since June 2020, he has been the Vice-President of the Management Board of Polska Innowacyjna Foundation and the President of the Management Board and Managing Director at BiznesHUB sp. z o.o. Since August 2020, he has been the President of the Management Board and Managing Director of Office&Cowork Centre S.A.

Życiorys_Łukasz Kaleta

Marcin Dobraszkiewicz

Member of the Supervisory Board

Marcin Dobraszkiewicz has a higher education qualification. In 2008, he obtained a Master’s degree in Finance and Banking at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Since 2010, he has held the CFA title granted by CFA Institute.

In the years 2007-2008, he worked as a corporate finance analyst at Fidea sp. z o.o. In the years 2008-2013, he was an associate, and then a senior associate at Deloitte Advisory sp. z o.o. From 2013 to 2019, he worked as a manager and director at Dom Inwestycyjny Investors S.A. (later on: Vestor Dom Maklerski S.A.). In the years 2017-2019, he was a director at Investors Corporate Finance sp. z o.o. (later on: Vestor Corporate Finance sp. z o.o.). Since September 2019, he has operated his own practice of financial advisory services.

He is a member of supervisory boards in multiple subsidiaries of the Issuer. Furthermore, since July 2017, he has been the Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Currency One S.A. seated in Poznań.

Życiorys_Marcin Dobraszkiewicz

Michał Bochowicz

Member of the Supervisory Board

Michał Bochowicz has a higher education qualification. In 2010, he obtained a Master of Law degree at University of Szczecin, Faculty of Law and Administration in Szczecin. In 2012, he completed “Companies Academy” post-graduate studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. From 2011 to 2013, he was a member of a District Bar Council.

In the years 2009-2020, he was a Knowledge Management Specialist at Deloitte Poland. In the years 2010-2012, he worked as an associate at Deloitte Legal. In 2012-2015, he was an associate at a legal office Doktór Jerszyński Pietras Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni Spółka Partnerska. Since 2015, he has been a Partner in GESSEL Attorneys at Law. Since 2018, he has worked as an advisor at Campus Residency Program at Google.

Życiorys_Michał Bochowicz