Jerzy Marciniak graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (1973) and Postgraduate Management Studies of the Faculty of Management at the Warsaw University (1994).

Appointed President of the Board of AZOTY Tarnów as of 14 March 2008, as a result of the recruitment process carried out by the Supervisory Board and concluded on 11 March 2008.

He has worked for AZOTY Tarnów for many years: in 1975 – 1983 while holding the position of EPD systems designer, he participated in the works on engineering, financial, accounting and salary systems and implementation of production reporting system.

Before returning to Mościce, between 11 December 2007 and 29 February 2008 he held the position of Advisor to the Minister in the Ministry of Treasury. Since 2004 President of the Board of Tarnów Agency for Regional Development (TARR S.A.), responsible for reducing the debt burden (since 2004 the company has generated profits), increasing the subscribed capital (from about 6 million PLN to 16 million PLN) and transforming the company into a financial company operating in the area of granting loans and credit guarantees to SMEs. The company initiates the transfer of modern technologies through the Tarnów Science and Technology Park. Between 1999 and 2004 – Director of E. Szczeklik Specialist Hospital in Tarnów, responsible for an efficient restructuring of the hospital at risk. Between 1996 and 1998 – Director General of the Voivodship Office in Tarnów, and earlier, between 1992 and 1995 – Director of a Regional Branch of the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund (KRUS) in Tarnów (creation of the branch and four agency offices). From 1983 to 1991, he was employed in the Tarnów branch of the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) as Deputy Director for Pension Scheme and was responsible, inter alia, for the pension section and efficient reduction of the benefit period.

Moreover, from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002 and from 11 January 2005 to 30 June 2006 – President of the Board of SSA Unia Tarnów; member of Tarnow Entrepreneurship Forum, member of the Jury awarding „Innovator of Małopolska” Medal. He was awarded, inter alia, the Golden Cross of Merit by decision of the President of the Republic of Poland in 1998.

Witold Szczypiński has been working in AZOTY Tarnów for 27 years, and for the last 19 years in managerial positions. The most recently, as Acting Director General. Earlier, since August 2007 he held the position of the Member of the Managing Board of AZOTY Tarnów Since January 2002 Acting Technical and Development Director. Earlier he assumed, inter alia, the function of Directof of Plastics Centre (1999-2001), Manager of Synthesis Plant (1991-1999) and Manager of Silicon Department Synthesis Plant (1987-1990).

Author and co-author of nearly 40 specialist proposals for improvement, including patent-protected ones. He manages the works of the Tarnów branch of the Polish Association of Chemical Engineers (SITPChem).

He studied at the Faculty of Production Organization at the Silesian University of Technology (specialist in the area of organization of chemical industry). He completed postgraduate trainings for company executives, ownership transformation managers, and candidates for Members of Supervisory Boards.

Andrzej Skolmowski (37), economist, graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski), Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.

On 26th March 2009 he was appointed a Vice-Chairman of the Board of AZOTY Tarnów by a resolution of the Supervisory Board.

Manager, who in the previous nine years managed big business organizations. He was in charge of many processes, such as: establishing companies, privatisation processes, creating capital group, incorporating a company into the structure of a listed company along with adapting it to the requirements imposed by the Stock Exchange, implementing SAP, merging companies (each of them with the revenue exceeding 1 billion PLN), introducing customer oriented trade and marketing structure, restructuring operational areas of the company, i.e. sale, purchases and logistics, implementation of controlling and innovative solutions in the finance.

Directly, before being appointed a Member of the Board of AZOTY Tarnów he acted as the Chairman of the Board at a modern pharmaceutical company SANFARM sp. z o.o. with a seat in Nowa Dęba. In 2004-2007 he was the Chairman of the Board at ACP Pharma S.A. with a seat in Łódź, and after being merged with a dominating company in Łódź, ORFE S.A. (member of the Dutch concern OPG Group N.V.) he was appointed a Member of the Board of the Capital Group (until March 2008) and at the same time he acted as the Chairman of the Board in the dependent companies: Cefarm Zielona Góra S.A. and Cefarm Rzeszów sp. z o.o. After the merger, ORFE S.A. changed its name into ACP Pharma S.A. with a registered office in Warsaw. In the years 2000-2004 he worked in Rzeszów being a Temporary Manager at Przedsiębiorstwo Zaopatrzenia Farmaceutycznego „Cefarm”, and then Chairman of the Board at Cefarm Rzeszów S.A., carrying out privatisation processes and afterwards restructuring and development operations at the company. He was in charge of establishing a capital group Cefarm Rzeszów S.A., where he acted also as the Chairman of the Board in dependent companies.

Mr Skolmowski’s vocational passion is the analysis and strategic management of the company and capital group. He carried out difficult undertakings which call for more than standard involvement. He also has knowledge and experience resulting from working in the international environment.

Franciszek Bernat has been working in AZOTY Tarnów since 1971. Until 2001 he was employed, inter alia, as shift leader, production shift manager, technologist specialist, manager of technological unit, and deputy manager of Power Plant. Between 2001 and 2005, as Production, Technology and Development Director and Member of the Managing Board (until 2006) he was implementing a recovery plan and a debt reduction plan.

Franciszek Bernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Mechanics at the Cracow University of Technology, and of postgraduate studies at the Cracow University of Economics (economic system and management methods) and the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, at the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering (Power Generation Auditing). Furthermore, he completed over 20 specialist courses.

Education:

Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Finance, Ph.D. in Economics, 2003
Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Management, Masters degree, 1992

Employment history:

• Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Chair of Finance, Assistant, 01 October 1992 – 29 February 2004
• Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Chair of Finance, Tutor, 01 March – up to present
• First Polish-American Bank, Accountant – 05 April 1994 – 31 May 1995
• Małopolska Agency for Regional Development (MARR S.A.), President of the Board – 01 December 2004 – 30 November 2006
• Representation of the Minister of the State Treasury in Kraków, Director – since 11 February 2008
• Municipal Development Agency (ARK) – Project Manager, Consultant, 1996 – 1999
• Municipality of Kraków – Consultant in the Budget Office – 1997 – 1998
• Chancellery of Prime Minister of Poland, Budget Expert - November 2005 – September 2007

Education

• 1 October 1999 – 31 March 2000:  Institute of Financial Studies, University in Perugia (Italy), Socrates/Erasmus scholarship;
• 995 – 2000:  University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, Masters studies, major: accountancy and finance management – Certificate of the Ministry of Finance entitling to perform services related to drawing up of accounts.

Employment history

• 27 May 2008 – up to present:  Nafta Polska S.A., Director of Accountancy and Financial Policy Bureau;
• 23 October 2006 – 31 May 2008:  Finance Controller/Senior Specialist, Bank Millenium S.A., Bank Headquarters, Warsaw;
• 1 July 2006 – 20 October 2006:  Controlling Specialist;
• 1 September 2003 – 30 June 2006:  Finance Analyst;
• 1 April 2002 – 31 August 2003:  Finance and Sales Analyst;
• December 2001 – 31 March 2002:  Assistant, Wasa Barilla Poland Sp z o.o. Platan Park, Warsaw;
• 4 September 2000 – 4 December 2001:  Assistant to Director of Merlini Indesit Polska, Łódź. 

Education:

Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry – Major: chemical engineering ( MSc., Eng.)

Employment history:

• 3 January 1972 – June 1982: Technologist Specialist
• July 1982 – December 2001: Manager of Technological Unit
• since 1 January 2002 – Head of Production, Caprolactam Centre
• 15 February 2008 - 14 March 2008 – delegated from the Supervisory Board to assume the position of Member of the Managing Board.

Education

• 2005 – 2006 Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), one-year postgraduate studies in banking
• 2004 – 2005 Warsaw University, Institute of Philosophy, postgraduate studies in philosophy
• 1992 – 1999 Warsaw University , Faculty of Law and Administration , Masters degree in Law

Employment history

• May 2008 – up to present: Nafta Polska S.A., Warsaw, Ownership Supervision Bureau
• November 2007 – April 2008: Ministry of Regional Development
• June 2006 – October 2007: Ministry of Treasury, Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatization II
• March 2002 – June 2006: Ministry of Treasury, Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatization I, Senior Inspector
• June 1999 – March 2002: Ministry of Treasury, Department of Direct Privatization and Representations

Additional job experience

• December 2003 – January 2008: Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of „Chmiel Polski” S.A. in Lublin
• November 2001 – December 2007: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PKS in Przemyśl

Education:

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin – Faculty of Law and Administration – degree course in Law (1992 – 1997), Masters degree in Law

Courses and postgraduate studies

Postgraduate studies on collective labour relations and human resources – Warsaw University – Faculty of Sociology (2001/2002)

Employment history:

Ministry of Treasury:

• October 1997 – March 1998 – Department of Specific Proceedings – Inspector
• March 1998 – September 2001 – Department of Restitution and Distribution of Shares – Senior Inspector (since March 2000)
• September 2001 – April 2002 – Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatization II – Commercialization Section – Senior Inspector
• April 2002 – June 2006 - Department of Ownership Supervision II – III Supervision Section – Specialist (since April 2007)
• June 2006 – up to present - Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatization I – II Supervision Section – Senior Inspector

Education

• 1994 Postgraduate studies in "Banking and Finance" in the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
• 1993 Postgraduate studies in "Law and Economics of European Communities" at the Warsaw University
• 1986 – 1992 Catholic University of Lublin, Faculty of Law
• Masters thesis on "Capital investments in the course of stock exchange operations" written under the supervision of Professor Wojciech Łączkowski, Ph.D.

Courses and postgraduate studies

• Trainings in investment instruments on capital market, carried out by the specialists from London Stock Exchange, DC Gardner Training,
• numerous trainings in commercial, civil and administrative law,
• trainings in investment funds,
• trainings in management,
• trainings in internal control

Employment history:

• Since 2002 lawyer, owner of a legal practice
• 2001 expert of the Council to General Inspector of Financial Information
• 2001 – 2002: TEL-ENERGO SA, Advisor to Managing Board
• 1999 – 2001: 2nd National Investment Fund (II NFI S.A), President of the Board
• 1999 – 2001: PZU NFI Management Sp. z o.o. (the company managing the assets of II NFI S.A., National Investment Fund PROGRESS S.A. and Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski NFI S.A.), Deputy President of the Board
• 1995 – 1999: Polskie Towarzystwo Prywatyzacyjne - Kleinwort Benson Sp. z o.o. (the company managing the assets of V NFI Victoria S.A.), Director of Law Department, Member of Internal Investment Committee
• 1993 – 1995: National Bank of Poland (NBP) – Headquarters, Department of Banking Licenses
• 1992 – 1993: Ministry of Ownership Transformation, Department of Reprivatization, Legislation Unit

Additional job functions

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CIECH S.A. ( 1999-2001)
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej S.A. (1998 – 2000);
• Member of the Supervisory Board of INTERMODA S.A. in Wrocław (1999 - 2000);
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PAMOTEX S.A. in Pabianice (1999);
• Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TRANSPRZĘT S.A. in Tychy (1999);
• Member of the Supervisory Board of MODENA S.A. in Poznań (1999);
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Międzyzakładowe Zrzeszenie Budowlane Ochota (1995-1998);

Education:

• Until 2008: Recruitment process for auditors (passed 9 out of 10 exams; legal training in progress, the expected timeframe for acquiring the title of auditor: 3rd quarter of 2009);
• 1999 Postgraduate studies on finance management in the company, Warsaw School of Economics;
• 1996 International Management Diploma of the French Management Institute (Institut Français de Gestion);
• 1992 Masters degree in History, Catholic University of Lublin;
• 1994 – 2008 numerous courses in accountancy and taxes, including the training for the Chief Accountant in the FRR in 2001 and the course for the candidates for tax advisors in the Tax Studies Institute (Instytut Studiów Podatkowych) in 2000;

Employment history

• November 2006 – up to present: President of the Board of Accountants Ltd., responsible for running the affairs of the company and direct management of projects in financial consulting and accountancy;
• 2002 – 2006 Manager in Strategia Horwath Sp. z o.o., in charge of independent supervision and organization of work for teams of auditors;
• 1999 – 2002 Financial Director, Proxy, transitory President of the Board in Kawneer Polska Sp. z o.o., responsible for all financial and legal matters, accountancy, reporting, vindication, negotiations with clients regarding credits, collaterals and repayments;
• 1998 – 1999 Senior Associate in PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. (initially Coopers & Lybrand Ltd.);
• 1996 – 1998 Manager of Controlling Department in Real-Sp. z o.o.;
• 1994 – 1996 Inspector in the Audit Department of the National Depository for Securities (initially senior clerk at the Warsaw Stock Exchange);
• 1992 – 1994 German teacher in the State Music School in Lublin and in the private language school Dethloff Deutschschule.

Education:

Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Economics – Degree course: International economic and political relations, Major: Foreign Trade

Ocupational history:

• March 1997 – March 1998 – independent officer for export of know-how "Owintar" Ltd. in Tarnów;
• March 1998 – September 1999 – Regional Sales Manager, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie – Mościcach S.A.;
• October 1999 – July 2004 – Manager of the Trade Section;
• August 2004 – up to present – Buyer Specialist.