Authorities

Andrzej Burliga

Vice President of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Risk Management Division

Andrzej Burliga graduated from the Faculty of Theoretical Mathematics at the University of Wrocław. He completed training courses in the area of general management and risk management, including the INSEAD International Executives Development Programme and LMC Consulting – Lilley Moncrieff Taylor. He is a member of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA).

Prior to joining Santander Bank Polska S.A. he gained experience working at the Institute of Mathematics at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. In 2007, he became a Member of the Management Board of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. In 2017, he was appointed Vice President of the Management Board of Bank Zachodni WBK in charge of the Risk Management Division, responsible for the day-to-day management of key risks, including credit, operational and financial risks. In addition, Andrzej Burliga manages the Models and Data Area. Andrzej has an experience in managing of personal data protection and prevention of money laundering.

During his career, Andrzej built the Business Intelligence function and has been promoting it for many years. He oversees the units which implement and develop advanced data analysis and Machine Learning/ AI models. His responsibilities include fostering the data-driven culture with the use of data science and data engineering skills. Solutions created under his supervision support the entire customer experience cycle: from CRM (e.g. NPS and relationship management) through credit admission and monitoring processes and anti-fraud actions to control processes (including AML and compliance controls).

Andrzej Burliga does not conduct competitive business to that of the bank and does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register and meets the requirements of the Banking Law of 29 August 1997.

Adam Celiński

Member of the Supervisory Board

Adam Celiński is a graduate of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) where he obtained a master’s degree in Economics. He also earned a master’s degree in Philosophy in International Finance at the Glasgow University.

He has been a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) since 1996, and since 1999 until 2021 held the UK Audit Practicing Certificate. In 2000, he became a Polish registered auditor, member of PIBR (Polska Izba Biegłych Rewidentów, a self-government uniting all Statutory Auditors in Poland). For nearly 30 years he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Professional background:

Between 2018-2021, he worked for PwC in Warsaw, sharing his time between Poland and Eurasia.
From 2015 to 2018, he was the Financial Services Leader and Risk Management Partner for Eurasia in PwC office in Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Between 2008 and 2015, he was the Financial Services Leader in Poland and the Baltic states; at the same time he was carrying out the duties of Risk Management Partner in Poland and the Baltic states, and subsequently in Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
In 2001, he was admitted to the PwC Central and Eastern Europe partnership (PwC CEE), specializing in audits of financial statements of financial services institutions, banks in particular.
In 1991, he joined Coopers & Lybrand, currently PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he held a number of positions.
Between 1990-1991, he worked for KPMG in Warsaw.
From 1984 until 1990, he worked for the Ministry of Finance.

Since August 2023, Adam Celiński has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. and a member of the Risk Committee. From 1 July 2024 he is a Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee.

He has the knowledge and experience in the company’s sector.

He has relevant knowledge and skills in accountancy and examination of financial statements in line with the criteria indicated in the Best practice for public interest entities providing rules for appointment, composition and performance of audit committees (issued by the KNF on 24 December 2019).

He meets the independence criteria.

Adam Celiński does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Jerzy Surma

Member of the Supervisory Board

Jerzy Surma is a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology (Faculty of Computer Science and Management). He holds a PhD in Economic Sciences from the Wrocław University of Economics. Jerzy Surma also completed the IFP programme at IESE Business School and the Executive Programme at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Professional background:

An academic at the Warsaw School of Economics (since 2006): currently Associate Professor in the Collegium of Economic Analyses and Head of Post-graduate Business Intelligence and Cybersecurity Management Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics
Head of the National Cryptologic Centre (Narodowe Centrum Kryptologii) (February 2018–January 2019)
Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School and University of Massachusetts (2011–2014)
Member of the Supervisory Board of Kęty Group (2008–2017)
Head of Business Consulting in IMG Information Management Polska responsible for the implementation of business intelligence systems, business process re-engineering and IT advisory services for the telecommunications, manufacturing and retail sectors (2002–2006)
Head of Software Development Department of T-Systems Polska (1999–2002).

Since May 2012 to 18 April 2024, Jerzy Surma has been a member of the Supervisory Board, a Chairman Risk Committee, a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. He was appointed as a Member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 July 2024. From 1 July 2024 he is a member of the Risk Committee at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

He has knowledge and practical skills related to in which the company operates.

He does not meet the independence criteria.

Jerzy Surma does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Michał Gajewski

Chief Executive Officer Santander Bank Polska S.A.

Michał Gajewski, attorney-at-law, is a graduate of the Law Department at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He also studied at the Northwestern University in Chicago and London Business School.

Since 1992, he has been professionally active in the banking sector. In the years 1992-2008, Michał Gajewski worked with WBK Group and with Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. He started from a branch role, progressing to various middle and senior management capacities, and finally reached the position of the Management Board member responsible for Retail Banking.

In the years 2008-2011, he acted as Vice-President of the Management Board of BGŻ Bank, where he was in charge of the Retail Business and SME Banking and the Corporate Customers Division.

In 2012, he started work at Bank Millenium S.A. where he served as the Macroregional Director in the Retail Banking Division in the years 2012-2015, and then in 2015 was appointed Management Board Member responsible for Retail Business.

In 2016, Michał Gajewski was appointed a President of Management Board of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (now Santander Bank Polska S.A.)

Michał Gajewski does not conduct competitive business to that of the bank and does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register, kept on the basis of the Act of 20 August 1997 on the National Court Register and meets the requirements of the Banking Law of 29 August 1997.

Roles and responsibilities

President of the Management Board manages the work of the Management Board. The President is in charge of the Internal Audit Area and other units outside the divisional structure that do not report to any other member of the Management Board and that do not generate significant risk in the Bank’s business.

Antonio Escámez Torres

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Antonio Escámez Torres has extensive board-level experience with a strong financial services background having worked in the sector since 1973. He has held a variety of executive and non-executive director-level roles across a number of jurisdictions including in Latin America, Europe and the US. Most of his professional career he has been associated with Banco Central and Santander Group. He holds a law degree from the University Complutense of Madrid.

Professional background:

Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors of Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. (since 2020) and previously its Chairman (since 1999).
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors of Open Bank, S.A. (since 2020) and previously its Chairman (2002-2018) and Vice Chairman (2018-2020).
Non – executive member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Konectanet, S.L. (2019-2023), GMM Topco Conexion S. L. (2019-2023), and a Chairman of Konecta Foundation (2005-2023).
Vice Chairman of Attijariwafa Bank (1994-2018).
Chairman of Banco Santander Foundation (2007-2018).
Chairman of Spain India Council Foundation (2009-2018).
From 1999 associated with Santander Group – Banco Santander S.A. (as a result of the merger of Banco Central Hispano with Banco de Santander, operating till 2007 under the name Banco Santander Central Hispano) in which he held many functions until 2012, including: Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Management Committee, Member of the Banco Santander International Advisory Board and Member of Technology and International Committees.
Between 1973 and 1999, associated with the Spanish bank Banco Central (after the merger with Banco Hispano Americano in 1991, operating under the name Banco Central Hispano), where he developed his career from Assistant to the General Management, through Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for the North American operations of Banco Central, to Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Executive Committee and Member of the Management Committee.

Since 22 March 2021, Antonio Escámez Torres has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A.

He has knowledge and practical skills related to in which the company operates.

He has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements.

He does not meet the independence criteria.

Antonio Escámez Torres does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak

Member of the Supervisory Board

Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak has a higher-level doctoral degree and is an associate professor at the Department of Investments and Financial Markets of Poznań University of Economics and Business as well as an expert at the Bureau of Research (former: the Sejm Analyses Bureau) at the Chancellery of the Polish Sejm. She has vast academic experience in finance and banking.

She is a graduate of Poznań University of Economics and Business. She has also completed numerous scientific internships abroad, e.g. at Belgium’s and Italy’s central banks. She was an advisor to the National Democratic Institute (NDI) during its aid programme for the Parliament of Kosovo.

She is a member of the Committee on Financial Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the European Finance Association (EFA), the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE).

Her academic interests include such areas as public finance, banking and monetary policy, financial market, the EU finances, audit and control, financial law and financial technology.

Professional background:

Since 1998 she has worked at the Poznań University of Economics and Business; currently – as an associate professor. Since October 2019 she has also been the Director of the Institute of Finance. From October 2016 to September 2019, she was the Dean of the Faculty of Economics. She was also the Head of Postgraduate Studies: Internal Audit and Management Control as well as Finance and Budgetary Accounting.
From July 2015 to August 2019, she worked for Centralny Dom Maklerski (CDM brokerage unit) at Pekao SA. She was a member of the Supervisory Board, Head of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
Since 2009 she has been a public finance expert at the Chancellery of the Polish Sejm.
In 1995-2002, she was the co-owner of ZHU Dampol, a family business.

Since 18 April 2024, Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak has been a member of the Supervisory Board, the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Nominations Committee and the Risk Committee at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

She has an adequate knowledge and experience in the company’s sector.

She has relevant knowledge of accountancy and examination of financial statements in line with the criteria indicated in the Best practice for public interest entities providing for rules for appointment, composition and performance of audit committees (issued by the KNF on 24 December 2019).

She meets the independence criteria.

Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and she is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

She meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

José Luís De Mora

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

José Luis De Mora is ICADE University graduate (degree in law and economics). He also holds an MBA degree from Boston College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Professional background:

Senior Vice President supervising financial planning and corporate development at Santander Group,responsible for planning an organic growth strategy, corporate acquisitions and the Group’s expansion (since 2003)
Head of Santander Consumer Finance Europe (since January 2020)
Member of the Board of Sovereign Bank (2012–2015) and the Board of Santander Consumer USA (2012–2013)
Member of the Board of Santander Consumer (2015–2019)
Analyst with Merrill Lynch, responsible for Pan-European banks, including Spanish, French and Italian banks (1998–2003)
Analyst with Kleinwort Benson, responsible for Spain’s equity and banking market (1994–1998)
Between 1992 and 1994, José Luis De Mora worked for Corporate Finance in Daiwa Securities; and before that at the Bank of Spain

Since April 2011, José Luis De Mora has been the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and since May 2017: member of the Nominations Committee and the Remuneration Committee at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

He has knowledge and practical skills related to in which the company operates.

He has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements.

He does not meet the independence criteria.

José Luís De Mora does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Isabel Guerreiro

Member of the Supervisory Board

Isabel Guerreiro has a proven track record in development and management of IT systems and strategic projects in the financial sector. She holds an MSC degree in Computer Science from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon and an MBA degree from INSEAD. She is a graduate of Strategic Finance in Banking at Wharton Business School. She completed a number of specialist courses for senior executives, e.g. Design Thinking BootCamp at Stanford University, and Driving Digital and Social Strategy at Harvard University. Since 2005, she has been employed with Banco Santander Totta S.A., Portugal.

Professional background:

Board Member, Head of Digital and Transformation at Banco Santander Totta S.A. (since January 2019)
Deputy Head of Digital Transformation in charge of operational management of traditional and digital channels at Banco Santander Totta S.A. (2014–2018)
Head of Wholesale Strategy at Banco Santander Totta S.A. (2013–2014)
Head of Branch Network Dynamics at Banco Santander Totta S.A. (2009–2013)
Member of the Retail Banking Office at Banco Santander Totta S.A. (2006–2008)
Sub-Director, Retail Business, Banco Santander Totta S.A. (2005–2006)
From 1995 to 2003, she worked for Novabase Sistemas de Informação S.A., first as a programmer and system analyst and then as a project manager and senior manager
Lecturer in Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon (1992–1994).

Since September 2019 to 18 April 2024, she has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. She was appointed as a Member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 July 2024.

She has knowledge and practical skills related to in which the company operates.

She has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements.

She does not meet the independence criteria.

Isabel Guerreiro does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and she is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

She meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Juan de Porras Aguirre

Vice President of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Corporate and Investment Banking Division and Wealth Management & Insurance Division

Juan de Porras Aguirre graduated from Universidad de Granada and received a diploma in Business Administration from Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas in Barcelona. He also completed the Investment Banking Executive Program at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Since 1989, he has been professionally active in the banking sector. From 1989 till 1998, he was employed with Commerzbank and Lloyds Bank as a credit risk analyst.
From 1997 till 2004, he worked with Societe Generale where he managed the relationship with telecommunication and energy companies, and thereafter served as the deputy head of the Corporate & Investment Banking team in Madrid.
From June 2004, he was responsible for building Rabobank’s Spanish energy and telecom sector portfolio in Madrid.
Between 2005 and 2007, he served with the Royal Bank of Scotland in Madrid as the Chief Director responsible for the energy, petroleum and gas sector.
From January 2007, he was the Managing Director of Global Banking & Markets at Banco Santander and contributed to 25% income growth despite operating in already mature markets of Spain and Latin America.

He joined Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (now Santander Bank Polska S.A.) in 2011 when he was appointed the Management Board Member in charge of the Corporate & Investment Banking Division. In 2017, he was appointed Vice President.

Juan de Porras Aguirre does not conduct competitive business to that of the bank and does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register and meets the requirements of the Banking Law of 29 August 1997.

Lech Gałkowski

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Business and Corporate Banking Division

A graduate from the Warsaw School of Economics (Banking and Finance) and a scholarship holder from the Staffordshire University Business School.

In 2012, he joined Santander Bank Polska S.A. (formerly Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.). He is an experienced corporate and investment banker, but first and foremost he is a highly effective leader, with a strong teamwork focus as confirmed by high readings of employee engagement surveys and a continued growth of the income generated by the segment.

From 2012 to 2018, he headed the Corporate and Investment Banking Department. Next, after changes in the organisational structure, he was in charge of the Investment Banking Department (2018-2021), with responsibility for creating and implementing the vision for strategic cooperation with clients.
Since 2010, he has chaired the Supervisory Board of Telestrada S.A.
From 2008 to 2012, he was Management Board member in charge of Corporate and Investment Banking at RBS Bank (Polska) S.A. (formerly ABN AMRO Bank (Polska) S.A.)
In the years 2003-2007, he was the CFO and Proxy at Volvo Auto Polska Sp. z o.o.
From 1998 to 2003, he worked for ABN AMRO Bank (Polska) S.A. as a Senior Relationship Banker, Head of Automotive, Consumer & Healthcare Industries.
From 1996 to 1998, he worked for Coopers & Lybrand Sp. z o.o. as a Senior Auditor responsible for the banking sector.

Lech Gałkowski does not conduct competitive business to that of the bank, does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997, and meets requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Roles and responsibilities

in charge of the Business and Corporate Banking Division.

Magdalena Proga-Stępień

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Retail Banking Division

Magdalena Proga-Stępień is a graduate of SGH – Warsaw School of Economics (faculties: Master of Finance & Banking International Economic & Political Relations). She holds an MBA diploma of Northwestern University in Illinois, Kellogg School of Management.

Magdalena Proga-Stępień is a leader with more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector transformation, change management and business development. She is an advocate of new technologies and digital transformation as well as supporter of diversity, inclusion and entrepreneurship.

She joined Santander Bank Polska S.A. in 2021. Prior to taking up the role of the Management Board member, she was the Head of Distribution responsible for individual, affluent and SME business segments, CRM and distribution transformation.

Professional background

Head of Distribution, Santander Bank Polska S.A. (2021-2023)
Top Management Advisor, Egon Zehnder Sp. z o.o. (2020-2021)
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Alior Bank (2017-2020)
CEO of T-Mobile Bank, Poland and Romania (2015-2017)
Chief Sales & Distribution Officer, Citi Handlowy (2011-2015)
Partner, McKinsey & Company Sp. z o.o. (2001-2011)
Business Analyst, Monitor Deloitte, Germany (2001)
Financial Institutions Auditor, KPMG Sp. z o.o (2000)
Analyst, Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Austria (1999)

Apart from vast experience in sales, marketing, product development, design of innovative business models and digital solutions, project management and strategic advisory, Magdalena Proga-Stępień has also supervision skills which she gained as the Supervisory Board chair at Bancovo (2019-2020) and Supervisory Board member at Generali PTE S.A. (2015-2020).

As of April 2023 she is the member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Retail Banking Division.

Magdalena Proga-Stępień does not engage in any activity competitive with that of the Bank, does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register kept under the relevant law of 20 August 1997, and meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Roles and responsibilities

Management of the Retail Banking Division

Dominika Bettman

Member of the Supervisory Board

Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics, Foreign Trade Faculty and Advanced Management Program IESE in Barcelona. She has worked for 25 years for Siemens Polska, where prior to taking up the CEO function she was the company's CFO among others.

Actively engaged in the initiatives and work of groups whose activities fit into her key focus areas and values – sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, greater female representation in different fields (such as science and technology), promotion of diversity and inclusive management, e.g. as a member of the Responsible Business Forum, Polish Confederation Lewiatan, the council of Open Eyes Economy Summit and president of the National Chamber of Commerce for Electronics and Communications. She is a member of the Access Board at the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development. In April 2019, she was appointed to the Council of the Warsaw University of Technology.

Professional background:

Chief Executive Officer in Microsoft Polska sp. z o.o. – since December 2021
Chief Executive Officer in Siemens sp. z o.o. – since (April 2018-November 2021)
Head of Digital Industries in Siemens Polska since April 2019
Member of the Supervisory Board of Eurobank S.A. (2015-2019)
Chief Financial Officer in Siemens sp. z o. o. (2009-2018)
Member of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks (2007-2009)
Financial Director, Siemens Telecommunication Division (2004-2007)
Financial Director, Siemens IT Division (2002-2004)
Senior Commercial Manager in Siemens sp. z o.o. (1997-2002)
Logistics Manager, Siemens Nixdorf Poland (1995-1997)

Since 22 June 2020 she has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A., Risk Committee (since 18 April 2024 as a Chairwoman), Audit and Compliance Committee and Remuneration Committee.

She has knowledge and practical skills related to the industry in which the company operates.

She has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements in line with the criteria indicated in the Best Practice for public interest entities providing rules for appointment, composition and performance of audit committees (issued by the KNF on 24 December 2019).

She meets the independence criteria.

Dominika Bettman does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

She meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Wojciech Skalski

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Accounting and Financial Control Division

Wojciech Skalski graduated from the Wrocław University of Economics (Banking and Finance). He was also a holder of scholarship at the University of Limerick and completed the executive programme at the ICAN Institute – Harvard Business Review. He is a certified chartered auditor and a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA).

Wojciech Skalski is a strong and determined leader, with excellent analytical, organisational, planning and team-building skills. He has an extensive experience in financial reporting, budgeting and financial auditing.

Professional background:

He has worked for Santander Bank Polska S.A. since 2003, first as the accounting policy manager, to be then promoted, over the next couple of years, to be the Head of the Tax and Methodological Support. At the same time, he was the deputy Head of the Financial Accounting Area. Since 2008, he has been the Head of the Financial Accounting Area. In December 2023, Wojciech Skalski was appointed Management Board member in charge of the Financial Accounting and Control Division at Santander Bank Polska S.A.
Prior to joining Santander Bank Polska S.A., Wojciech Skalski gained experience with audit firms and consultancies: Ernst & Young (2002-2003) and Arthur Andersen (1998-2002).

Wojciech Skalski is not involved in any activity outside the Bank or competitive to that of the Bank, either as a partner to a civil law partnership or a partnership, or a member of a body in a company or participant in any other competitive legal entity as a member of its body, and neither does he appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register kept under the National Court Register Act of 20 August 1997.

Roles and responsibilities

Management of the Accounting and Financial Control Division.

Dorota Strojkowska

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A., in charge of the Business Partnership Division

Dorota Strojkowska is a graduate of Polish and Classical Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She also completed post-graduate studies at Poznań University of Economics and Koźmiński University. She also finished a number of training courses on HR management, coaching, strategic planning, financial management and business psychology, including Development of Managerial Skills at Nottingham Trent University and Advance Leadership Programme at ICAN Institute.

Dorota Strojkowska has over 20 years of experience in banking. She has been with Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. for many years now, performing a number of functions: Head of the Organisational Effectiveness Area (2013-2016) Head of the Retail Banking Business Model Coherency (2012-2013) and Team Manager in the CRM and Sales Support Department (2005-2012).

From April to December, 2016 Dorota Strojkowska headed the HR Division in PKO BP.

In April 2017, Dorota Strojkowska was appointed the Management Board Member in charge of the Business Partnership Division at Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (now Santander Bank Polska S.A.)

Dorota Strojkowska does not conduct competitive business to that of the Bank and does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register and meets the requirements of the Banking Law of 29 August 1997.

Maciej Reluga

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A., in charge of the Financial Management Division, Chief Economist

Maciej Reluga graduated from the faculty of Quantitative Methods in Economics at Warsaw University. He also completed a Finance Management Programme at the University of Namur (Belgium). He studied at ICAN Institute’s Strategic Leadership Academy and completed a Senior Management Programme at Banking at the Swiss Finance Institute. He attended trainings and courses, also at Cambridge University.

Maciej Reluga has worked for the Bank since 2002. He is Chief Economist in charge of macroeconomic and market analyses, short- and long-term forecasting as well as the development of stress test scenarios.
In 1998-2002, he worked for ING Bank Śląski and ING Barings.
Between 1996 and 199,8 he was an Analyst with the Central Bank of Poland.

In February 2017, Maciej Reluga was appointed the Management Board Member in charge of the Financial Management Division at Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (now Santander Bank Polska S.A.)

Maciej Reluga does not conduct competitive business to that of the bank and does not appear in the Insolvent Debtors Register and meets the requirements of the Banking Law of 29 August 1997.

Jose García Cantera

Member of the Supervisory Board

José García Cantera holds an MBA degree from IE Business School.

Professional background:

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Banco Santander (since January 2015)
Head of Global Banking and Markets at Santander Group (2012–2015)
CEO of Banesto (2006–2012)
Senior Vice President in charge of the Global Banking and Markets Division of Banesto (2003)
Chairman of the Board of Santander de Titulizaciones SGFT and Santander Investment S.A.; Director at Santander Spain and SAM Investment Holdings
Senior executive positions at Salomon Brothers-Citigroup: member of the Management Committee of Citigroup EMEA, and of the Board of Directors of Citigroup Capital Markets UK and Citigroup EMEA
Latin America stock analyst (1995–2002), awarded the title of the best analyst by e.g. Institutional Investor, Reuters, Extel and Global Investor.

Since April 2015, José García Cantera has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A.

He has knowledge and practical skills related to in which the company operates.

He has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements.

He does not meet the independence criteria.

José García Cantera does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Artur Głembocki

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Compliance and FCC Division

Artur Głembocki earned his Master's degree in Management at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. In addition, he completed a number of courses in leadership, risk management, money laundering prevention, and financial crime compliance.

He joined Santander Bank Polska S.A. (formerly Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.) in 2008 and over years he climbed up the entire professional ladder in the Risk Management Division: from a junior specialist, to a risk intelligence and portfolio management expert, and, then, head of the Corporate Portfolio Risk Management Department. Since 2016 he has headed the Risk Management Area and since 2022 he has been the Deputy Chief Risk Officer, standing in for Vice President of the Management Board.

He is an effective leader who builds and leads motivated teams. He has in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in banking, risk management, transformation and leading strategic projects in the financial sector.

In November 2023, Artur Głembocki was appointed Management Board member in charge of the Compliance and FCC Division at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

Artur Głembocki does not conduct any other business activity outside the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

Roles and responsibilities

Management of the Compliance and FCC Division.

Danuta Dąbrowska

Member of the Supervisory Board

Danuta Dąbrowska holds an MA degree from the University of Horticulture and Food Industry in Budapest. Since 1999, she has been a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. She also completed the Advanced Strategic Management Programme at IMD, Switzerland, and “Best-In-Retail” Programme at Harvard Business School. Danuta Dąbrowska is the Founding Member of FINEXA (Polish Association for Financial Directors).

Professional background:

Member of the Supervisory Board and Audit Committee of VRG S.A. (Vistula Retail Group) (since 2023)
Co-founder of Grupa Oryx sp. z o.o. (since 2022)
Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Budimex S.A. (since May 2019)
Member of the Audit Committee at the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (Polska Rada Centrów Handlowych) (2018-2021)
Member of the Management Board, Vice-President, CFO for Eastern Europe, Pandora Jewelry CEE (2009–2019)
Member of the Management Board, Vice-President, CFO for Middle East and Africa in Panmeas Jewellery LLC (Pandora) (2016–2018)
Member of the Supervisory Board at Herkules S.A. (2012–2017)
Member of the Board, CFO (for Eastern Europe and Middle East) ECCO Sko A/S (2004–2008)
CFO of TP Internet (France Telecom Group) (2002–2003)
Head of the Financial and Business Control Department of Ericsson, Warsaw and Stockholm (1997–2001)
Audit Manager at Coopers & Lybrand (1993–1997)
Financial Assistant at Arthur Andersen & Co. (1991–1993).

Since April 2014, Danuta Dąbrowska has been a member of the Supervisory Board, the Audit and Compliance Committee (Committee Chairman in 2016–2017), the Nominations Committee and the Remuneration Committee (Committee Chairman since May 2017) at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

She has knowledge and practical skills related to the industry in which the company operates.

She has relevant knowledge and practical skills of accountancy or examination of financial statements in line with the criteria indicated in the Best Practice for public interest entities providing rules for appointment, composition and performance of audit committees (issued by the KNF on 24 December 2019).

She meets the independence criteria.

Danuta Dąbrowska does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and she is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

She meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Patryk Nowakowski

Member of the Management Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. in charge of the Digital Transformation Division

Patryk Nowakowski graduated from the Poznan University of Economics and Business, IT and Econometrics Department.

He has a long track record in development and management of IT systems and strategic projects in the finance sector.

From 2016 to 2019, until taking up the role of Management Board Member, he was Chief Information Officer. Meanwhile, from 2017 to 2018, he managed acquisition of the demerged part of Deutsche Bank Polska S.A. and successfully completed the legal and operational merger as well as smooth migration of products held by retail and business clients of Deutsche Bank Polska S.A. to the systems of Santander Bank Polska S.A.
Between 2008 and 2016, he was in charge of Management Information Team, Information Management Competence Centre, Systems Development Area and, next, CRM and Business Development Area.
In the years 2004-2007, he worked in Switzerland, gaining international experience as Business Intelligence Consultant at Business & Decision AG Zurich, and then as Associate Director in UBS AG and Senior Principal Consultant in Oracle.
He started his professional career in 2002 in Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (now: Santander Bank Polska S.A.) as IT System Development Specialist.

Patryk Nowakowski does not conduct operations competitive against the Bank and is not recorded in the Insolvent Debtors Register run pursuant to the National Court Register Act dated 20th August 1997, and he meets the requirements stipulated in Banking Law act dated 29th August 1997.

Tomasz Sójka

Member of the Supervisory Board

Tomasz Sójka is a lawyer admitted to the bar in Poland, law professor and lecturer at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He specialities in corporate and financial law and new technologies law. He is a graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He also completed scholarships at the Oxford University as well as at DePaul University in Chicago and TMC Asser Institute in the Hague. He has also run several research projects at Max Planck Institute in Hamburg.

He has extensive knowledge of the Polish financial market and banking sector. His scholarly output includes over 100 publications devoted to capital markets and corporate law. He participated in the legislative process of many acts related to economic law. For 15 years he was the managing partner of a law firm, where, he provided advisory services in the implementation of a number of transactions on the capital market, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Professional background:

Since 2005 he has worked at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (UAM), currently as a full professor at the Civil, Commercial and Insurance Law Department of the Law and Administration Faculty.
Between 2014 and 2017 he was a member of the European Corporate Governance Institute.
From 2006 to 2008 he was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
From 2003 to 2018, he was the founder and managing partner at Sójka, Maciak, Mataczyński law firm.

Since 18 April 2024, Tomasz Sójka has been a member of the Supervisory Board, a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee, a Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee at Santander Bank Polska S.A.

He has the knowledge and experience in the company’s sector.

He meets the independence criteria.

Tomasz Sójka does not conduct any competitive business activity to that of the Bank, does not participate in a competitive company as a partner of a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, does not participate in a competitive legal person as a member of its body and he is not listed in the Insolvent Debtors Register maintained pursuant to the Act on the National Court Register of 20 August 1997.

He meets the requirements of the Banking Law Act of 29 August 1997.

Management Board

Michał Gajewski

Andrzej Burliga

Lech Gałkowski

Artur Głembocki

Patryk Nowakowski

Juan de Porras Aguirre

Magdalena Proga-Stępień

Maciej Reluga

Wojciech Skalski

Dorota Strojkowska

Supervisory Board

Antonio Escámez Torres

José Luís De Mora

Dominika Bettman

José García Cantera

Adam Celiński

Danuta Dąbrowska

Isabel Guerreiro

Kamilla
Marchewka-Bartkowiak

Tomasz Sójka

Jerzy Surma

Supervisory Board Reports

Organization structure

Authorities

Management Board

Michał Gajewski

Andrzej Burliga

Lech Gałkowski

Artur Głembocki

Patryk Nowakowski

Juan de Porras Aguirre

Magdalena Proga-Stępień

Maciej Reluga

Wojciech Skalski

Dorota Strojkowska

Supervisory Board

Antonio Escámez Torres

José Luís De Mora

Dominika Bettman

José García Cantera

Adam Celiński

Danuta Dąbrowska

Isabel Guerreiro

Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak

Tomasz Sójka

Jerzy Surma

Supervisory Board Reports

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Organization structure

Andrzej Burliga

Adam Celiński

Jerzy Surma

Michał Gajewski

Antonio Escámez Torres

Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak

José Luís De Mora

Isabel Guerreiro

Juan de Porras Aguirre

Lech Gałkowski

Magdalena Proga-Stępień

Dominika Bettman

Wojciech Skalski

Dorota Strojkowska

Maciej Reluga

Jose García Cantera

Artur Głembocki

Danuta Dąbrowska

Patryk Nowakowski

Tomasz Sójka

Kamilla
Marchewka-Bartkowiak