International investor, a representative of the fourth generation of a family of Polish entrepreneurs, actively involved in building and developing the new technologies sector for two decades. Owner of Kulczyk Investments – an international investment house that builds the value of companies of global potential using its own capital and skills and adhering to the highest investment and business management standards. The founder of Manta Ray vc – a venture capital fund that provides support on an international scale for the top business talents concerned with developing ground-breaking technologies in the education system, biotech, health, infrastructure, and other areas. Graduate of the Faculty of Law at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań and at the London School of Economics.
Graduated from the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw and obtained MBA degree at Harvard Business School. Marek brings extensive experience in developing company strategies, managing investments, driving restructuring efforts, and leading digital transformations. He has been a member of Ciech’s Supervisory Board since January 2019, and the Deputy Chairman of Ciech’s Supervisory Board since May 2020. He has held positions at renowned firms like Bain & Company, Terra Firma Capital Partners, and McKinsey & Company.
Hugues studied at the HEC School of Management and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is an experienced banker, and former CEO of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg and ABN Amro. Hugues has been active in banking for thirty years, gaining experience in ten different countries in Asia and Europe, and is an advisor and an operating partner for PE funds and family offices.
Hans studied for a masters in law at the University of Leuven and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has a very strong academic background, but also more than 25 years of experience as a private equity investor. He has been an Investment Director and Member of the Investment Committees of various funds and family offices. He is an assistant professor and lectures at INSEAD and Vlerick Business School.
Wolfgang is an attorney-at-law in Austria with more than 20 years of professional experience, and is a member of a number of supervisory boards and trust funds. Wolfgang has vast experience in founding companies and creating legal structures, and advising on corporate law, data protection law, sports law, and foundation and commercial law.
A financial executive with international operational experience in driving enterprise value creation across the chemical, mining, energy, automotive, and technology sectors.
Since 2010, he has been with Kulczyk Investments, where he is responsible for overseeing the global investment portfolio. From 2018 to 2023, he served as President of the Management Board of CIECH (now Qemetica), an international chemical group operating across six business lines. During his tenure, the company successfully executed a growth strategy focused on operational excellence and a performance, and, team-oriented organizational culture, delivering record financial results in 2022 and a significant increase in cash flow generation.
He began his professional career at KPMG Audyt, where he was involved in auditing standalone and consolidated financial statements for companies across multiple industries.
A certified statutory auditor (listed with the Polish Chamber of Statutory Auditors since 2014). He completed the Leadership Development Program (PLD) at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University. He holds an MBA from Georgia State University and the Poznań University of Economics and Business, where he also graduated from the Faculty of Economics.
An executive with over 25 years of experience in managing global organizations in the raw materials sector, and an expert in the fields of international trade, project financing and development. Between 2020-2023 he served as a Management Board Member and Chief Financial Officer at CIECH S.A. – an international chemicals group with a strong position on the global markets.
From 2017-2020, he served as Vice-President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer at Tele-Fonika Kable S.A. He was also President of the Management Board of JDR Cable Systems Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
Prior to that he held various roles at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. during his 17 years tenure with the company. Most recently he served there as Vice-President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer.
Jarosław obtained his MSc Degree from Poznań University of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration. He completed a number of other programs in the field of international finance, risk management and asset valuation including Stanford University GSB.
A senior executive with over 20 years of experience in finance, risk management, and international trade.
He began his career at PwC (Poland and the United States) and subsequently held senior leadership roles in the FMCG and retail sectors.
He has served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer in international organizations, including SABMiller, Kompania Piwowarska, Ursus Breweries, and Żabka. He currently serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Studenac Market, a portfolio company of Enterprise Investors, where he supports its continued growth and business scaling.
He is a graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and has completed executive education programs at Saïd Business School, Wharton School, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and MIT Sloan School of Management. From 2003 to 2005, he was a scholarship recipient of the “Future of Europe” program. Since 2013, he has also been a lecturer in risk management at the Poznań University of Economics and Business.