We are the ultimate convenience ecosystem in Poland

Giulia Fitzpatrick

Giulia Fitzpatrick is a non-executive director on profit and non-profit Boards as Chairperson and Board Member. Her current Board mandates include: Worldline S.A, a CAC40 Paris Euronext listed company, where she sits on the ESG and Audit Committees and PostFinance AG, the fourth largest Swiss retail bank, where she chairs the Board IT and Digitalization Committee. She recently finished a mandate as Board Chair of Quintet Private Bank (Switzerland) AG.

She has 30+ years senior executive experience in transforming organisations for premier global financial services and agricultural firms. Giulia has deep knowledge of technology, risk management, finance and operations with a focus on data, digital and innovation. She has a proven track record in leading organisations in complex and fast-changing international environments across the US, Europe, Asia and South America.

Giulia has worked for global financial services firms such as Bankers Trust, National Securities Clearing Corporation, Instinet, Merrill Lynch, UBS, and at Bunge Ltd, one of the largest global agricultural commodities processor. She holds an MBA in Finance and an MA in International Studies from the Wharton school and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively.

Olga Grygier-Siddons

Olga Grygier-Siddons serves on numerous boards, including Millennium Bank and University of Silesia. She combines extensive business experience with passion for responsible leadership and personal growth.

She is a former CEO of PwC in Central and Eastern Europe, having served in this role until her retirement in 2018.

Having graduated from University of Manchester, Olga spent 30+ years working in the professional services environment, advising private and public sector clients in more than 30 countries including UK where she was based and promoted to partner working as part of the London Corporate Finance team of PwC. In 2004 she moved to Poland where she held various leadership roles including Managing Partner of Poland, later CEO of PwC Central and Eastern Europe and a Member of the PwC Global Strategy Council.

Olga has extensive experience of leading change, having worked as part of PwC global and EMEA leadership teams, and advising clients on their transformation journey as part of the PwC advisory team.

Krzysztof Krawczyk

Krzysztof Krawczyk is a Head of Warsaw office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms. He is also a board member of CVC’s portfolio companies, PKP Energetyka, Zabka, D-Marin, AR Packaging and Stock Spirits Group.

Krzysztof has over 20 years of successful track record in European private equity and he served 
on the boards of numerous private and publicly-listed companies in telecom, media, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare sectors throughout CEE region.

Prior to joining CVC, Krzysztof was Managing Partner at Innova Capital, a leading mid market private equity firm in Central Europe. Krzysztof also worked at Pioneer Investment, a Poland-based private equity fund, and Daiwa Institute of Research, an advisory arm of Japanese investment bank Daiwa. 
He is a member of The Polish Business Roundtable, an association of founders and CEOs of the largest companies operating in Poland and a Board Member of Valores, which is a first venture philanthropy fund in CEE region.

Krzysztof holds a degree (with Honors) in Finance & Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. 
He is also an alumnus of Executive Program at Harvard Business School. Krzysztof has been awarded 
a PE Person of the Year for 2015 and 2017 by members of Polish Private Equity Association.

Jean-Rémy Roussel

He is a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA graduate from the Harvard Business School. Managing Partner, at CVC Capital Partners since 2008. He gained experience among others in TPG and Mars Inc. He is a member of the supervisory board with experience in risk management. Oversees the implementation of the Responsibility Strategy (ESG).

István Szőke

Managing Partner, at CVC Capital Partners which he joined in 2008. At CVC István oversees operations in CEE and the Middle East. He was previously a partner at Advent International and the founding managing partner of Eastern Heritage Capital, a Swiss asset management company. István started his career at Bankers Trust and is an MBA graduate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephan Schäli PhD

Stephan Schäli PhD is the Chief Investment Officer of Partners Group and member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. He is furthermore the Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Committee, Chairman of the Global Portfolio Committee and a member of the Private Equity Growth Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS and Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Illinois, USA and a PhD in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

Jolanta Bańczerowska

Jolanta Bańczerowska is a Member of the Management Board and Chief People Officer (CPO).

Since 2020 she has been responsible for People Strategy, development of the company culture and competences of all teams.

Since 2016, she served as HR Director and initiated the development of many new solutions changing the company’s operations. She was responsible for implementing best practices in people management in the organisation from human capital planning and development processes through appraisal and performance management programmes to incentive systems. She led the change of the organisational culture to a more open and employee-friendly one. She is responsible for developing the mission, vision and values of Żabka Polska which distinguish the company on the market.

Previously, she gained over 15 years of managerial experience at Mars and Wrigley. Before joining Żabka’s team, she worked as HR Director North Central Europe where she was responsible for the implementation of organisational changes and integration of Wrigley and Mars in Central Europe.

Graduated from Information Science and Administration from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Yale School of Management.

Anna Grabowska

Anna Grabowska is Executive Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Since January 2021, she has managed a team tasked with setting the company’s direction. Her activities are focused on building consumer, commercial and support strategies that are well thought out and customer-centric, such as brand and own brands strategy and responsible and sustainable development strategy (ESG).

Prior to this position, since April 2016, she served as Vice-President of Commercial Affairs at Żabka Polska, heading the commercial and marketing departments. She was responsible for defining and implementing the chain’s assortment, promotion and pricing strategy. She supervised the transformation of the retail chain to a new format, implementing a new marketing strategy and an innovative vision of communication with customers. In the last four years in this position, she has led the transformation of the store offers, developing innovative modern convenience products, brands and services to meet the needs of the modern consumer.

Previously, she was associated with the Tesco chain for nearly 19 years, including many years as Commercial Director. In the years 2011-2015, she sat on the Tesco Management Board in Poland as Vice President for Commercial Affairs. She also gained her international professional experience at Tesco in the UK and Hungary, as well as being responsible for the Grocery Commercial team in Central Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary).

She is an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Foreign Trade at the Cracow University of Economics. She also completed many programmes in management, business strategy and team leadership at Polish and foreign universities, including: London Business School, INSEAD France and Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds an Executive MBA diploma from Ecole de Management de Normandie and Cracow University of Economics.

Marta
Wrochna-Łastowska

She manages a team responsible for internal and external financial and non-financial (ESG) reporting, budgeting and control, treasury and financing, working capital management, internal auditing, risk management as well as business analysis and data science. She has over 16 years of experience in strategic financial management and successfully combines analytical and strategic competencies with soft skills in effective team management.

She has been working at Żabka Polska since 2018, when she held the position of financial director. She has been responsible for maintaining the financial liquidity of the organisation and for the effective and efficient management of the company’s finances. Her tasks also include planning and forecasting, as well as the area related to business analysis and internal audit. She also gained professional experience during many years of work at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance in Poland and abroad. During her 12-year presence in this company, she provided transactional advice on mergers and acquisitions (with a focus on the perspectives of the buyer and the seller) and restructuring advice. She has experience in the audit department, where she was involved in audits of financial statements, and in analysis of controls and internal processes.

Marta Wrochna-Łastowska graduated from the Finance and Accounting Faculty and the Marketing and Management Faculty at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. She also completed finance management, strategy and leadership programmes held at Harvard Business School, Stanford University and INSEAD. She holds an ACCA title (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

Tomasz Blicharski

Tomasz Blicharski has served as Executive Vice President of the Management Board and Managing Director of Żabka Future since January 2021.

Żabka Future is an important pillar of the Żabka Group, responsible for its innovation and development. Tomasz Blicharski brings together a team of people responsible for researching, creating and developing new business areas and technological solution meeting the challenges the industry faces.

Before taking up his current position, he simultaneously held two posts: Vice President of the Management Board of Żabka Polska for Development (since 2017) and Vice President of the Management Board of Żabka Polska for Finance (since 2015). He has been involved with Żabka Polska since 2011, as a member of the Board of Directors.

He has extensive experience in investment banking and finance gained in Poland and abroad. He was associated with international banks ABN Amro and BNP Paribas, as well as Procter & Gamble. Since 2007, he held the position of director at Mid Europa Partners fund, where he was responsible for investments in Central and Eastern Europe (including Norican Group, Polskie Koleje Górskie and Żabka Polska).

In 2018 and 2020, he was awarded in the Digital Shapers’ annual survey of outstanding digital and new technology personalities in the “digital transformation” category.

He is an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Warsaw School of Economics.

Adam Manikowski PhD

Adam Manikowski PhD is Executive Vice President of the Management Board and Managing Director of Żabka Polska.

Since January 2021, he has headed Żabka Polska Business Unit responsible for physical retail, including teams related to operation of the Żabka chain from expansion through adaptation, supply chain, franchise and support office to assortment and communication.

Previously, as Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations of Żabka, he managed the following teams: sales, logistics, expansion and technical.

He has extensive experience from the international market. Before joining Żabka Polska, he held the position of Executive Vice President of Marketing at Walmart, which is the largest global retailer in the world. Previously, he was associated with Tesco, where he held the position of Chief Executive and Managing Director of Tesco Poland, and before taking up this position as Chief Operations Officer, he supported the development of the chain in China. He began his career in the operational structures of Biedronka, where he ultimately held the position of Chief Marketing Officer.

In 2017, he obtained a PhD in Business Administration from Cranfield School Of Management in the UK and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

He is an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Warsaw School of Economics.

Tomasz Suchański

Tomasz Suchański is CEO of Żabka Group.

His many years of experience and deep understanding of the mechanisms that govern the industry allow him to direct the activities of the Żabka Group in a way that has resulted in the position of the leader of the convenience model in Central and Eastern Europe.

Prior to becoming CEO in March 2016, he was involved with various Jeronimo Martins companies. He worked in the company’s international structures, and before that, from 2011 to 2014, he was the General Manager of Biedronka in Poland. Previously, he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer of Jeronimo Martins, Member of the Management Board of this company and Chief Operating Officer of the central region.

Before coming to Poland in 2005, he worked on the international market dealing with Portuguese chains of the Jeronimo Martins group. In 2003, he took up the post of Financial Director of the Recheio wholesale chain, and earlier, as a member of the Financial Department, he was in charge of Pingo Doce supermarkets and Feira Nova hypermarkets.

Tomasz Suchański manages the operations of Żabka Group in an open and competent manner, which has been repeatedly acknowledged by stakeholders and industry media. In 2020, he was asked to chair the prestigious Effie Awards. In the same year, the jury of the “CEO of the Year” recognised his actions related to the effective introduction of the company into the digital transformation process. The previous year he was honoured as “CEO of the Year”. The year 2019 also brought him the distinction of being included among the winners of Forbes magazine’s “BrandMe CEO” survey of the most authentic leaders.

Tomasz Suchański is an alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business, INSEAD Business School and Corporate Finance and Accounting at the Faculty of Management of the Poznań University of Economics.