Bank Management Board
Maciej Bardan
President of the Management Board
Mr. Maciej Bardan is graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and specialized in Banking and Finance. He graduated Advanced Management Programme at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has many years of professional experience in finance, banking as well as risk management. In 1989 he started his professional career with FTE Universal Sp. z o.o. In 1992, he commenced work with the Citibank Poland S.A. where till 2001 he was among other Relationship Manager, General Manager of Citileasing and CitiBusiness, Managing Director of Enterprise Operation, a member of the Management Board and member of Credit Committee. In 2001, he became Advisor to the Management Board of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A., before being appointed to the position of Vice President of its Management Board in 2002 and held this position till the end of 2007. Since March 1, 2008 he has been appointed to the position of the President of the Management Board of Kredyt Bank.
Umberto Arts
Vice-President of the Management Board
Mr Umberto Arts is graduate in business administration, University of Leuven, Belgium. In the years 1983 - 1998 he worked for Kredietbank NV, Belgium. In 1986 he was appointed to the position of Director, responsible for capital market trading and transferred to Kredietbank in England. In 1993-1996 Mr Arts held the position of the Director of Treasure Department in Kredietbank in Singapore. In the period of 1996-1998 he was the General Manager of Kredietbank in Hong Kong. From 1998 Mr Arts started to work for KBC Bank NV: over the years 1998-2000 as the General Manager of KBC Hong Kong and over the years 2000-2006 as the General Manager of KBC UK in London.
Mariusz Kaczmarek
Vice-President of the Management Board
Graduate in Management and Marketing at Cracow University of Economics and University of Management and Law in Warsaw, as well as Raiffeisen Bank with Harvard Business School programme.
His career in banking started at Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. in the IT department, where from November 2000 to September 2002 he was employed as Project Manager, and then up to March 2003 as Project Director responsible for core banking system implementation. From March 2003 to October 2008 IT Department Head at Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. Since November 2008 he was appointed Country CIO, IT Department Head for Deutsche Bank PBC.
His career in banking started at Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. in the IT department, where from November 2000 to September 2002 he was employed as Project Manager, and then up to March 2003 as Project Director responsible for core banking system implementation. From March 2003 to October 2008 IT Department Head at Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. Since November 2008 he was appointed Country CIO, IT Department Head for Deutsche Bank PBC.
Zbigniew Kudaś
Vice-President of the Management Board
Mr. Zbigniew Kudaś is a law graduate of the University of Warsaw and a postgraduate of the School of International Economic Relations at the Warsaw School of Economics.
In the years 1998-2004, as Deputy CEO of the GE Mieszkaniowy Bank, Mr. Zbigniew Kudaś supervised the Department of Sales and Marketing. In the years 2004 -2009, as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Millennium Bank, he was in charge of the Mortgage Banking Department and Consumer Finance. Mr. Kudaś was also responsible for the Legal Department and the Department of Central Purchase.
In the years 1998-2004, as Deputy CEO of the GE Mieszkaniowy Bank, Mr. Zbigniew Kudaś supervised the Department of Sales and Marketing. In the years 2004 -2009, as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Millennium Bank, he was in charge of the Mortgage Banking Department and Consumer Finance. Mr. Kudaś was also responsible for the Legal Department and the Department of Central Purchase.
Piotr Sztrauch
Vice-President of the Management Board
Mr. Piotr Sztrauch is graduate of Warsaw School of Economics, MA in finance and banking. He has been a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 2002, and CFA Institute since 2008 as well. In the years 1997 - 2009 employed in Citibank Poland and Citi Handlowy. He fulfilled managerial positions in the area of Retal Banking Sector finance and in the bank's Finance Division, being responsible inter alia for: financial and management reporting, planning and financial analysis, costs management as well as investor relations.
Since 2009 employed in the KBC Group entities in Poland. He was head of Management Financial Reporting Department in Kredyt Bank.
He supervises finance division.
Since 2009 employed in the KBC Group entities in Poland. He was head of Management Financial Reporting Department in Kredyt Bank.
He supervises finance division.
Jerzy Śledziewski
Vice-President of the Management Board
A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology and postgraduate managerial studies at Warsaw School of Economics, as well as participant of Advance Management Program – IESE Business School University of Navara.
He started his career in banking in Citibank Poland S.A. in April 1998.
Between 2001 and 2003 he was Country Director of Sales Development Office (SME Division) in Bank Handlowy S.A., and as from 2003 to January 2005 Sales Department Director in the Corporate Banking Division in Bank Handlowy S.A.. From 2002 to January 2005 a member of Handlowy Leasing S.A. Supervisory Board.
As from February 2005 to December 2008 Chief Executive Officer of Handlowy Leasing / Managing Director of Bank Handlowy in the Assets Financing Department.
From January 2009 he is employed in Kredyt Bank S.A. as Managing Director of Enterprise Banking Department.
He started his career in banking in Citibank Poland S.A. in April 1998.
Between 2001 and 2003 he was Country Director of Sales Development Office (SME Division) in Bank Handlowy S.A., and as from 2003 to January 2005 Sales Department Director in the Corporate Banking Division in Bank Handlowy S.A.. From 2002 to January 2005 a member of Handlowy Leasing S.A. Supervisory Board.
As from February 2005 to December 2008 Chief Executive Officer of Handlowy Leasing / Managing Director of Bank Handlowy in the Assets Financing Department.
From January 2009 he is employed in Kredyt Bank S.A. as Managing Director of Enterprise Banking Department.