On December 20, 2024, following a qualification process, a new management board was appointed at PKP CARGO S.A. in restructuring. Agnieszka Wasilewska-Semail has been appointed as the new president. The new board, which will begin work in January 2025, also includes Artur Warsocki, Sebastian Miller, and Paweł Miłek.
The new board was appointed by the Supervisory Board of PKP CARGO S.A. in restructuring. Agnieszka Wasilewska-Semail has been appointed president, Artur Warsocki will serve as a board member responsible for commercial matters, Sebastian Miller will be responsible for operational matters, and Paweł Miłek has been appointed as a board member responsible for restructuring, which means he will no longer serve on the company’s Supervisory Board. At the same time, Marcin Wojewódka, who previously served as interim president, and Monika Starecka, interim board member for financial matters, are returning to the Supervisory Board.
Agnieszka Wasilewska-Semail, the newly appointed president, has significant experience with companies undergoing restructuring. She spent over 18 years in the banking sector, starting her career in 1996 at Bank Brussels Lambert (now ING Bank Belgium) as Area Manager in the International Banking Department and later managing the European Business Desk. In 2002, she became the executive director at Kredyt Bank SA, where she created and managed the bank’s operations division. During this time, she also served on the Supervisory Board of KIR SA. From 2005 to 2007, she held managerial positions in corporate products and transaction banking at ING Bank Śląski and Bank Handlowy in Warsaw (Citigroup). From 2007 to 2014, she worked at PKO BP, where she initially led the creation and management of the Transaction Banking Division and later headed the Corporate Sales Division. During this period, she also served on the Supervisory Boards of companies in the PKO BP Group (PKO Faktoring SA, PKO Leasing SA, and eService Sp. z o.o.).
President Wasilewska-Semail also gained experience as a board member in the ENERIS group, overseeing energy projects. Previously, from 2014 to 2020, she held positions as CEO (2014-2018; 2020-2021) and vice-president (2018-2020) at Rafako.
She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and completed postgraduate studies in international economic law at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, where she obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M). She has also served on the board of the Chamber of Commerce of Energy and Environmental Protection and was a member of credit committees, operational risk committees, investment committees, and asset and liability management committees. She is fluent in English, French, and Dutch.
– I am pleased that PKP CARGO will be led by an experienced manager with many years of experience in the international corporate environment. PKP CARGO needs not only someone with a mission but also someone with a new vision for rebuilding the commercial potential of the national freight carrier. The new president faces significant challenges, and as PKP S.A., we pledge to continue our support and strongly hope for PKP CARGO to regain its rightful place in the domestic and international markets – says Alan Beroud, President of PKP S.A.
The competition for the members of the management board of PKP CARGO was announced in May 2024. Due to new circumstances, including a restructuring request, the initial competition process was closed without a decision. A second competition was announced on November 6, and the decision was made on December 20, 2024. PKP S.A., as a shareholder in PKP CARGO S.A. in restructuring, has the right to exclusively nominate the candidate for president of the board based on its shareholding in the company.
Source: managerplus.pl
