Board/Management Information • Jun 11, 2018
Board/Management Information
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Subject: Appointment of members of Company’s Supervisory Board for newterm of office
Current Report no. 21/2018
The Management Board of Pfleiderer Group S.A. in Wrocław (hereinafterthe „Company”) informs that on 11 June 2018 Mr. Zbigniew Prokopowicz,Mr. Michael F. Keppel, Mr. Jason R. Clark, Mr. Jan Woźniak, Mr.Krzysztof Sędzikowski, Mr. Florian Kawohl and Mr. Anthony O’Carroll havebeen appointed to the Company’s Supervisory Board.
Mr. Zbigniew Prokopowicz ( born in 1967) is a graduate of Paris-DauphineUniversity and an MBA graduate of Paris Institute of Political Studies.He also studied at the Main School of Planning and Statistics (atpresent Warsaw School of Economics).
Mr. Zbigniew Prokopowicz in the years 2008-2016 was a President ofManagement Board of Polenergia SA. In the years 2004–2008 he held theposition of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Polenergia SA. In theyears 2004–2007 he performed the function of Chairman of the SupervisoryBoard of Opoczno SA. In the years 2005–2008 he was the Chairman of theSupervisory Board of DGS S.A. and President of the Management Boardthereof. He managed companies in different industries, e.g.motorization, paper, packaging and energy. Prior to joining PolenergiaSA, he was the President of the Management Board of Mondi Packaging(Anglo American Plc) in Poland as well as in Great Britain.
Mr. Zbigniew Prokopowicz is not engaged in any activities competitive tothe business of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnershipunder civil law or another type of partnership, or a member of agoverning body of an incorporated company or any other legal entitywhich would conduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr.Zbigniew Prokopowicz has not been entered in the Register of InsolventDebtors maintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Mr. Michael F. Keppel (born 1964) hold a master of businessadministration (Diplom-Kaufmann) and a ph.D (Dr.rer.pol.). He worked onthe management board of PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH&Co.KG, SecurLog GmbH,Ihr Platz GmbH & Co.KG, Keppel Management Holding GmbH & Co.KG andserved as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of IVG AG and WalterServices GmbH & Co.KG and was member of the Supervisory Board of MAGEurope GmbH. He was a Partner and Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsaland AlixPartners. He is founder and managing partner of KeppelManagementpartners GmbH and a managing partner of Cornelius TreuhandHolding GmbH & Co.KG, both based in Frankfurt, and acts as trustee andboard member of various trust companies Since November 2012 Michael F.Keppel is a managing director of Atlantik S.A., Luxemburg, the 19.28%Holding Company of Pfleiderer Group S.A..
Mr. Michael F. Keppel is not engaged in any activities competitive tothe business of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnershipunder civil law or another type of partnership, or a member of agoverning body of an incorporated company or any other legal entitywhich would conduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr.Michael F. Keppel has not been entered in the Register of InsolventDebtors maintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Mr. Jason R Clarke (born 1970) is a graduate of Oxford University (BAHons., Mathematics) and holds a PhD in mathematics. He is a qualifiedchartered accountant (ACA) and is currently a partner at Strategic ValuePartners (UK) LLP where he has worked since 2004 as co-head of theEuropean Investments team. Prior to this he worked in the CorporateFinance business at Close Brothers plc. Jason Clarke is currently amember of the Advisory Board of Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH.
Mr. Jason R Clarke is not engaged in any activities competitive to thebusiness of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnership undercivil law or another type of partnership, or a member of a governingbody of an incorporated company or any other legal entity which wouldconduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr. Jason RClarke has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtorsmaintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Mr. Jan Woźniak in his professional career worked on the managementpositions in the banks: Citibank(Polska)S.A. , Bank Handlowy S.A., HSBCBank Polska S.A.. Since 2008 Mr Jan Woźniak is the Managing Partner inDSW AFM Sp. z o.o..
Mr. Jan Woźniak is not engaged in any activities competitive to thebusiness of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnership undercivil law or another type of partnership, or a member of a governingbody of an incorporated company or any other legal entity which wouldconduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr. Jan Woźniakhas not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors maintainedpursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Mr. Krzysztof Sędzikowski (born in 1959) is a graduate of theTelecommunication and Electrical Technology Faculty of the Technical andAgricultural Academy in Bydgoszcz. He holds a MSc degree as anelectrical engineer. Additionally, he is a graduate of FinancialManagement, Trade and Marketing of the Polish and German School ofManagement in Łódź and Mannheim. He completed an apprenticeship programat Siemens.
Mr. Krzysztof Sędzikowski has got extensive professional experienceacquired during many years of holding the positions of Managing Directorand Management Board President in many Polish and internationalcompanies in various industries (coal mining and steel industry, PrivateEquity fund management, investment banking, chipboards and paperindustry). His experience ranges from building value for shareholders byintroducing changes, increasing profitability, market development andstrategy implementation to the building of highly motivated teams, aswell as developing and implementing large investment projects.
Professional Experience:
December 2014 – February 2016 President of Management Board in KompaniaWęglowa S.A. 2010 – 2014 Business Consulting among others for:Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services sp. zo. o. Warszawa PLL LOT S.A. Warszawa. 2004 – 2010 CTL Logistics S.A.Warszawa - COO/CEO. 2005 – 2006 Boryszew S.A. and Impexmetal S.A.Warszawa – CEO. 2003 – 2004 FRANTSCHACH/Mondi ŚWIECIE S.A. ŚWIECIE –CEO. 1999 – 2003 PFLEIDERER AG NEUMARKT – Germany CEO of ZPW S.A. wGrajewie and ZPW Prospan S.A. Member of Management Board of the WoodSector responsible for Eastern and Central Europe. 1995 – 1999CREDITANSTALT SCG FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. WARSZAWA CEO of company managingthe National Investment Fund "Hetman" S.A. listed on the Stock Exchange.1992 – 1995 KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Lubin ( 1993 – 1995 President ofManagement Board ; 1992 – 1993 Vice-President for Restructuring). 1984 –1992 ZAKŁADY GÓRNICZE RUDNA (KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.) Deputy ChiefEngineer and Branch Manager, Mine "Rudna".
Mr. Krzysztof Sędzikowski is not engaged in any activities competitiveto the business of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnershipunder civil law or another type of partnership, or a member of agoverning body of an incorporated company or any other legal entitywhich would conduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr.Krzysztof Sędzikowski has not been entered in the Register of InsolventDebtors maintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Florian Kawohl is a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partner(Deutschland) GmbH and a senior member of the European investment team.Mr. Kawohl joined Strategic Value Partners in 2005 and focusses oninvestments in building products, packaging, media and industrials. From2003 to 2005, Mr. Kawohl was an Associate Director of The Carlyle Groupin Munich in the European Buyout team. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Kawohl wasa Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital in Hamburg. Prior to that, Mr.Kawohl was a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Co. in Germany andSwitzerland from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Kawohl received a JD (equivalent)degree in Commercial Law from Hamburg University in 1995 and an MBA fromHarvard University in 2000. Mr. Kawohl is on the Supervisory Board andBoard of Directors of Klöckner Pentaplast, and previously on theadvisory boards of Vestolit and Nici.
Mr. Florian Kawohl is not engaged in any activities competitive to thebusiness of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnership undercivil law or another type of partnership, or a member of a governingbody of an incorporated company or any other legal entity which wouldconduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr. FlorianKawohl has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtorsmaintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
Anthony O’Carroll is a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partners(UK) LLP and a senior member of the European investment team. Mr.O’Carroll has nearly ten years of experience in business consulting andten years of experience as an operating partner in private equity. Since2015 he is an operating partner at Strategic Value Partners. From 2012to 2015, he was Director at 3i Private Equity where he was a leader of3i's active partnership team working with portfolio companies, as wellas leading the Industrial & Energy sector in the UK. From 2007 to 2011,he was with TowerBrook Capital Partners, where he was a founder of theirportfolio group. Prior to TowerBrook, he spent nearly ten years at Bain& Co. and managed their London private equity group. In addition, heworked at Mayborn Group (a 3i portfolio company) in 2014, as an interimadviser to the Board and has sat on various boards including MKM plc.Mr. O’Carroll received his LLB in Law from Trinity College, DublinUniversity in 1996, and qualified as a Barrister in the UK where he is amember of the Honorable Society of Lincolns Inn. Mr. O’Carroll servesfor SVP on the Board of Directors of Cory Riverside, and previouslyLinpac.
Mr. Anthony O’Carroll is not engaged in any activities competitive tothe business of the Company. He is not a partner in any partnershipunder civil law or another type of partnership, or a member of agoverning body of an incorporated company or any other legal entitywhich would conduct activities competitive to the Issuer’s business. Mr.Anthony O’Carroll has not been entered in the Register of InsolventDebtors maintained pursuant to the National Court Register Act.
This report was prepared pursuant to § 5 Section 5 of the Regulation ofMinister of Finance on current and periodic information to be publishedby issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent ofinformation whose disclosure is required under the laws of a nonmemberstate, dated March 29th 2018 (Dz. U. 2018, item 757).
11.06.2018
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