On 2 March 2026, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty appointed a new Management Board for the 13th term, entrusting the position of president of the management board to Marcin Celejewski and the position of vice president to Małgorzata Królak. At the same time, vice chair of the Supervisory Board, Aleksandra Machowicz-Jaworska, was delegated to temporarily perform the duties of vice president for a period of up to three months. The new management is launching a phase of deep restructuring of Grupa Azoty, one of the key players on the European fertilizer and chemical market, focused on restoring financial stability, maximising the efficiency of industrial assets and directing activities towards segments with the highest growth potential.
Marcin Celejewski emphasises that taking on the role of president of the management board is associated with a specific commitment to implement broad organisational, operational and financial change. In his view, Grupa Azoty now requires a decisive modification of its operating model, a clear definition of strategic priorities and consistent efficiency improvement. The management experience of the new president includes running complex transformation projects in large organisations, which is to provide the basis for a comprehensive view of the capital group, taking into account both production, commercial and operational potential and the areas requiring restructuring and firm decisions. In parallel, dialogue with financing institutions and other stakeholders is to be continued in order to develop lasting agreements that stabilise the debt structure and create the basis for further capital decisions.
Małgorzata Królak, who assumes the role of vice president of the management board, points out that her nomination comes at a critical moment for Grupa Azoty, as it enters a stage of deep restructuring aimed at financial stabilisation, internal integration and maximum utilisation of asset potential. A key priority area will be the rationalisation of the group structure, including the completion of the exit process from the polymer project, implemented under arrangement proceedings and negotiations with Orlen. Królak draws on experience from the development and transformation of chemical and petrochemical assets in large industrial organisations in Europe. The Supervisory Board notes that the expanded composition of the management board is expected to ensure efficient execution of the transformation process and prepare the basis for further strategic decisions, including capital measures, once the group’s financial situation has been stabilised.
New composition of the Grupa Azoty management board, 13th term
The management board of Grupa Azoty S.A. for the 13th term currently consists of:
- Marcin Celejewski, president of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
- Artur Chołody, vice president of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
- Małgorzata Królak, vice president of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
- Mirosław Ptasiński, vice president of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
- Aleksandra Machowicz-Jaworska, acting vice president of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.,
- Artur Babicz, member of the management board of Grupa Azoty S.A.
Statements from the newly appointed management board members indicate that the priorities of the current term include management integration, strengthening cost discipline, improving operational results and making fuller use of the value of existing assets. The need to clearly define business segments with the highest development potential is highlighted, which in practice may mean a focus on the most profitable and prospective areas of chemical and fertilizer activities, while at the same time reviewing projects with elevated risk or limited profitability.
Profile and professional background of Marcin Celejewski
Marcin Celejewski is a manager specialising in corporate strategy, business transformation and sustainability. He has extensive international experience in the mobility sector, including passenger air and rail transport, logistics, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare. For more than two decades he has combined work on strategic concepts with implementation practice in Poland and on foreign markets.
He was one of the architects of key strategic and transformation projects, including at PKP Intercity, where he co-created and implemented the Pendolino 2015 project, at LOT Polish Airlines, where he was responsible for the development strategy and restructuring of commercial processes, at Qatar Airways, where he dealt with the premium sector service strategy, and also at Ukrainian Railways, Fiege GmbH and Adamed Pharma S.A. As a leader and investor in venture capital funds, he built teams, relationships with stakeholders and supported innovative business and social initiatives. According to the data presented in his biography, he has participated in the implementation of inter-organisational projects in various industries with a total value of 12–18 billion euro.
He graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics, majoring in management and marketing with a specialisation in strategic management. He completed postgraduate studies in sustainable business models in an economy implementing UN ESG goals at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School under the Executive Education programme. He is also completing a master’s degree in practical social psychology at SWPS University.
Key stages in the career of the president of Grupa Azoty
Since 1 January 2026, Marcin Celejewski has been president of the management board of Grupa Azoty Puławy S.A., responsible for managing sales, products and logistics at the level of the Agro business segment and the company, as well as for internal control and audit, financial management and controlling processes, and human capital management and HR policy.
In 2024–2025 he worked at Poczta Polska S.A. as director of the strategy department, responsible, among other things, for a new model of key business transformation areas, the transformation of the retail network and the development of a cooperation model with key partners within the network.
Since 2012 he has run a consulting business at DSMC Doradztwo Strategiczne as founder and senior business consultant, focusing on the creation, consulting and implementation of commercial transformation projects as well as pricing, sales and product strategies. He serves as strategic adviser to the founder and co-owner of Adamed Pharma S.A.
In 2020–2022 he was management board member for innovative business projects at Adamed Pharma S.A., responsible, among other things, for preparing the foundations of a business strategy based on sustainability assumptions for the pharmaceutical sector, aligned with global UN ESG and SDG goals. During this period he was also involved in modelling resilience scenarios for supply chains of chemical raw materials in a regulated, high-margin environment and in integrated management of process and business risk.
In 2019–2020 he served as management board member for passenger transport at Ukrainian Railways, responsible for developing and implementing a commercial strategy for passenger services, managing the organisation and financial results. He led restructuring processes and redefined key business, commercial and customer processes, including product, pricing, sales, marketing and distribution policies and activities related to customer experience and the customer value chain.
In 2017–2018 he was adviser to the CEO of Kenya Airways in the area of commercial strategy, responsible, among other things, for developing a transformation strategy in the commercial and product area, route network planning, pricing strategy and cooperation within alliances and joint ventures with business partners.
In 2015–2016, at LOT Polish Airlines, he served as acting president of the management board, responsible for managing the organisation and preparing the implementation plan for the business development strategy. At the same time, he was management board member for commercial affairs, managing commercial operations and being responsible for business and financial results as well as for restructuring and redefining key business and commercial processes, including product, pricing, sales, marketing, distribution, digitalisation and strategic cooperation in Poland and abroad.
In 2014–2015 he was president of the management board of PKP Intercity, responsible for supervising and managing work on business development and on the strategy to improve the level of customer service. Previously, in 2012–2015, as management board member for commercial affairs at PKP Intercity, he managed commercial operations and was responsible for business and financial results, as well as for developing and implementing key functional strategies and activities related to customer experience and the customer value chain. During this period he was also responsible for changing the company’s image by implementing image campaigns and a new PR communication strategy and for establishing a business analytics team.
Earlier in his career he held director and managerial positions at Fiege Polska (sales and marketing director), Qatar Airways (strategic planning manager and head of sales and marketing) and LOT Polish Airlines, where he served as director of strategic development, managing director in Spain and Portugal, LOT Cargo finance manager, sales division financial controller and analyst in the strategy department.
Experience of Małgorzata Królak in the chemical and energy sector
Małgorzata Królak is a manager combining strategic, financial and engineering competences. She specialises in value creation in complex, capital-intensive industrial projects and in leading organisations through investment, growth and restructuring phases under strong pressure from stakeholders and financial markets. During her career she has been responsible for the development, implementation and restructuring of industrial and energy projects with a total value exceeding 5 billion euro, working with global industrial partners, financial institutions and international banking consortia.
She graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics in management and marketing and in finance and accounting, and from the Warsaw University of Technology, where she completed courses in chemical and process engineering and gas turbines and combined cycle systems. She complemented her education with programmes at Harvard Law School in strategic negotiations. In her work she focuses on capital discipline, transparent decision-making structures and accountability for the economic outcome of projects.
Key roles in Grupa Azoty and the petrochemical sector
Since 2025, Małgorzata Królak has been president of the management board of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A., a company implementing one of the largest petrochemical investments in Central and Eastern Europe. She took on this role during a period of deep liquidity crisis in the project, being responsible for stabilising the financial situation, initiating restructuring proceedings, rebuilding corporate governance and conducting complex negotiations with financing banks and the EPC general contractor. From the perspective of the plastics and packaging market, her experience in managing petrochemical assets and projects in the polyolefin area is relevant for the supply of polymer raw materials in the region.
In 2023–2025 she was responsible for building and scaling the operations of Quanta Energy in Italy, bringing the company into the segment of large-scale BESS investments and developing a solar as a service model for industrial customers under long-term strategic contracts. This experience involves, among other things, energy projects linked to large industrial off-takers, which is important in the context of energy costs in the chemical sector.
In 2018–2022, as executive director for programme and business development at Electromobility Poland, she was responsible for developing key industrial partnerships and preparing the project of the first Polish electric car factory. Previously, in 2016–2018, she served as vice president of the management board for strategy and operations at Cersanit S.A., implementing a programme to improve operational efficiency and increase the group’s value.
In 2013–2016 she was executive director for development and technology at Orlen, responsible for preparing key petrochemical investments and building the research and development function in the refining segment. She began her professional career at the strategic consulting firm Roland Berger, in the Oil & Gas team, which became the starting point for further specialisation in the chemical, petrochemical and energy sectors.
In the context of the current challenges facing Grupa Azoty, including the process of exiting the polymer project and restructuring chemical assets, Małgorzata Królak’s experience in managing large investment projects and negotiating with financial institutions may be of significant importance for further shaping of the group’s asset portfolio, including the polymers and polyolefins segment.
