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The Management Board

Artur Popko
President of the Management Board, General Manager of Budimex SA

Since 2004 he has been involved with the Budimex Group (Budimex Dromex), where he was a site manager and then a contract manager. In 2009 he was promoted to the Regional Director. Director of Transport Infrastructure Engineering from 2011. In 2014 he became the Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Budimex SA. From 2019 Vice President and COO at Budimex. He is a co-founder of the Budimex Infrastructure Engineering Division. According to investors, Budimex is one of the best road contractors in Poland. Eighty percent of road contracts are completed by Budimex ahead of schedule.

A graduate of the Faculty of Construction and Environmental Engineering at the Białystok University of Technology, specialising in Transport Infrastructure Engineering. In 2000 – 2002 he worked as a Site Engineer at Przedsiębiorstwo Drogowo-Mostowe Olecko, then until 2004 he managed the implementation of one of the largest infrastructure projects – the construction of the A2 Motorway on behalf of NCC Polska.

Anna Karyś Sosińska
Member of the Management Board, director of the Human Resources Management Division

Anna Karyś-Sosińska is a graduate of the Krakow University of Economics. She began her experience in the HR field by working at the Krakow Institute of Technology, where between 2000 and 2002 she was responsible for executive search processes for senior and top management, in her capacity as Consultant.  She has been associated with the Budimex Group since 2002. From 2002 to 2005, she was responsible for staff training and development. From 2005 to 2007, she was a Human Resources Coordinator for Building Construction. From 2007 to 2015, she was responsible for Infrastructure Construction in her capacity as HR Manager. From 2016 to 2019, she held the position of HR Director for Infrastructure and Railway Construction. From 2020 to 2021, she served as an HR Director for the area of Budimex Head Office and Budimex Nieruchomości. In each of the areas entrusted to her, she was responsible for the development of HR processes and implementation of personnel policies in line with the company’s strategy. As part of her function, she was responsible for supporting managers in organisational change processes, increasing their business effectiveness, as well as building and developing subordinate teams. At the beginning of 2022, she took up the role of Director of the Human Resources Division at Budimex SA. Along with the development of the Budimex Group, she has been responsible for building the HR strategy and processes in all companies of the Budimex Group operating in the Polish market, as well as newly established Group companies operating in the foreign market.

 

In accordance with her representation, Ms Anna Karyś-Sosińska does not conduct any business activity that is competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, and she does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its governing body, and she is neither entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the Act on the National Court, nor subject to the restrictions provided for in the Act of 21 August 1997 on restrictions on conduct of business activities by persons performing public functions.

Jacek Daniewski
Member of the Management Board of Budimex SA, Chief Legal Officer

Jacek Daniewski graduated from the University of Warsaw. Entered on the list of legal counsels in Warsaw in 1978. 1978–1990: employed at Polimex-Cekop Sp. z o.o. as a trade clerk and legal clerk, and as legal counsel between 1983 and 1990. 1987–1990: temporarily seconded to Iraq as a trade agent of Polimex-Cekop. Since 1986 also employed at Budimex Dromex as legal counsel; coordinator of the legal counsel team at Budimex Dromex until its structure was transformed. In December 2001 he became legal counsel at Budimex SA, and Deputy Chief Legal Officer in 2002. In December 2003, he was promoted to the position of CLO, and also became Member of the Management Board of Budimex Dromex SA. Since 2007 Chief Legal Officer, and since March 2007 also Member of the Management Board of Budimex SA.

Marcin Węgłowski
Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer

Marcin Węgłowski graduated from the Department of Production Economics of the Warsaw School of Economics. In 1991, while he was still studying, he started work at the Ministry of Finance. Between 1992 and 1993 he was employed at BDO Binder Sp. z o.o. in Audit Department. From 1993 to 1997 he worked for British-American Tobacco Group Poland. Initially he was a financial controller, and later a financial project manager. 1997–1999: Financial Director and Member of the Management Board at Delphi Automotive Systems Poland. From June 1999 to January 2001: Head of Finance and Vice-President of the Management Board of the joint stock company OPTIMUS. Member of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of Budimex SA since January 2001.

Cezary Łysenko
Member of the Management Board,

Cezary Łysenko completed his Master’s degree in civil engineering in 1996 at the Bialystok University of Technology. After graduation, he started working at a contracting company based in Łomża. His professional experience includes a period of more two years of work at the Provincial Office and at the Town Hall, where he was responsible for traffic engineering and road management. In 1999, he joined a team of consultants overseeing the implementation of contracts relating to national and provincial roads. He obtained his unlimited construction licence in 2002, which, following the time spent working as a billing inspector, enabled him to perform the duties of a constriction works supervisor. Since the beginning of 2006, he has been employed at Budimex S.A. as a head of the technical department, where he was responsible for handling a contract for the construction of access roads to a bridge in Płock; after a few months, he took over the duties of the contract manager. In 2012, he was appointed regional director responsible for business in the Podlaskie and Lubelskie provinces. In 2019, he took up the function of director of the northern branch, and nearly a year later he took over responsibility for all infrastructure construction projects at Budimex S.A. in the Polish and foreign markets.  Over the course of his career, he has completed several management courses, obtaining diplomas and certificates from renowned institutes and universities, including diplomas acknowledging the completion of: Management Programme 2009 at ICAN Institute/Harvard Business Publisher in Warsaw, International Management Development Programme 2013 and Leadership Programme 2016 at Universitas Summa in Madrid. In 2021, he completed the prestigious Advanced Management Programme at IESE Business School in Barcelona.

 

In accordance with his representation, Mr Cezary Łysenko does not conduct any business activity that is competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, and he does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its governing body, and he is neither entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the Act on the National Court, nor subject to the restrictions provided for in the Act of 21 August 1997 on restrictions on conduct of business activities by persons performing public functions.

Maciej Olek
Member of the Management Board,

Maciej Olek is a graduate of the Faculty of Construction at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He holds a project management certificate from PMI and George Washington University. He has been involved in the construction industry for more than 20 years and participated in major construction projects, also outside Poland. From 2001 to 2007, he worked for NCC Poland on the construction of A2 motorway and on the implementation of the Citytunnel project in Malmo (Sweden), where he was a deputy project manager. Between 2008 and 2009, he worked on the construction of S3 express road. He has been associated with Budimex S.A. since 2010, first as a site manager, then as a contract manager and contract director. Since autumn 2014, he has been responsible for building Budimex S.A.’s competence in the field of railway construction, first as a Regional Director, then as a Branch Director and, since May 2020, as a Director of Railway Construction

 

In accordance with his representation, Mr Maciej Olek does not conduct any business activity that is competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, and he does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its governing body, and he is neither entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the Act on the National Court, nor subject to the restrictions provided for in the Act of 21 August 1997 on restrictions on conduct of business activities by persons performing public functions.

The Supervisory Board

Marek Michalowski
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Marek Michałowski - graduated from the Financial & Statistics Department of the General School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw (presently the Warsaw School of Economics). A licensed expert auditor.

His professional career began at Budimex in 1978. From 1990, Member of the Management Board of Budimex SA and Chief Financial Officer. April – November 1998: President of the Management Board of Dromex SA. November 1998 – September 2009 General Manager and President of the Management Board of Budimex SA. October 2009 – August 2010 General Manager of Ferrovial Agroman SA for Central & Eastern Europe. 2001-2013 President of the Council and next President of the Board of the Polish Association of Construction Industry Employers. Member of the General Board of BCC. President of the Polish Golf Union.

According to the statement Marek Michałowski does not pursue any business competitive to Budimex SA, and he is not a partner or a member of any competitive civil partnership or any other partnership, a member of a body of a capital company or a member of a body of any other competitive legal entity and he has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

Juan Ignacio Gaston Najarro
Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Ignacio Gaston holds a MSc in Civil Engineering with an MBA from the London Business School. He joined Ferrovial in 1995. During his career, he has held various management positions at Construction and Services business units. He occupied the roles of Director of Construction in the UK in 2007. Since 2013, he was General Manager of Ferrovial Services Spain, until November 2018 when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrovial Agroman.

According to the statement Juan Ignacio Gaston Najarro does not pursue any business competitive to Budimex SA, and he is not a partner or a member of any competitive civil partnership or any other partnership, a member of a body of a capital company or a member of a body of any other competitive legal entity and he has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

Igor Chalupec
Secretary of the Supervisory Board

Igor Chalupec – graduate of the Law and Administration Faculty at the University of Warsaw and the Foreign Trade Faculty at the Warsaw School of Economics. Securities dealer (licence no. 45). Founder and Director (between 1991 and 1995) of Centralny Dom Maklerski Banku Pekao S.A. (formerly: CBM Pekao S.A.). 1994-1995 – head of the brokerage houses self-government. Member (from 1995) and Vice President of the Management Board of Bank Pekao S.A. (2000-2003). 2003-2004 – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance. Author of the agenda Warsaw City 2010, government’s development strategy for the capital market. October 2004 – January 2007: President of the Management Board and Director General of Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN. From 2007 – founder and President of the Management Board of ICENTIS Corporate Solutions. Member in many supervisory boards, including that of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (1995-2003), Unipetrol, a.s. (2005-2007), Budimex S.A. (since 2007-now), PZU Życie (since 2008-now), Bank Handlowy w Warszawie (since 2009-now). From 2007 – founder and President of the Management Board of ICENTIS Capital. Member of the Programme Council of the Economic Forum in Krynica, Council Member of the Supervisory Foundation of the Institute of Public Affairs, Founder and Chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Association for Education.  Laureate of many prizes and awards, including ‘Hermes’ prize granted for extraordinary achievements in rebuilding the Polish capital market, ‘Vector’ award of the Confederation of Polish Employers and Lesław A. Paga award for implementing modern standards in Polish economy.He co-authored a book on the purchase of refinery in Możejki, entitled: “Rosja, ropa, polityka, czyli o największej inwestycji PKN ORLEN”.

 

According to the statement Igor Adam Chalupec does not pursue any business competitive to Budimex SA, and he is not a partner or a member of any competitive civil partnership or any other partnership, a member of a body of a capital company or a member of a body of any other competitive legal entity and he has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

Danuta Dąbrowska
Member of the Supervisory Board

Danuta Dąbrowska is a graduate of the Food Technology Faculty of the University of Horticulture and Food Industry in Budapest. As of 1999 she is a member of ACCA - the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She completed various programmes, such as: Advanced Strategic Management, Strategic Finance and High Performance Leadership at IMD, Switzerland and ‘Best-In-Retail’ Programme at Harvard Business School.

Ms Dąbrowska joined Arthur Andersen & Co in 1991 as a Financial Assistant, employed in Audit Department. In 1993 Ms Dąbrowska took on the position of Senior Specialist in the Business Assurance Department at Coopers & Lybrand, followed by promotions to Supervisor, Senior Supervisor and Manager in the Business Assurance Department and Corporate Finance Department

In the years 1997 – 2001, she held the position of Head of Financial and Business control at Ericsson, working either from Warsaw or from Stockholm, with responsibility for Poland and Asian markets. In 2002 Ms Dąbrowska joined TP Internet as their Chief Financial Officer. From 2004 she was Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for Eastern Europe and the Middle East at ECCO Sko A/S.

Between 2009 and 2019 she held the position of Vice-President Finance, Eastern Europe & Emerging Markets (MEANA) at Pandora A/S.

 

As of 2014 she is a Member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska S.A. In the years 2012 – 2017 she was Supervisory Board Member of Herkules S.A.

Ms Dąbrowska is a Founding Member of FINEXA, Association of Finance Directors.

 

According to the statement Agnieszka Danuta Dąbrowska does not pursue any business competitive to Budimex SA, and he is not a partner or a member of any competitive civil partnership or any other partnership, a member of a body of a capital company or a member of a body of any other competitive legal entity and she has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

According to the submitted statement, Ms Danuta Dąbrowska is an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Budimex SA.

Janusz Dedo
Member of the Supervisory Board

Janusz Dedo is a graduate of the economy faculty of the University of Life Sciences (SGGW) in Warsaw. A US government scholar at Minnesota University. His professional career started at the World Economy Institute, where his duties included assessment of the situation on global raw material markets. From June 1987 he worked at the National Bank of Poland, at the Office for Cooperation with the World Bank. He has been the president of the Management Board of HSBC Bank Polska S.A. since August 2005. Before, between 1998 and 2004, he was the vice-president of the Management Board of Bank PEKAO S.A., responsible for the retail division, and then the president of Bank PEKAO Ukraine Ltd., until July 2006. He was also a member of regional and global management bodies of the MasterCard organisation. Mr Janusz Dedo has been a member of the Board of the Polish Bank Association for many years and since June 2011 he has also acted as the president of the Board of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers of Banks and Financial Institutions. This organisation is a member of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan.

 

According to the statement Janusz Dedo does not pursue any business competitive to Budimex SA, and he is not a partner or a member of any competitive civil partnership or any other partnership, a member of a body of a capital company or a member of a body of any other competitive legal entity and he has not been entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

 

According to the submitted statement, Mr. Janusz Dedo is an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Budimex SA.

Artur Kucharski
Member of the Supervisory Board

Artur Kucharski has over 10 years of experience as an independent member of supervisory boards, including public companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

His duties have included presiding over the Audit Committee in 4 listed companies, including a bank, and serving as a member of Audit Committees in other companies. He has also been a member of the Risk Committee (in a bank), Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Strategy and Development Committee.

Artur Kucharski trained as an engineer. He has 7 years of audit experience, 7 years of consulting experience and over 10 years of supervisory experience. In 1999 he was awarded an ACCA diploma and in 2011 an MBA.

Since October 2017 he has been a Member of the Supervisory Board, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Risk Committee at Alior Bank SA.

Since April 2016 he has been a Member of the Supervisory Board and the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Asseco South Eastern Europe S.A.

From July 2015 to July 2019 he was a Member of the Supervisory Board, as well as a Member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Strategy Committee at Prime Car Management S.A.

From October 2011 to July 2017 he was a Member of the Supervisory Board and since March 2016 the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie Mościcach S.A. (Grupa Azoty S.A.).

Since August 2010 he has been a Member of the Supervisory Board and since March 2016 the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Asseco Poland SA.

From July 2010 to May 2013 he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at Globe Trade Centre SA.

From February 2011 to March 2012 he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at Hydrapres SA.

From November 2011 to December 2012 he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at Mostostal Zabrze Holding SA.

From April 2010 to September 2012 – Kopex SA – a Member of the Management Board, the Strategy Director responsible for the HR Division, Internal Audit and Strategy, previously the Vice-President and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, as well as the Director for the Development of Structures, Organizations and Internal Control Systems.

From April 2002 to April 2010 – PwC Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, division: Consulting, position: from Senior Manager to Director

Scope of duties (types of implemented projects):

• Strategy consulting, including: market analysis, analysis of a competitor’s position, defining strategic options, financial analysis, choosing the optimal option, planning and implementation.

• Operational consulting: restructuring, cost optimization, changing the organization of purchases, improving cash flow, improving efficiency in the use of the working capital, project management, change management.

• Consulting related to control and supervision in the following areas: assessment and improvement of internal control, internal audit, investigative projects (forensic), assessment of the quality and functioning of statutory bodies.

From September 1995 to March 2002 – PricewaterhouseCoopers Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, division: Audit of Financial Statements, position: from Assistant to Manager

 

According to his representation, Artur Kucharski does not engage in any business activity competitive with the business activity of Budimex S.A., is not a partner in a competitive civil law partnership, a shareholder in a competitive company nor a partner in a competitive partnership, does not engage in any competitive legal person as a member of its body and has not been entered into the Register of Insolvent Debtors maintained pursuant to the Polish National Court Register Act.

 

According to the submitted statement, Mr. Artur Kucharski is an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Budimex SA.

Mario Manuel Menendez Montoya
Member of the Supervisory Board

Mario Manuel Menendez Montoya graduated cum laude from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then studied International Law at the University of Houston Law Center, where he  received a Juris Doctorate degree. He is licensed to practice law before numerous courts and by the State Bars of Texas and Georgia. 

 

He joined the Ferrovial group in June 2006 where he worked as head of the Legal Department for the North American affiliates of Ferrovial Construccion, S.A. until 2019.

Thereafter, he became the International Legal Director of the organization. In 2022, he assumed his current role as General Counsel.

Prior to Ferrovial, Mario Menendez worked in private practice for a litigation boutique firm in the Houston area, where he represented clients in complex, multi-party commercial litigation.

 

According to the submitted statement, Mario Manuel Menendez Montoya does not conduct any business activity competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., he does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, he does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its bodies, and he is not entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors, kept under the provisions of the Act on the National Court Register.

 

Ignacio Aitor Garcia Bilbao
Member of the Supervisory Board

Mr. Ignacio Garcia Bilbao is the Financial Director of Ferrovial Construction, responsible for all economic and financial aspects of the division.

Academic Background: Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Comillas University ICADE (Madrid) and Management Development Program (PDD) at IESE.

 

Began his professional career as an Auditor at Deloitte joining after 2 years Ferrovial Agroman. Since then he has developed a long track record in Ferrovial, holding various executive positions and being board member representing Ferrovial in different companies.

In 2000, after the acquisition of Budimex, he lived in Warsaw until 2003 to perform the role of Deputy CFO and Director of Control. From 2011 to 2019 he has been CFO at Ferrovial Airports and Ferrovial Power Infrastructures joining back again the Ferrovial Construction team as CFO in 2020. In addition to his Financial and Development experience, he has also contributed to the innovation development of Ferrovial being member of the Digital Vision Board for some years

 

2020 – Present   CFO Ferrovial Construction

2011 – 2019   CFO Ferrovial Airports and Ferrovial Power Infra

2003 – 2011  Director of Financial Control at Ferrovial Agroman

2000 – 2003  Deputy CFO and Director of  Control at Budimex

1996 – 1999  Head of International Control and Administration at Ferrovial Agroman

1994 – 1996  Auditor at Deloitte

 

Relevant projects involvement:

Merge of Ferrovial and Agroman

Budimex  and Webber acquisitions

Sale of several stakes in Heathrow and Edinburgh Airports

Acquisition of the British airports of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton (AGS)

Transchile acquisition, first power transmission asset for Ferrovial (Chile)

Several asset divestments in the Construction Division (Concessions, Asphalt Plant SCC)

Siemsa integration in Ferrovial Energy Construction

 

According to the submitted statement Mr. Ignacio Garcia Bilbao does not conduct any business activity competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., he does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, and he does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its bodies, and he is not entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the law on the National Court Register.

Silvia Rodriguez Hueso
Member of the Supervisory Board

Silvia Rodríguez Hueso has been associated with Ferrovial Construction for 20 years. Since January 2023 onwards, she has served as Director of Human Capital.

She joined Ferrovial Construction in 2003 after several years of work as an HR Consultant. She has held various positions at Ferrovial Construction, namely: HR Development Coordinator, Remuneration and Benefits Manager and HR Business Partner for Iberia, Latin America, Australia and other markets. In 2021, she was appointed Global Head of Talent, performing this role from the United States.

 

She holds a degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and an Executive Master diploma in Human Resources from the Garrigues Educational Centre. She also completed the Executive Management Programme (PGD) at IE Business School (2011-2012), the Leadership Development Programme at Oxford Leadership Academy (2013 – 2014) and The Power MBA (2021).

 

According to the submitted statement Silvia Rodríguez Hueso does not conduct any business activity competitive to the business of Budimex S.A., she does not own interest in a competitive company as a partner in a civil partnership, a partnership or a capital company, and she does not own interest in a competitive legal person as a member of its bodies, and she is not entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept under the law on the National Court Register.

 

Members of Supervisory Board Committees

Audit Committee:

 

1. Danuta Dąbrowska

2. Janusz Dedo

3. Ignacio Aitor Garcia Bilbao 

 

Remuneration Committee:

 

1. Igor Chalupec

2. Marek Michałowski

3. Silvia Rodríguez Hueso

 

Investment Committee:

 

1. Janusz Dedo

2. Ignacio Aitor Garcia Bilbao

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