Bank Pekao announced that, based on the resolution of the supervisory board of March 20, 2026, the qualification procedure was opened to appoint members of the management board for a new joint term of office. It starts on the day following the day of the Ordinary General Meeting of the Bank approving the financial statements for the financial year 2025. Although it has not been convened yet, it usually takes place in the second half of April.
Such a message may cause anxiety among current management board members. But they can also enter the competition.
The president of the bank is the former head of mBank, Cezary Stypułkowski. The remaining seven people are: Dagmara Wojnar, Robert Sochacki, Marcin Gadomski, Błażej Szczecki, Marcin Zygmanowski, Łukasz Januszewski and Michał Panowicz.
How much does the president of Bank Pekao earn?
What remuneration can the president and member of the management board of Bank Pekao expect? President Cezary Stypułkowski earned last year: PLN 1.7 million in employer costs (gross plus ZUS contributions on the employer's side), i.e. PLN 138,000. PLN per month. That's 16 percent. more year to year. The average earnings of management board members were PLN 130,000. PLN per month.
The deadline for submitting offers is short, as it ends on April 1 at 1 p.m., and applications can be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected].
Requirements for a member of the Pekao management board
The requirements are quite stringent. “A person who meets all of the following requirements may join the Qualification Procedure:
1) meets the requirements provided for in Art. 22aa of the Act of August 29, 1997, Banking Law,
2) has higher education or higher education obtained abroad recognized in the Republic of Poland, pursuant to separate provisions, and it is recommended to have higher education in a field related to the financial services sector, in particular in the field of banking and finance, economics, law, accounting, auditing, administration, financial regulations, information technology and quantitative methods
3) has had at least 7 years of employment under an employment contract, appointment, election, appointment, cooperative employment contract or provision of services under another contract, or self-employed business activity,
4) has at least 5 years of experience in managerial or independent positions or as a result of running a business on one's own account,
5) meets requirements other than those listed in points 1 – 4 specified in other separate provisions, and in particular does not violate any restrictions or prohibitions on holding the position of a member of the management body in commercial companies,
6) has at least 2 years of experience in relevant management positions related to the financial sector,
7) has knowledge, experience and skills necessary to manage the Bank, including the main areas of the Bank's operations and significant risks in the Bank's operations, as well as knowledge of the structure of the Bank's Capital Group,
8) has the knowledge necessary to perform the entrusted function and the resulting scope of duties, acquired as a result of completed training, professional titles or academic degrees, or otherwise acquired during his professional career,
9) has the experience necessary to perform the entrusted function and the resulting scope of duties, acquired in the course of performing specific functions or holding specific positions,
10) has the skills necessary to perform the entrusted function and the resulting scope of duties,
11) meets requirements other than those listed above, specified in generally applicable legal provisions, recommendations, guidelines of European and national supervisory authorities and internal regulations, in particular the requirements arising from the regulations of the Bank's Management Board and the Bank's Statute.
There is also a list of conditions that disqualify from applying for the position of Pekao management board member. “A person cannot be a candidate for a Member of the Bank's Management Board who:
1) serves as a social collaborator or is employed in a parliamentary, senatorial, deputy-senator's office or the office of a member of the European Parliament on the basis of an employment contract or performs work on the basis of a mandate contract or another contract of a similar nature,
2) is a member of a body of a political party that represents the political party externally and is authorized to enter into obligations,
3) is employed by a political party on the basis of an employment contract or performs work on the basis of a mandate contract or another contract of a similar nature,
4) holds an elected position in a company trade union or company trade union organization of a company from the Bank's Capital Group,
5) conducts social or commercial activities that create a conflict of interest with the Bank's activities.
