Management Board

The Management Board is the executive authority of the Bank and manages the entirety of the Bank’s operations. The Management Board operates pursuant to the Code of Commercial Companies and other regulations, the Bank’s Articles of Association, resolutions of the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Supervisory Board, as well as provisions of the Bylaws of the Management Board adopted by the Supervisory Board, which are available on the Bank’s website in the ”About the Bank > Corporate Bodies and Governance” tab. The competences of the Management Board include all matters that are not restricted to other authorities of the Bank.

The Management Board makes decisions in the form of resolutions. Resolutions of the Management Board are adopted by an ordinary majority of votes present at the Management Board meeting. In the case of equal votes the Chairman of the Management Board has the casting vote. Resolutions of the Management Board may be adopted, if at least half of the Management Board Members are present.

Representations of will on behalf of the Bank are made by: (I) the Chairman of the Management Board individually; (II) two Members of the Management Board acting jointly or one Member of the Management Board acting jointly with a registered proxy or two registered proxies acting jointly; or (III) attorneys-in-fact acting individually or jointly within the scope of the power of attorney granted thereto. The Management Board is composed of at least three Members, of whom at least half have Polish nationality. The Management Board is appointed by the Supervisory Board. The term-of-office of the Management Board is 3 years. A Member of the Management Board may be recalled by the Supervisory Board at any time.

The composition of the Management Board in the period from 1 January until 13 May 2016 was as follows:

  • Joao Nuno Lima Bras Jorge – Chairman,
  • Fernando Maria Cardoso Rodrigues Bicho – Deputy Chairman,
  • Wojciech Haase – Member of the Management Board,
  • Andrzej Gliński – Member of the Management Board,
  • Maria Jose Henriques Barreto De Matos De Campos – Member of the Management Board,
  • Michał Gajewski – Member of the Management Board.

Mr. Michał Gajewski tendered his resignation from the function of a Management Board Member as of 13 May 2016. The Supervisory Board, on 6 June 2016, filled the Management Board vacancy by electing Mr. Wojciech Rybak to the position of the Bank Management Board Member.

Thus the composition of the Management Board of the Bank in the period from 6 June until 31 December 2016 was as follows:

  • Joao Nuno Lima Bras Jorge – Chairman,
  • Fernando Maria Cardoso Rodrigues Bicho – Deputy Chairman,
  • Wojciech Haase – Member of the Management Board,
  • Andrzej Gliński – Member of the Management Board,
  • Maria Jose Henriques Barreto De Matos De Campos – Member of the Management Board,
  • Wojciech Rybak – Member of the Management Board.

Joao Bras Jorge – Chairman of the Management Board +

 

Graduate of the Management Studies at Universidade Catolica Portuguesa and PADE Advance Management Programme under AESE.

He started his professional career as stockbroker in 1990. In the ensuing 10 years he worked in investment banking, inter alia, as Member of the Management Board at an investment bank. He also sat on the Board of the Lisbon Stock Exchange.

During 5 years, prior to his move to Poland, he held position of Head of the Retail Banking Customer Division and Coordinator of the Retail Network at Millennium bcp.

Since July 19 2006 – Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium S.A., in the years 2006-2008 Head of the Retail Banking Division and since 2009 – Head of the Corporate Banking Area. Since April 22 2010 – Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and since October 24 2013 – Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Millennium S.A.

He manages the Management Board works and supervises areas of: internal audit, compliance, legal support, retail marketing, human resources, electronic banking, call centre and telemarketing, marketing communication and public relations.

 

Fernando Bicho – Deputy Chairman of the Management Board +

 

Mr Fernando Maria Cardoso Rodrigues Bicho graduated from the Economic Department at Universidade Catolica Portuguesa in 1984. In 1993 he obtained an MBA from Universidade Catolica Portuguesa.

He gained his professional experience inter alia in the Portuguese Foreign Investment Institute, Lloyds Bank Plc in Lisbon and Uniao de Banco Portugueses (UBP), later renamed to Banco Mello.

He performed duties as fund manager and later in the bank’s Financial Division he was in charge of inter alia the treasury and capital markets, securities operations, asset and liabilities management, issues on international capital markets, capital management and investor relations. After Banco Mello purchase by Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP) in 2000, Mr Fernando Bicho performed functions in BCP Corporate Centre and from June 2001 he was the head of the Asset and Liabilities Management Division of the BCP Group.

Since August 1, 2002 Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium S.A. (CFO), supervising areas of: planning and management information, treasury, capital investments, relations with investors and financial institutions, accounting, financial reporting and control, taxes and central acquisition.

Wojciech Haase – Member of the Management Board +

 

Mr Wojciech Haase graduated from the Faculty of Production Economics at Gdańsk University.

He worked at the National Bank of Poland in Gdańsk to be then transferred to the group organising Bank Gdański S.A. In 1989-1997 he worked at Bank Gdański S.A. – first in the Credit Department and then in the Treasury Department. From 1993 he was Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Gdański S.A. and, next, acting Chairman of the Management Board of that Bank.

Since 27 June 1997 Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium S.A., supervising areas of: risk, credit and rating processes, liabilities collection and treasury control.

Andrzej Gliński – Member of the Management Board +

Mr Andrzej Gliński graduated from Poznań University of Technology (1994) and completed his post-graduate studies in banking and finance at the Warsaw School of Economics. He has worked in the financial sector for more than 20 years: he worked at Bank Handlowy S.A. in Warsaw – on management positions as Branch Director and Sales Director in the Assets Financing Department.

Between 2001-2004 he was Vice President of Handlowy Leasing S.A. He has been working in the Bank Millennium Group since 2004, first as Chairman of Millennium Leasing Sp. z o.o. and next as Head of Corporate Banking Area at Bank Millennium S.A.

Member of the Management Board since 22 April 2010, supervising areas of: corporate banking, factoring and trade financing, structured finance and custody.

Maria Jose Campos – Member of the Management Board +

Ms Maria Jose Henriques Barreto De Matos De Campos graduated in the field of Electronics and Telecommunications from Aveiro University (1990), Portugal. She started her professional career in the same year at an electronics and telecommunications R&D company. In 1994 she joined the Macao Post Office and Telecommunications Authority, heading its IT division, supporting both a postal bank and mail services.

She joined Millennium BCP Group in 1999, initially integrating the operational IT platform of Banco Comercial de Macao, as head of the IT division. Then, from 2001 she was responsible in Bank Millennium S.A. for the IT Area. From 2006 she had also responsibility in BCP Group for IT Europe, a division at group level supervising the IT areas for European operations.

Since 22 July 2011 Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium S.A., supervising areas of: IT, processes and operations, complaints and quality of service, administration and infrastructure, security and business continuity, sales campaigns, control and settlement of treasury transactions.

Wojciech Rybak – Member of the Management Board +

Mr Wojciech Rybak graduated from economics in the University of Szczecin (1993) and Tempus – Portassist Programme of the University of Antwerp (1992).

Since the beginning of his professional career he has been linked with banking. From September 1992 until August 1994 worked in Bank Morski S.A. as Credit Inspector and, subsequently, Manager of Business Credit Team. During the period from September until November 1994 – Head of Credit Sub-unit in Bank Przemysłowo-Handlowy S.A., from December 1994 until September 1995 – specialist in the Capital Investment Department of Pomorski Bank Kredytowy S.A., and subsequently until April 1996 – Director of Branch PBB „Invest-Bank” S.A. in Szczecin. Since May 1996 he has been working in the Bank Millennium S.A. Group initially as a Director of the Bank Branch in Szczecin (until March 2001), and, subsequently, as a Director in the Bank Head Office Client Cooperation Centre (until August 2003). From September 2003, he performer the function of the Member of the Management Board of Millennium Leasing Sp. z o.o. supervising, inter alia, the sales network and from June 2009 until June 2016 – Chairman of Millennium Leasing Sp. z o.o. Management Board. Member of the Bank Management Board from 6 June 2016, supervising retail sales network, its optimisation and support and private banking.

Organization structure of the Bank Millennium is consistent with strategy, modern approach to business and complies with principles of corporate governance for financial institutions. The division of tasks between the members of Management Board of the Bank is presented on the following diagram:

The principles of remuneration of the Board Members with the amount of salaries, bonuses and other benefits in 2016 can be found in chapter VIII of this report in Part 3, entitled „Remuneration policy”.

Bank shares held by Members of the Management Board (performing functions on 31 December 2016):

Name and Surname Function Number of shares 31.12.2016 Number of shares 31.12.2015
Joao Bras Jorge Chairman of the Management Board 111 000 111 000
Fernando Bicho Deputy Chairman of the Management Board 0 0
Wojciech Haase Member of the Management Board 7 494 7 494
Andrzej Gliński Member of the Management Board 0 0
Maria Jose Campos Member of the Management Board 0 0
Wojciech Rybak Member of the Management Board 0
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