Authorities

PRESIDENT

Krzysztof Krystowski
President of the Polish Clusters Employers' Association
President of the Silesian Aviation Cluster
Vice-president of the Employers of Poland
Vice President of the European Clusters Alliance

Krzysztof Krystowski, for many years now, is a manger in the aviation and defense industry. He specializes also in issues related to economic innovativeness and competitiveness. He possesses many years of experience in managing business entities from both the state and private sectors gained in i.a. international concerns. He has also served important roles in public administration and organizations consociating entrepreneurs. Currently he is the President of the Polish Clusters Employers' Association, the President of the Silesian Aviation Cluster, and the Vice-president of the Employers of Poland (the oldest association for employers in Poland).

In the years 2015-2018 Krzysztof Krystowski was appointed as the President of the Board and Managing Director of PZL-Świdnik, and since January 2016 he was the Vice-president of the Leonardo Helicopter Division. In the years 2012-2013 he was the President of the Board at the Bumar Group and later the Polish Defense Holding, the biggest defence group in CEE countries. In the years 2006-2011 he has worked as a manager of the Avio Group – a global company in the aviation industry. He was also a member of the Main Board at PKPP Lewiatan, the National Ecology Board of the President of Poland, as well as the Industrial-Defense Board of the Minister of National Defense. In the years 2004-2006 he was the President of the Board at the Foundation Innovation Centre FIRE which deals in helping small and medium sized innovative companies. In the years 2003-2006 he was the Vice-minister at the Ministry of Economy, Labor, and Social Policy (later the Ministry of Economy and Labor). He was then responsible for the competitiveness and innovativeness of the economy, supervision over research and development units, and the Polish Patent Office, but also for restructuring the Polish defense and aviation industries, as well as offset.

WICEPREZES

Łukasz Górecki - Silesia Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Manager
Łukasz Górecki - Masters degree in Economics, for over 15 years associated with the Katowice Special Economic Zone, since 2017 - Manager of Silesia Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster. Gained professional experience in servicing foreign investments, managing infrastructure projects related to the development of special economic zones and national and international projects in the automotive and advanced manufacturing industry. Member of the board of the European Automotive Cluster Network (EACN) and a member of the Council of the Łukasiewicz – Krakow Institute of Technology and the Silesian Competence Center of Industry 4.0.

WICEPREZES

Piotr Wojciechowski, Managing Director of the Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster. He is involved in tool and plastics processing industry. Responsible for the implementation of projects in the area of ​​promotion, international cooperation, education and R&D, including Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy.

He prepared and implemented many regional, national and international projects co-financed from EU programs (including POIR, EUREKA, COSME, H2020). He has experience in the area of ​​innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. Member of supervisory boards and the Investment Council at the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz and Poznan University of Economics and Business Knowledge Transfer Company. An expert in the field of national and regional smart specializations and project evaluation in the field of innovation and commercialization.

A graduate of numerous trainings and postgraduate studies in the field of management, finance, marketing and economic law, including the Executive MBA.