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Beata Kozłowska-Chyła

Chairman at Bank Pekao

Beata Kozłowska–Chyła, Ph.D. graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. She received the Ph.D. in law, and subsequently the scientific degree of habilitated doctor of law. She is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw in the Department of Commercial Law. She performs the profession of legal advisor, and is the recommended arbitrator at the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw. Currently she is an acting President of the Management Board of PZU S.A. She served as a member of the Supervisory Board of PZU S.A., member of the Supervisory Boards of TFI PZU S.A. and PTE PZU S.A. and she was twice a member of the Management Board of PZU S.A. She was also a member of PZU Życie S.A. Currently she serves also as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PZU Życie Spółka Akcyjna, as well as the Chairwoman of the Lotos S.A Group Supervisory Board. She worked as a deputy director of the Legal and Licensing Department in the Pension Fund Regulatory Authority and served as the President of the Management Board of Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne SA. Beata Kozłowska-Chyła is a member of the Legislative Council under the President of the Council of Ministers, a member of the Entrepreneurship Council under the President of the Republic of Poland and a member of the task force in the Corporate Governance Reform Commission under the Minister of State Assets. She also holds the position of member of the Board of the Polish Olympic Committee and in the Social Supervisory Board of Sport under the Minister of Sport. She is the author of many scientific publications on company law, securities law and insurance law that have been published in reputable Polish and foreign magazines, as long as an author of articles for the purpose of popularization.