About the Grupa Azoty Group
Group structure
We operate as a single integrated Grupa Azoty brand.
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We operate as a single integrated Grupa Azoty brand. Our management model is based on centralisation as a way to generate synergies. We run our key business processes at the Group level, while maintaining the separate legal identity of the Group companies.
We pursue a corporate management policy which guarantees that the Group companies’ strategic goals are achieved in reliance on an integrated management system consistent with international standards.
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Our priorities are compliance with high product quality requirements, technological and plant safety, natural environment, process safety, safe and hygienic working conditions for our employees, and energy efficiency improvements. The integrated management system is structured around the principles of giving priority to customers, reducing environmental losses and hazard risks, and working on continuous improvement.The management systems are based on the concept of continuous improvement by:
- establishing a policy;
- action planning to implement the policy;
- creating conditions for the implementation of planned actions;
- verifying the results of the actions taken;
- improvement based on periodic assessments of performance.
The Parent and its subsidiaries as at December 31st 2020
Key information about the Group companies:
Grupa Azoty S.A. is engaged in the manufacturing of and trading in engineering plastics, engineering plastics intermediates and nitrogen fertilizers, as well as related services. It is the Parent of the Grupa Azoty Group, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2008. Its stock is a constituent of foreign indices: MSCI Emerging Markets. The Parent's registered office is located in Tarnów (Poland).
Composition of the Group:
| Grupa Azoty Compounding Business areas:
| Grupa Azoty Polskie Konsorcjum Chemiczne Business areas:
| Grupa Azoty Koltar Business areas:
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| Grupa Azoty S.A.’s direct subsidiaries: |
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| Grupa Azoty Puławy Business areas:
| Grupa Azoty Police Business areas:
| Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn Business areas:
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| Grupa Azoty Kopalnie i Zakłady Chemiczne Siarki Siarkopol Business areas:
| Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers Business areas:
| COMPO EXPERT Holding Business areas:
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See the Group structure and ownership changes
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Grupa Azoty S.A. organisational chart
Changes in 2020
Below are presented key changes that occurred at our companies in 2020. For more detailed information, please see the Directors’ Report on Grupa Azoty S.A.’s and the Grupa Azoty Group’s operations in the 12 months ended December 31st 2020, available on the Grupa Azoty website.
- Deregistration of Infrapark Police S.A. w likwidacji (in liquidation)
- Registration of an increase in Grupa Azoty Police’s share capital
- Increase in Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.’s share capital
- Registration of the merger of Koncept sp. z o.o. and Prozap sp. z o.o.
- Repurchase of minority interests in Grupa Azoty Siarkopol
- Change of name of Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A. to Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A.
- Cancellation of Remzap sp. z o.o. shares
- Registration of COMPO EXPERT Egypt LLC
- Winding up of Grupa Azoty Folie sp. z o.o. w likwidacji (in liquidation)
- Registration of Grupa Azoty Fosfory sp. z o.o. name change
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As at December 31st 2020, the composition of the Grupa Azoty S.A. Management Board was as follows:
Tomasz Hinc, President of the Management Board
Powers and responsibilities at the Company:- convening and conducting the Management Board meetings, directing and coordinating the activities of the Standing Committees and the Grupa Azoty Council, and directing and coordinating the day-to-day activities of the Management Board
- submitting reports on behalf of the Management Board and presenting motions and proposals on matters that require resolutions of the Company’s other governing bodies
- formulating the strategy and supervising its implementation at the Parent and the Group
- managing the Group and exercising corporate supervision over the Group companies
- supervising the information policy at the Parent and the Group
- supervising implementation of the HR strategy and policy at the Group level
- supervising management, development and optimisation activities at the Parent and the Group levels
- supervising implementation of the corporate social responsibility strategy at the Parent and the Group
- coordinating the internal audit function
- coordinating compliance management activities
- managing and coordinating sponsorship activities at the Parent and the Group
- supervising communication and image building projects of the Parent and the Group
- coordinating legal activities at the Parent and the Group
- representing the Company vis-à-vis its shareholders, governing bodies, state and local government authorities and institutions
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Mariusz Grab, Vice President of the Management Board
Responsible for the logistics, energy and public affairs areas with respect to the processes and areas he supervises; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- formulating and implementing the adopted procurement strategy at the Parent and the Group
- supervising implementation of the Uniform Procurement Rules of the Grupa Azoty Group, including the organisation of tender procedures
- managing the supply of raw materials and semi-finished products to the Parent and other Group companies, and cooperating with the Vice President of the Management Board responsible for the Agro Fertilizers and Plastics segments in arbitrating the allocation of volumes and prices of semi-finished products within those segments
- supervising strategic purchases at the Parent and the Group
- exercising strategic supervision and coordinating raw material and semi-finished product integration at the Group
- supervising the process of selecting suppliers of raw materials, including strategic raw materials, merchandise and semi-finished products, at the Parent and the Group
- supervising the IT area at the Parent and the Group
- managing cyber security at the Parent and the Group
- supervising the personal data protection and processing function
- supervising and coordinating security-related projects, including physical personal and property security
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Filip Grzegorczyk, Vice President of the Management Board1
Responsible for the logistics, energy and public affairs areas with respect to the processes and areas he supervises; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- managing the logistics of raw material, semi-finished product and product supplies at the Group
- supervising the management and optimisation of warehouse and terminal use at the Parent and the Group
- supervising the process of selecting logistics services providers at the Parent and the Group
- initiating and developing system solutions for the Group
- as part of shared services centres – Business services for storage and logistics activities and Infrastructure services for infrastructure and road management
- managing risk processes
- supervising structural and capital transformation processes at the Group and initiating and developing system solutions for the Group with respect to support functions
- formulating and implementing the adopted energy transition strategy at the Group
- exercising strategic supervision and coordinating energy and climate regulatory matters
- exercising strategic supervision and coordinating matters relating to energy, energy service and emissions allowances at the Group
- managing public affairs activities relating to market protection and the legislative area in the interest of the Group
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Witold Szczypiński, Vice President of the Management Board
Responsible for production integration, the Agro Fertilizers segment, the Plastics segment and the infrastructure; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- serving as Director General at the Parent
- preparing and implementing long-term production, development and investment plans at the Parent
- managing and coordinating the integration of production processes at the Parent
- supervising and managing the development of individual units and technological processes and initiating measures to improve their efficiency at the Parent
- coordinating the planning of maintenance/overhauls and shutdowns at the Parent
- supervising the Agro Fertilizers segment at the Group in the following areas: coordination of the production and sales of mineral fertilizers, urea solutions and other products of the segment; supervision over securing basic raw materials for nitrogen fertilizers, marketing and transfer prices in the segment, and cooperation with distribution companies in the area of mineral fertilizers
- supervising the Organic Synthesis segment at the Group
- supervising the Plastics segment at the Group, in particular in the following areas: caprolactam, polyamides and compounding, production coordination and development of this area
- initiating development and investment projects in the supervised segments
- supervising and participating in the selection of maintenance service providers
- supervising property and infrastructure (including roads) management at the Parent
- supervising power generation at the Parent
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Grzegorz Kądzielawski, Vice President of the Management Board
Responsible for innovation, R&D programmes and investment project implementation; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- supervising the R&D units at the Parent and the Group
- coordinating the technological innovation area
- coordinating the R&D policy and formulating R&D programmes, including cooperation in research and innovation with colleges, universities and other institutions, at the Parent and the Group
- supervising laboratory analysis services at the Parent
- initiating and developing system solutions for the Group as part of laboratory services
- supervising and developing the 3D Printing area
- initiating and planning key investment projects to improve efficiency at the Parent and the Group
- supervising implementation of investment projects at the Parent and the Group
- initiating and developing system solutions for the Group as part of shared service centres – Engineering Support services involving engineering services and investment project implementation
- supervising the process of selecting project and maintenance service providers
- supervising technical purchases at the Parent and the Group
- controlling the budget performance and the scope of individual investment projects at the Parent and the Group
- coordinating and supervising intellectual and industrial property protection and technology transfer at the Parent
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Artur Kopeć, Vice President of the Management Board
Responsible for production assets, security, environmental protection and social dialogue; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- supervising processes designed to ensure plant, fire and environmental safety at the Parent and the Group
- supervising the process of selecting plant safety and environmental protection service providers at the Parent and the Group
- coordinating and managing non-current production assets at the Parent and the Group
- coordinating and managing critical infrastructure at the Parent
- supervising the development and implementation of the social and environmental programme
- environmental protection
- managing cooperation with universities and schools at the Parent and the Group
- managing social dialogue at the Parent and supervising social dialogue at the Group
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
Tomasz Hryniewicz, Vice President of the Management Board
Responsibility for finance, investor relations and controlling; his powers and responsibilities at the Company are as follows:- monitoring plan performance in terms of volumes and value at the Parent and the Group
- preparing operational, annual and long-term budgets
- managing, coordinating and controlling the planning, budgeting and controlling processes
- exercising financial supervision at the Parent and the Group
- supervising accounting policies at the Parent and the Group
- managing financial and credit risk at the Parent and the Group
- managing the credit policy of the Parent and the Group
- coordinating public reporting and management reporting for the Company's governing bodies
- participating in financial asset sale processes
- supervising relations with stock-exchange investors
- initiating and developing system solutions for the Group as part of shared service centres – Business services with respect to accounting, taxes, insurance and other
- supervising and coordinating the market data analysis and consolidation at the Group level
- cooperating with the other Management Board members in the day-to-day operational management of the Parent
- supervising the activities of organisational units in the supervised and managed processes and areas listed above
1 Vice President of the Company’s Management Board since December 15th 2020.
Grupa Azoty Council
The Grupa Azoty S.A. Management Board is supported in its activities by the Grupa Azoty Council, consisting of the Management Boards of the Group key companies. It provides advice and opinions and initiates measures to improve management and key changes at Group. The Council’s powers and responsibilities include issuing opinions on company budgets and objectives for long-term plans. The Council also serves as a platform enhancing communication, cooperation and information sharing at the Group.
Grupa Azoty S.A. Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is responsible for ongoing supervision of Grupa Azoty S.A.’s operations. Its powers and responsibilities are described in the Company's Articles of Association and include:
- appointing and removing from office Management Board members
- assessing the Management Board’s recommendations on the appropriation of profits or coverage of losses
- assessing the Directors' Reports on the operations of Grupa Azoty S.A. and the Grupa Azoty Group
- approving the Company’s long-term strategic plans
- issuing opinions on all matters submitted by the Management Board for consideration by the General Meeting
- granting approval for the Management Board to execute material legal transactions
As at December 31st 2020, the composition of the Grupa Azoty S.A. Supervisory Board was as follows:
- Wojciech Krysztofik, Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board
- Zbigniew Paprocki, Secretary of the Supervisory Board
- Monika Fill, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Robert Kapka, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Bartłomiej Litwińczuk, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Michał Maziarka, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Roman Romaniszyn, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Marcin Mauer, Member of the Supervisory Board
