Dr Leszek Czarnecki, the main shareholder

Mr. Czarnecki is the main shareholder of LC Corp S.A. and Getin Holding S.A.

Mr. Leszek Czarnecki is a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology and has a PhD in economics obtained at the Wrocław University of Economics.

He started business activity in 1986 by establishing Przedsiębiorstwo Hydrotechniki i Inżynierii TAN S.A. He was the founder and main shareholder of Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy S.A. – the first and largest leasing company in Poland, operating since 1991.

In 1998 Dr Leszek Czarnecki won the title of one of the 10 best managers in Central Europe: "The Best CEO in Central Europe", with the prize awarded by "The Wall Street Journal". In the same year he won the finals of "Young Business Achiever", a global competition held in Beijing.

In April 2004 "The Financial Times" recognized Leszek Czarnecki as one of 25 emerging stars of European business, who in the near future would be setting the directions of development of financial markets. Mr Czarnecki was the only Pole to be included on the prestigious "FT" list.

In November 2004 Leszek Czarnecki was one of four individuals awarded by INSEAD (one of the best business schools in Europe) and awarded by the French Minister of Finance with the title "Businessman of the Year from Eastern Europe". In September 2005 Leszek Czarnecki received the prestigious Lesław A. Paga Award for outstanding achievements and his personal contributions to the development of the financial services market in Poland.

He was chosen "The Player of the Year" in the ranking organised by the Polish edition of the Forbes magazine in the years 2005, 2006, and 2007.