Supervisory Board

Marcin Iwiński – Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board

Born in 1974, Polish citizenship

Key competences and experience:
■ Knowledge of the gamedev industry
■ Management
■ Strategy
■ Marketing and distribution
■ International markets
■ Communication and PR

In 1994, together with Michał Kiciński, Marcin Iwiński founded a company named CD Projekt, which eventually morphed into the CD PROJEKT Group. He has been responsible for business development, publishing activities, international contacts and broad strategy of the company, and thereafter the whole Group, in his capacity as Vice President for International Affairs.

Marcin Iwiński played a crucial part in ensuring that the CD PROJEKT RED studio enjoys a strong position on the international market, and has been largely responsible for the success of its two main franchises: The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. The brands he developed are trusted by numerous business partners, and beloved by millions of gamers the world over.

Marcin Iwiński is a graduate of the Warsaw University Faculty of Management, majoring in Management and Marketing. He also completed a graduate course in management at the Warsaw University Faculty of Management.

From 1 January 2023 until the end of 2023 Marcin Iwiński served as Chair of the Supervisory Board of CD PROJEKT S.A. He is not currently a member of the Management Board or of the Supervisory Boards of other companies.

Adam Kiciński – Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Audit Committee

Born in 1969, Polish citizenship

Key competences and experience:
■ Knowledge of the gamedev industry
■ Management
■ Strategy
■ Marketing & distribution
■ Technology & IT
■ Human Resources

Associated with CD PROJEKT since its founding in 1994. In mid-1994, he joined CD PROJEKT as the first employee of the newly established company founded by his brother Michał and Marcin Iwiński. Involved in establishing and managing a network of CD Projekt retail points (1995-1999), subsequently becoming the CD Projekt Marketing Director (1999-2004). Co-directed the activities of CD Projekt RED since 2004, becoming its sole director in 2006. In CD Projekt RED was initially responsible for developing the first game in The Witcher series, which premiered in 2007.

Adam Kiciński also coordinated the development, marketing and sales of The Witcher 2, along with the creation of a proprietary game development platform. In 2009 he proposed and subsequently saw through a corporate merger between CD PROJEKT and Optimus (then listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange). Following formal conclusion of the merger and devolution of de-facto responsibility for further management of Optimus upon the owners of CD PROJEKT he was promoted to the company Board of Directors, eventually becoming its chairman (in 2010). Since January 2024 he acts as a Chief Strategy Officer.

Completed studies at the Warsaw University Faculty of Physics without receiving a diploma.

Adam Kiciński is a recipient of the Jan Wejchert Prize for Vision and Innovation awarded by the Polish BusinessCouncil. Since 2016 he performs the role as a Chairman of the Board of the Polish Games Association. He is currently not a member of the Management Board or the Supervisory Boards of other companies

David Gardner – Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, Independent Supervisory Board Member*

Born in 1965, American & British citizenship

Key competences and experience:
■ Knowledge of the gamedev industry
■ International business
■ Venture Capital
■ Strategic growth and expansion
■ Digital content and MMOs
■ Restructuring enterprises

David Gardner has over thirty years’ worth of experience in establishing, developing and effectively managing businesses, particularly in the videogame industry.

As one of the first employees of Electronic Arts (EA) he played a pivotal role in guiding the company’s expansion in the European market, and later served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of EA’s World-Wide Studio organization.

Between 2008 and 2010 he served as board member of Atari (as CEO) and from 2010-2024 as an investor in Playfish, Unity, Supercell and as a board member with Singularity 6 and Double Loop Games. He is currently a general partner at London Venture Partners, where he supports entrepreneurs in establishing and developing gamedev companies. He is also a private investor with a personal stake in innovative startups, mainly in the gamedev and tech industries.

In 1996 he completed executive training in finance at the London Business School, focusing on business growth strategies and financial management.

Drawing upon his extensive experience as CEO, COO, board member and private investor, he specializes in international trade, matters related to development of video games, and venture capital activities, supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups succeed in the global gamedev industry.

Prof. Agnieszka Słomka-Gołębiowska – Chair of the Audit Committee, Independent Supervisory Board Member*

Born in 1976, Polish citizenship

Key competences and experience:
■ Business Management and Development
■ International Business
■ Corporate Governance
■ Sustainability
■ Finance
■ New Technologies

Independent Supervisory Board member and corporate advisor in the areas of corporate governance and sustainable development. Currently, she is the Chairwoman of mBank, where she also serves as Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, and a member of the Risk and Audit Committee. She has been appointed also as Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee in Grupa Pracuj (2020), as well as PZU PTE (2024).

Ms. Słomka-Gołębiowska has nearly 20 years of extensive experience on boards of large publicly listed and private companies (including Ghelamco Invest, Budimex S.A and Bank BPH), as well as international organizations such as UN WFP, UNAIDS. She previously held executive positions in companies operating in the field of business analytics, aerospace and defense (A&D), as well as infrastructure, construction, and real estate.

She holds a seat at the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, as well as on the Advisory Board of Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) and on the Program Council of the Academy of Corporate Governance supporting the Ministry of State Assets.

Agnieszka Słomka-Gołębiowska is a Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics with research focus on governance and sustainability. She holds a PhD in Economics and MSc. in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics, having completed the Master Program in International Business at the Copenhagen Business School. She has received prestigious awards, including the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at Muenster University and the Polish-American Fulbright Fellowship. She is an author of numerous articles and books. In 2019, she received the Corporate Governance Personality Award.

She is a mentor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin and global ambassador of the Bank of America and Vital Voices Partnership Program on women entrepreneurship and empowerment.

Beata Cichocka-Tylman – Member of the Audit Committee, Independent Supervisory Board Member*

Born in 1976, Polish citizenship

Key competences and experience:
■ Innovation
■ R&D activities, particularly in the areas of IT, public aid, enterprise
development and finance
■ Finance
■ Knowledge of the gamedev industry

Beata Cichocka-Tylman has over 24 years’ worth of experience in the area of innovation and finance. She has worked at the foremost consultancy companies (Deloitte, PwC Polska), where she was responsible for procurement for innovation subsidies and consultancy related to innovative developments at enterprises. Since 2019 she has been an expert for Subsidies and Relief at Dentons.

She specializes in the IT sector, advising companies in matters related to obtaining subsidies, applying R&D tax relief and developing innovation strategies. She has led a team responsible for developing 9 sector programs for the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR), including the GameINN program which is targeted at the gamedev industry. She has also advised the Finance Ministry in drafting the IP Box regulation.

Beata Cichocka-Tylman has been involved in international projects, including Smart Factories where she assisted in development and commercialization of eight Polish Digital Innovation Hubs. She has served as the SoDA expert for innovation and public aid, and collaborated with the Ministry of Culture in drafting regulations concerning tax relief for culturally important video games.

Beata Cichocka-Tylman also specializes in finance, and conducts training for tax consultants in the area of R&D and Innovation Box relief schemes. She has completed the Doctoral Seminars at the Leon Koźmiński Academy and in 2023 passed a written Tax Consultant exam. Since 2019 she has managed one of the larger tax offices in the Podlaskie voivodship.

Beata Cichocka-Tylman lectures at universities and is the author of numerous publications in the area of innovation. In 2022 she received the Business Angel of the Year 2022 award, and was named one of the Top 100 Women in VC and Startup Ecosystem in Poland.

Beata Cichocka-Tylman does not hold membership of the supervisory board or management board of other companies, and does not serve a commercial proxy.