Experts

KRZYSZTOF SOSZYŃSKI

Member of the Management Board of SDCM

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Kozminski University in Warsaw. At Inter Cars S.A, he is responsible for the optimization of business processes, creating the company’s strategy, supervising the process of purchasing commercial goods and developing the international sales strategy. From the beginning of his professional career, he has been associated with the automotive parts and accessories market. In 2001, he was appointed a Member of the Management Board of Inter Cars S.A., and in 2008, the Vice-President of the Management Board. His achievements also include the introduction of Inter Cars S.A. on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

ADAM KAPEK

Member of the Management Board of SDCM

A graduate of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in Ireland and MBA studies under the patronage of Franklin University. He started his professional career at ING Bank Śląski. In the years 2011-2019, he was the president of the management board of MOTO Flota, which is responsible for organizing the process of servicing fleet cars throughout Poland. Since 2019, he has been the vice-president of Moto-Profil. As part of the division of competences in the company’s management board, he is responsible for the sales, purchasing and IT departments.

MARIUSZ DANKOWSKI

Member of the Management Board of SDCM

A graduate of Economic Theory at the University of Warsaw. He has been associated with the automotive industry for 26 years, currently the vice-president of Groupauto CEE, the Polish structure of Alliance Automotive Group. Since the end of 2017, after the acquisition, AAG has been the European part of the American Genuine Parts Company, the world’s largest aftermarket company (over USD 10 billion in turnover).

JOANNA KRĘŻELOK

Member of the Management Board of SDCM

The graduate of economics of the College of Banking and Finance in Bielsko-Biała and Warsaw School of Economics. Working in the automotive sector for over 20 years. Highly experienced in sales, sales development, planning, risk analysis, long-term business relations establishment in international environment. Since 2017 the Head of Sales Office of TMD in Poland, responsible for the operation of the company in 14 CEE countries.

SŁAWOMIR WELEZINSKI

Member of the Management Board of SDCM

Member of the Management Board of Delphi Powertrain Poland Sp. z o.o. and Regional Director of Delphi Technologies Aftermarket in Eastern Europe. He joined the Delphi Products & Service Solutions team as the National Director of Poland and Ukraine in 2009, then he took care of the countries of Central Europe. From 2018. serves as Regional Director of Delphi Technologies Aftermarket in Eastern Europe and is responsible for the company’s operations in over 20 countries.

TOMASZ BĘBEN

President of the Management Board of SDCM

Member of the Board of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA). A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Attorney at law at the Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law in Warsaw. He gained experience in law firms in Krakow and Warsaw. He has been closely associated with the automotive industry for several years.

ALFRED FRANKE

Honorary President of SDCM

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. He has been closely associated with the automotive industry for over 30 years. Independent expert, one of the founders of SDCM, co-owner of MotoFocus.pl, which specializes in spare parts market research. Long-term president of SDCM, in 2011-2015 Member of the FIGIEFA Management Board. In 2018-2021, he was a member of the CLEPA Management Board. Actively supporting SDCM.

JANUSZ ANDRZEJEWSKI

Member of the SDCM Audit Committee

A graduate of the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn (currently the University of Warmia and Mazury), President of the Management Board of Auto Land Polska S.A. and the President of the Management Board of Inter Land Sp. z o.o. S.K., Member of the Management Board of Nexus Automotive Central Europe; long-term Chairman of the SDCM Audit Committee. Associated with the industry since 1989.

ANDRZEJ PARZOCH

Member of the SDCM Audit Committee

A graduate of the Silesian University of Technology. For 35 years he has been closely associated with the automotive industry in various areas, from production to service and sale of car parts. Currently, the Vice President of the Management Board of Martex Sp. z o.o. specializing in the sale of parts for trucks. Business activities aimed at building a sales network development strategy, optimization of logistics processes, quality policy management. He represents Martex in the TEMOT International organization which associates distributors of car parts from 87 countries.

WOJCIECH GŁOWATY

Member of the SDCM Audit Committee

A graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology and MBA at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. For over 32 years he has been associated with the Polish and European independent automotive market on many levels – both as a distributor and as an IAM manufacturers representative on the markets of Central-Eastern Europe. For 16 years he has been managing the Polish market and neighboring countries in the Corteco – brand belonging to the German technology concern Freudenberg.

BOGUMIŁ PAPIERNIOK

Member of the SDCM Ethics Committee

He graduated from the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport and postgraduate Human Resource Management at the University of Silesia. Associated with the automotive market since 1993, for many years working for one of the leading distributors of parts in Poland and for one of the international purchasing groups. Member of FIGIEFA working groups. Involved in the work of SDCM since its foundation.

MACIEJ OLEKSOWICZ

Inter Cars

Studied marketing and management at Koźmiński University and Warsaw University. The Member of Supervisory Board of Inter Cars in 2001-2015. As of 15th September 2015 resigned from the position of the member of Supervisory Board of the company in order to involve actively in the management of Inter Cars S.A., especially in the domain of new technologies and IT. Before being appointed as the company Board Member, he held the position of company’s proxy. As of 1st May 2017 he is the President of the Company.

TADEUSZ WOJCIECHOWSKI

TEDGUM

Associated with the automotive industry for over 28 years. In 1993, he founded the TEDGUM company dealing in the production of metal-rubber parts for the automotive industry.

JAROSŁAW TUNKIEL

Reach Europe

A graduate of Machine Design Technology Department of Akademia Rolniczo-Techniczna in Olsztyn (now: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn). Engaged in the automotive since 1995. Worked for many years for leading cooling and heating systems manufacturer in Denmark. Gained knowledge and experience by being responsible for the sale of products in CEE, Middle East and Africa. Actively participating in SDCM activities for many years, supporting many companies in their operation on the automotive market in Poland and Europe.

TOMASZ MIŚNIAKIEWICZ

Aptiv Services Poland S.A.

Graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and an MBA from the Warsaw University of Technology Business School. Associated with Aptiv (Delphi) for 25 years . Since 1999 he has served as CFO, at the same time in 2015 he took the position of Country Director in Poland. Aptiv has nearly 5,500 employees in Poland, including 2,300 engineers and 1,000 corporate specialists, who work at the Kraków Technical Center – one of the company’s largest R&D centers in the world. The center in Krakow creates and develops technologies in the area of safe, environmentally friendly and better-connected mobility solutions, while production facilities in Jeleśnia and Gdansk help turn innovative ideas into reality.

IWONA KORNATKO

Morela Car Service

The co-owner of Morela car service in Łomianki for more than 20 years. Author of the blog www.warsztatnaobcasach.pl. One of the first women running a car service. Main areas of activity are organizing the work of the car service and image building.

RENATA GUTOWSKA

ToM-PaR

President and Member of the Board of Directors of the family-owned company ToM PaR Ltd. which manufactures automotive accessories – products designed to keep cars clean all year round. Its flagship products are winter accessories, for which the company was recognized all the way overseas, at the 2019 Las Vegas Auto Show. Lady Business Club member. She will consider the process of company building completed when all production processes are fully automated and annual product sales reach 10 million units per year. She has been involved in the automotive industry since 2010.