Anna Panczyk is to become Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board as part of the international development and growth including strategic group investments and global partnerships. Panczyk will lead the Board that consists of Brand New Galaxy investors and industry experts. She will also work closely with the Management Board.
Prior to that for several years Anna served as CEO of a leading WPP creative advertising agencies – Grey Poland and Grey London. She started her professional career at Saatchi & Saatchi, then for several years she co-created and managed as CEO the independent agency Change Integrated, and then in 2015 Panczyk joined the WPP group as Chief Executive Officer of Grey Poland, where she won all the most important industry titles, including the title of the Agency of the Year (MMP), Effectiveness of the Year (Press Poland) and AdWoman 2018. In 2019 Panczyk moved to London to lead the flagship WPP creative agency – Grey London and was recognized as one of the 100 key people in advertising according to Campaign UK magazine as part of “The first A List of the 2020s”, the same year she was also invited to join the IPA Council.
Presence of Anna Panczyk as Chairwoman of this Supervisory Board is to strengthen board’s involvement in corporate governance and in championing both e-commerce and digital transformation, as well as diversity and further international business growth. With Panczyk’s leadership, the Supervisory Board will be more involved in the BNG strategic development plans, as well as in closer cooperation with the BNG Management Board.
Having Anna Panczyk with us as a Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, means a lot to me as a key BNG investor. She is a world-class leader, who brings invaluable expertise that elevates our business offer and operations. Anna brings a strong sense of purpose, strategic leadership, and business insight. Her clear focus on all stakeholders is critical to the successful future of our global development and I have no doubt that her acumen will bring immense value to our clients – says Piotr Morkowski, main investor of Brand New Galaxy announcing Anna Panczyk’s Chair role.
Brand New Galaxy is one of the most impressive and most dynamic groups in Europe winning global brands and expanding its operations on a worldwide level. It is fascinated to see BNG among the top new business performers and see how successfully they transform its clients’ businesses. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to lead the Supervisory Board in partnership with other board members, and I am sure we will become a reliable partner contributing towards the success story of the BNG Group – says Anna Panczyk.
The change in the position of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board will take place on 01 February, and Piotr Morkowski, who remains in the management structures of BNG, will be even more involved in cooperation with the Management Boards of individual BNG entities.