The Company has adopted a two-tier board structure consisting of a management board (directoire) and a supervisory board (conseil de surveillance)
The Management Board is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategy of the Group and the advocacy of the general stakeholders' interests. The Management Board may perform all acts necessary or useful for achieving the Company's corporate purposes, except for those expressly attributed to the General Meeting or the Supervisory Board under the 1915 Law or the Articles of Association. The Supervisory Board supervises and advises the Management Board, without interfering in the management of the Company.
Members of the Management Board
Mr. Brzoska (born 1977, Polish) is the highly accomplished founder and CEO of InPost S.A. He has successfully implemented his vision for the company, leveraging his expertise to expand InPost’s operations and replicate its success in other countries. With a focus on building a sustainable organisation and a culture of value in the field of logistics services and technology, Mr. Brzoska has been recognised for his professional and philanthropic achievements with numerous accolades, including the Knight’s Cross of Polonia Resituta (2022), Bronze BohaterON award in the category of “TEACHER”, EY Entrepreneur of the Year (2021), PECUNIA award from the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Italy (2021), SuperWektor (2021), and Bloomberg Businessweek Polska’s “Top Manager of the Year” (2015), among other notable honours.
Javier van Engelen is the CFO of the InPost Management Board, having joined the business as Group CFO in April 2024. Javier has held financial leadership and management board positions at international industrial, FMCG, retail and pharmaceutical companies in listed, family owned and private equity environments. He most recently held the position of CFO and member of the board of management for Signify, the global leader in lighting solutions. In his two previous positions, Javier was the CFO of Grupo Telepizza, a food operator, and CFO of Jerónimo Martins, a listed food retailing company with flagship Biedronka business in Poland. Javier also has a broad manufacturing and M&A background, stemming from the start of his career at Procter & Gamble, and subsequent CFO roles at AstraZeneca and Triumph International.
Mr. Rouse (born 1973, UK) is a member of the InPost Management Board and Chief Executive Officer International. Mr. Rouse brings over 20 years of experience in general management, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial functions. He is responsible for the Mondial Relay business that was acquired in 2021, including overseeing its successful integration into the Group, and has executive responsibility for InPost’s businesses in other countries such as the UK, Italy, Iberia and Benelux. Prior to joining InPost, Mr. Rouse was Group Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer at Klarna for 5 years based in Stockholm, leading market expansion activities, M&A and successful integrations of key multi-national clients. His previous roles included senior executive positions at American Express and United Biscuits based in New York and London.
Members of the Supervisory Board
Mr. Hein Pretorius (born 1971, Dutch) has over 30 years of experience in e-commerce. He was the founder of the first eCommerce company based in South Africa, which is still today the leading B2C company on the African continent. In China he led the Naspers Group's initiatives in business development within the Internet sector, which culminated in various investments made by the group across the BRIC countries. As the CEO of MIH Internet Europe Hein was responsible for all the acquisitions made within the Allegro Group which included Markafoni (Turkey), Fashion Days (CEE), Netretail (Czech Republic) and eMag (Romania). Currently Hein is an independent advisor and serves on various boards as a non-executive director.
Mrs. Berta Jones (born 1977, Romanian) is a member of the Supervisory Board at InPost and Chair of the ESG Committee. Mrs. Berta Jones brings significant expertise and relevant experience in both the technology and e-commerce sectors. She is a current member of the leadership team of Picnic, an online grocery company based in the Netherlands. From 2015 to 2018, Mrs. Berta Jones served as Chief Operating Officer of Naspers’ B2C E-Commerce operations, having previously held a number of senior roles at the company. Prior to Naspers, she worked at Nokia, where she held various executive roles.
Mr. Didier Stoessel (born 1963, French) brings over two decades of senior leadership and strategic expertise, spanning the media, technology, and financial sectors. His career highlights include key roles at global financial institutions such as HSBC Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch International. Prior to his current leadership at CME and PPF, he held the position of Chairman and CEO at several media and financial companies in CEE. Earlier in his career, Mr. Stoessel served as CEO of Corporate Finance at HSBC Investment Bank globally, overseeing key corporate finance initiatives and transactions. He currently serves as CIO at PPF Group, CEO at Central European Media Enterprises CME, a leading content creator and broadcaster operating media company in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee at Viaplay.
Mrs. Bax (born 1961, Dutch) is a member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Audit Committee. In addition to her executive experiences, Mrs. Bax, whose previous roles include being Head of M&A at Sara Lee Corporation and CFO of an e-commerce business, brings broad and longstanding Board level experience in terms Chairing Audit Committees and Remuneration Committees. She also brings valuable and relevant financial, risk management and digital expertise and deep knowledge of international corporate governance and diversity best practices. Mrs. Bax is currently a Board Member and Chair of Climate Transition Capital, a Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee of Mediq, a Board member and Chair of the Nomination Committee of Frontier Economics, Board member of Xior and a member of the Board of Vion Holding N.V.
Mr. Sen (born 1969, German) is a member of the Supervisory Board at InPost since 2021. He is a Managing Partner at Advent International and brings very significant Board level experience across a wide range of industries and geographies with significant in depth knowledge of retail and consumer sectors in particular. Mr. Sen is also a member of the boards of Avolta AG and Hermes Germany, a board observer at EVRI UK, and a member of the European and Asian Investment Advisory Committee of Advent International.
Mr. Huep (born 1961, German) is a member of the Supervisory Board at InPost and has served as a member of the Supervisory Board of Integer.pl since 2017. He is a former senior managing partner of Advent International with a vast experience of creating value with a broad array of international businesses. In a very broad and deep career, Mr. Huep has served on a significant number of boards of which current ones include Duales System Deutschland GmbH & Co KG in Germany and Plastic Energy in Spain.
Ms. Magdalena Dziewguć (born 1978, Polish) is a member of the Supervisory Board at InPost since 2023. She currently serves as member of the leadership team of Google in Poland and member of the Supervisory Board of BNP Paribas Bank Polska. Ms. Dziewguć brings to InPost significant and relevant experience of technology and digital businesses as well as a deep knowledge of the Polish market overall and its digital ecosystem in particular. She is an experienced member of supervisory boards. She held previous positions at Exatel S.A., Polkomtel Sp. z.o.o and Orange Poland.
Supervisory Board Committees
The Supervisory Board has three committees: an audit committee (the "Audit Committee"), a selection, appointment and remuneration committee (the "Selection, Appointment and Remuneration Committee") and an ESG committee (the "ESG Committee") (together referred to as the "Committees"). The Committees may seek assistance from external experts for the fulfilment of its duties.
The members of the Audit Committee are: Marieke Bax (chairperson), Hein Pretorius, Didier Stoessel and Ranjan Sen.
The members of the Selection, Appointment and Remuneration Committee are: Magdalena Dziewguc (chairperson), Hein Pretorius, Didier Stoessel and Cristina Berta Jones.
The members of the ESG Committee are: Cristina Berta Jones (chairperson) and Ralf Huep.