Maciej Szczęsny has served as President of the Management Board of the Bank Guarantee Fund since 22 May 2024. In this capacity, he oversees the following Departments: Analysis and Early Warning, the Security, the Human Resources, the Support Monitoring and Claims Recovery, the Legal, the Treasury, the Internal Audit, and the Management Board Office. From 19 January to 21 May 2024, he held the position of Chairman of the BGF Council.
With over 20 years of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Szczęsny started his career in 1997 at BRE Corporate Finance. As a consultant, he contributed to teams specialising in M&A, privatisations, and corporate restructurings. In 2000, he joined ABN AMRO Securities in Warsaw, as a junior banks analyst covering Central Europe, Turkey, and South Africa. By 2003, he had been transferred to the ABN AMRO office in London, where he worked as a junior analyst on Iberian banks.
In 2004, Mr. Szczęsny moved to Morgan Stanley in London, where as banks analyst he covered financial institutions in Turkey, CEE, Austria, Greece, South Africa, and Kazakhstan. In 2007, he became the Head of EMEA banks research at Lehman Brothers in London, where he developed an analytical product for institutional clients. Following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, he continued his career at Nomura International, which absorbed the European team of the defunct bank. In 2011, he advanced to the role of the Head of EMEA banks research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London, leading his team to achieve the top position in the Institutional Investors survey.
In 2014, Mr. Szczęsny transitioned to a buy-side role at Pioneer Investments in London, where he was appointed Director responsible for the financial sector in global emerging markets. Following the fund’s acquisition by Amundi Asset Management, he maintained his role until 2022.
Mr. Szczęsny holds a degree in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. Additionally, he holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation issued by CFA Institute.
