Jacek Olczak (born 23 January 1965[1]) is a Polish businessman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Philip Morris International, the largest publicly traded tobacco company in the world.[2] He is the first Pole to take the chair of a global company.[3]
Jacek Olczak | |
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| Born | Jacek Olczak 23 January 1965 Łódź, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Łódź (Master's degree in economics) |
| Title | CEO of Philip Morris International |
Early life
editHe earned a graduate degree in economics from the University of Łódź in Poland.[4]
Career
editOlczak began his career at BDO in London and Warsaw.[5]
In 1993, he joined the finance department of the Polish branch of the Philip Morris group, then in 1995 he joined the internal controls team in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5][4] In 1996, he became the director of sales for Philip Morris Polska, then took up the same role at the Romanian branch of the company from 1999.[5] Over the years that followed, he held leadership or management positions for operations in several central European divisions, notably in the Baltics, in Hungary (whose supervisory board he became a member of in 2006), as well as in Germany and Austria (which he joined the leadership of in 2006).[5]
In 2009, he was appointed as president for the European Union market region at Philip Morris International.[6] He then became the group chief financial officer (CFO) in 2012, then the chief operating officer (COO) in 2018. In December 2020, the company announced the retirement of executive chairman Louis Camilleri, to be replaced by outgoing CEO André Calantzopoulos.[7] Olczak became CEO at the following shareholders' meeting in May 2021.[8]
As the CFO of Philip Morris International, his total salary averaged around US$7 million annually between 2012 and 2018, reaching 11 million as COO in 2020.[9] Olczak lives near Lausanne and has four children.[10]
References
edit- ^ Shah, Oliver (2023-07-30). "Jacek Olczak: PMI's Marlboro man blows smoke at 'stupid critics'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Lentschner, Keren (2021-05-05). "La cigarette bientôt minoritaire dans les ventes de Marlboro". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Pierwszy Polak na stanowisku prezesa globalnej firmy: wywiad z Jackiem Olczakiem, CEO Philip Morris International". Forbes.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ a b Barnes, Oliver (2023-03-05). "Philip Morris's CEO on quitting smoking and detoxifying the brand". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ a b c d "Jacek Olczak, Philip Morris Intl Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "PMI Announces Leadership Succession". Tobacco Reporter. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Louis Camilleri steps down as Ferrari CEO and Philip Morris executive chair". Reuters. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Prokop, Hannah (December 11, 2020). "Philip Morris International Restructures Leadership Team". CSP Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Jacek Olczak's compensation from 2012 to 2020 | ExecPay". www.execpay.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Zboińska, Alicja (2021-01-02). "Wielu osobom zawdzięczam to, gdzie dziś jestem. Wywiad z pochodzącym z Łodzi Jackiem Olczakiem, prezesem Philip Morris International". Dziennik Łódzki (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-05-06.