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Since January 2021, she has been managing a team responsible for internal and external financial and non-financial (ESG) reporting, budgeting and control, treasury and financing, working capital management, internal auditing as well as business analysis. She has over 16 years of experience in strategic financial management and successfully combines analytical and strategic competencies with soft skills in effective team management.

She has been working at Żabka Polska since 2018, when she held the position of financial director. She has been responsible for maintaining the financial liquidity of the organisation and for the effective and efficient management of the company’s finances. Her tasks also include planning and forecasting, as well as the area related to business analysis and internal audit.

She also gained professional experience during many years of work at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance in Poland and abroad. During her 12-year presence in this company, she provided transactional advice on mergers and acquisitions (with a focus on the perspectives of the buyer and the seller) and restructuring advice. She has extensive experience in the audit department, where she was involved in audits of financial statements, and in analysis of controls and internal processes.

Marta Wrochna-Łastowska graduated from the Finance and Accounting Faculty and the Marketing and Management Faculty at Szkoła Główna Handlowa in Warsaw. She also completed finance management, strategy and leadership programmes held at Harvard Business School, Stanford University and the Cranfield School of Management. She holds an ACCA title (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).