The Chapter
Marcin Kałużny, MA
President of the Chapter, the originator of the EUROPEAN QUALITY CERTIFICATE®
Journalist, columnist, blogger, tireless promoter of quality. A graduate of the University of Silesia, Upper Silesian School of Economics and the prestigious Kozminski University. For almost 12 years associated with quality. Founder of the QUALITAS Foundation. A plenipotentiary of the board for quality management systems certified by PCBC SA. Member of the Quality and Standardization Committee at the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
Wojciech Henrykowski, PhD Eng.
Chairman of the Board of the POLISH CENTRE FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SA (PCBC SA)
European EOQ auditor in the field of quality, environmental and health and safety systems. Author of nearly 150 publications in the areas of quality and management based on the criterion of quality, accreditation and certification, as well as a number of presentations at conferences, symposia and lectures. From 1988, he was associated with PCBC SA. He participated in the work of the negotiation team for Poland with the European Commission in the area of adapting the conformity assessment system to the European Union conditions and active participation in parliamentary work on the development of the amendment to the act on testing and certification and the act on the system for assessing compliance, accreditation and amendment of some acts. In 1993, 1994 and 1998, for promotion of standardization and quality matters, he was awarded with badges: silver and gold and SIMP diploma, and in 2002 with the gold badge of NOT. In 2000 he was the Laureate of the Polish Honorary Quality Award, and in 2004 he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit and received the title of Golden Engineer. He is a member of many economic organizations both in Poland and abroad, including EIPOS, KIG, CCA (Cenelec Certification Agreement), EOQ (European Organization for Quality), EFQM (European Foundation Quality Management), IECEE (CB) (Scheme CB of IECEE), and many others. In the years 2002-2014, the President of the Management Board of the POLISH CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND CERTIFICATION SA.
Anna Farion
Expert of the Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, leader of the ‘Quality Without Retouch’ project, Vice-President of the Qualitas Foundation
Anna Farion is a committed and energetic leader, operating with passion and a deep understanding of business, with over 20 years’ experience in the automotive industry. She is recognised as an authority on quality management, inspiring people with her vision and relentless drive for improvement. She has a unique ability to translate an organisation’s governance framework to the level of roles, responsibilities, reporting and communication lines, effectively linking management strategy to operational realities. Anna Farion is the founder of the innovative project ‘Quality Without Retouch,’ which supports leaders in building a quality culture in organisations. She organises the National Quality Congress – the largest pro-quality event in Poland – as well as numerous workshops and trainings, combining practice with passion and knowledge.
Marek Roszak, PhD Eng. habil., Associate Professor at Silesian University of Technology
President of the Management Board of the Polish Forum ISO 9000, a researcher at the Silesian University of Technology.
Educator and scientist. Author of nearly 100 scientific publications, a monography on technology management, co-author of didactic books in the areas of management, metal science and didactics. Plenipotentiary of the Institute’s Director for the Quality Management System – the first educational unit in Poland with the implemented quality management system compliant with the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard in the field of the didactic process and scientific research. Plenipotentiary of the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering for the Quality Assurance System. President of the Management Board of the Polish ISO 9000 Club. Auditor of the quality management system. A long-time internal auditor’s course manager. He teaches classes in quality management, quality management systems and metallurgy, including heat treatment. Co-organizer of seminars – incl. Quality Day.