Michał Zwyrtek

Chief Financial Officer of APA Sp. z o.o., owner of Zwyrtek & Wspólnicy law firm

EMBA, DBA, LL.M., tax advisor, customs agent, partner at Zwyrtek & Partners. Heads the business consulting practice. Supervises the operation of other practices. Responsible for the development of Zwyrtek & Wspólnicy.

Has more than 20 years of professional experience. He advises major global and Polish companies, including in the areas of tax and customs, creating innovative businesses, digital transformation, creating flexible organizational models, and optimizing financing and supply chain management. He supports Polish businesses in the process of transformation and succession.

As a director at PwC from 2008 to 2022, he led many projects in the automotive, energy, petrochemical, transportation, telecommunications, FMCG and private equity sectors. He participated in many M&A and due diligence projects. He was the leader of the legal and tax advisory team for the automotive sector and a member of the advisory team for private and family-owned companies. Since 2014, he co-managed PwC's Katowice office and led the tax, legal and accounting team.

Since September 2021, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy. He cooperates with other scientific, business, and higher education organizations, including the Nanonet Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice, the Polish Economic Society and the Upper Silesian Academy. He is a member of the tax committee at the Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Poland).

Panelist and moderator of the largest business conferences in Poland, including Industry Next, European SME Congress, New Industry 4.0, Inter Nano Poland, Innovative Executive Forum, International Economic Forms. He is the author and co-author of numerous tax, scientific and business articles, and publications, including for Gazeta Prawna, Rzeczpospolita, Europerspektywy, Śląski Biznes, Monitor Podatkowy, Przegląd Podatkowy, Business Insider Polska, wnp.pl and Business Hub.