Defence Horizon Committee

Lt. gen. (retired) Edward Jan Gruszka, Advisor for the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. General Gruszka has hands on combat experience. He commanded the Multinational Brigade in Iraq during the Muktada al-Sadr uprising in Karbala, Iraq in 2004 and the Multinational Division in 2006. In January 2007 was appointed as the first Commander of the Special Forces. Then, from May 20, 2010, to May 20, 2013 served as the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces. General Gruszka is interested in current global affairs and national security.

An experienced Manager and Expert in management and finance with over 30 years of experience in academic and business environments.
Doctor of Economics (Academy of Economics in Katowice, 1996), specializing in multi-criteria decision support. For his doctoral dissertation, he received the Prime Minister’s Award in the field of economics.
He began his professional career as an assistant and later an adjunct at the University of Economics in Katowice, developing scientific and didactic activities.
He combined his work at the University with consulting and expert activities, specializing in financial planning, investment project analysis, risk management and project management.
He has held numerous executive positions and served on the supervisory boards of many companies.
Since 2013, he has been employed at Rosomak S.A. as the Director of the Department of Finance and Human Resources, Member of the Management Board. In November 2024, he was appointed CEO of the company.

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, where he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1988.
He began his career in the United States as a service engineer and as a service director for Hogan Technical Services, an industrial electronics equipment repair and maintenance company. From 1989 to 1991, he worked for a Canadian company that designs, manufactures and sells electronic equipment for the mining industry. From 1992 to 1993, he worked for Bull Poland and Digital Equipment Polska.
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From January 1994 to February 2006, he worked at HP Poland, serving successively as: the Director of Marketing and Partner Channels (January 1994-May 1996), the Director of the Computer Products Division (May 1996-July 1998) and the President of the Management Board (July 1998 – February 2006). In 2006, he assumed the position of the President of the Management Board of Oracle Poland. From June 2006 to November 2007, he was the Director of Oracle Fusion Middleware in Central Europe. From September 2013 to June 2016, he served as a Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland responsible for the Infrastructure Division, Data Processing Center and ICT Department.
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Since January 4, 2016, he has been the Chairman of the Management Board of Asseco Data Systems, a company formed by consolidating six Polish companies from the Asseco Group and the Infrastructure Division from Asseco Poland. Since October 1, 2017, he has served as a Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland. He is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at ComCERT, Pirios and National Defence Systems, and a Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Asseco Cloud.

Paweł Poncyljusz – 56 y, married, 4 children. In years 1998 – 2001 Councilor of Downtown Warsaw District. In years 1999 – 2001 advisor to the Governor of Mazovia Region. In years 2001 – 2011 Member of Polish Parliament, participations in parliamentary committees: of the European Union, Economy, Infrastructure, Treasury, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Education. In years 2006-2007 Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, responsible for the mining, shipbuilding, automotive, defense sectors and implementing offset agreements. In years 2012 – 2016 AVIO Polska Sp. z o.o. (GE Aviation) Member of Board. Since 2016 Advisor of the Board in WB Electronics S.A. and member of Supervisory Board of RADMOR S.A. and FLYTRONIC Sp. z o.o. From 2019 to 2023 again member of Polish Parliament and vice president of parliamentary fraction of Koalicja Obywatelska. Is worked in Defence Committee and Energy, Climate and Treasury Committee.

Colonel Roman Utracki has hands on experience, knowledge and skills based on serving in missions abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan. From 2018 to 2022 he served in the Polish Armed Forces General Staff. Since 2022 to 2025 Colonel Utracki was appointed as the Assistant Chief of Staff Operations in the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples (Italy). He was in charge of the Operations Assessment of the NATO ongoing operations in Iraq (NMI) and Western Balkans (KFOR). Actually Colonel Utracki has been appointed in the Office of MOD.