Małgorzata Adamkiewicz | |
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Born | December 25, 1966 | (age 57)
Citizenship | Poland |
Education | Medical University of Warsaw (MD) |
Occupation(s) | physician, businesswoman |
Known for | Adamed, pharma company |
Małgorzata Adamkiewicz is a Polish billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. She is a medical doctor and has a PhD in endocrinology.
She is the co-owner and President of the supervisory board of the pharmaceutical company Adamed Pharma, [1] the Founder of the Adamed Foundation, and the Vice Chair of the Polish Business Roundtable .
For over two decades, Forbes has ranked her as one of the leading Polish business leaders. [2] [3]
She graduated with a medical degree from the Medical University of Warsaw, specializing in internal medicine and endocrinology. [4] She worked in the Endocrinology Clinic of the Medical Postgraduate Training Centre at the Bielanski Hospital in Warsaw. [5] During that time, in 2000, she completed a PhD in endocrinology ("Coronary Artherosclerosis and Androgens Concentration in Men"). [6]
Since 1986, she has been involved in the operations of Adamed, the pharmaceutical company started by her father-in-law Marian Adamkiewicz. [4] [7] In 2000, she and her husband, Maciej Adamkiewicz, assumed control of the company, with Małgorzata becoming the General Director. [3] Over the next two decades, she expanded the company significantly, making Adamed one of the largest family companies in Poland according to Forbes. [8]
Since 2015, she has been the Vice Chair of the Polish Business Roundtable , [9] Poland's leading business organization originated by Zbigniew Brzezinski. She served on the University Council of the Medical University of Warsaw, [9] [10] was a member of the Business Chapter at Jagiellonian University and the Endocrine Society, [4] and sat on the supervisory board of Poland's second-largest bank, PEKAO S.A. [9] [11]
In 2014, she founded the Adamed Foundation, which supports high-achieving high school students interested in STEM. She serves as the foundation's chairperson. [9]
In 2013, President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski awarded her the Gold Cross of Merit. [9] [12] [13]
In 2019, she was awarded the Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence (pol. Medal 100-lecia Odzyskania Niepodległości). [14]