Józef Birka
Member of the Supervisory Board
Józef Birka was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in April 2015. He is an attorney at law and a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Wroclaw University. He has been involved with Telewizja Polsat S.A. since its inception. He was the President of the Management Board of Telewizja Polsat during the period of the first concession process, as a result of which Polsat received the concession for broadcasting the first independent nationwide television channel. He has been a Member of the Board of the Polsat Foundation - one of the largest charitable non-governmental organisations in Poland - since its establishment.
He has extensive experience in working in statutory bodies of commercial law companies. He is a Member of the Supervisory Boards of Polkomtel Sp. z o.o., Telewizja Polsat Sp. z o.o. and Elektrim S.A. In 2004-2006, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. He was actively involved in the Association of Private Media Employers within the Polish Confederation of Private Employers "Lewiatan". He was honoured by the Supreme Bar Council with the "Meritorious Advocacy" decoration.
