Jacek Kędzior

Jacek Kędzior
Born (1969-06-15) June 15, 1969
Alma materJagiellonian University
OccupationsLawyer
Tax advisor
Business executive
Known forEY Europe Central Managing Partner, Managing Partner of EY Poland
Websitewww.ey.com/pl_pl/people/jacek-kedzior

Jacek Kędzior (born 15 June 1969) is a Polish lawyer, licensed tax advisor, manager and business leader. EY Europe Central Regional Managing Partner. He also serves as Country Managing Partner of EY Poland, since January 2014.[1][2] His regional remit covers 33 countries following EY’s 2025 operating-model change.[3]

Biography

In 1994, Jacek Kędzior graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków with a degree in law, and in 1998, he passed his exams to become a licensed tax advisor.[4]

He is a business leader with global perspective and capabilities. He participated in and graduated from several renowned international education programs - among them the University of Edinburgh (UK), the Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. (US), the University of Antwerp (Belgium) as well as executive program - IESE Business School at the University of Navarra (Spain).[5]

From the very start of his professional career in 1994, Jacek Kędzior has been involved with the advisory services industry, first with Arthur Andersen, and since 2002, with Ernst & Young (operating under the name of EY from July 2013).[6]

As a tax advisor, he specialized in tax consulting and represented his clients before the tax authorities and at the Supreme Administrative Court in Poland. He worked with Polish and international companies across many sectors, i.a. pharmaceutical, energy, and real estate. His clients included among others Vattenfall, Orlen, Lotos, Petrolinvest, Górażdże, and HeidelbergCement AG.[4]

In the years 2007–2013 Jacek Kędzior served as Managing Partner for EY Poland’s Tax Advisory practice. In January 2014 he became Country Managing Partner for EY Poland. In parallel (2014–2018) he served as Regional Managing Partner for Central and Southeastern Europe (CSE).

Following an enlargement in 2018, CSE was reconstituted as Central, Southeastern Europe and Central Asia (CESA), covering 29 countries, which he led, and after EY Global reorganization, effective July 2025, he became Regional Managing Partner for EY Europe Central Region, overseeing 33 countries.[7][8][9][10][4][3][2]

In his role as EY Poland’s Country Managing Partner, he actively supports social, cultural and educational initiatives, including work on benefits foster families through the EY Foundation. Since 2015 he has served on the Program Council of the Women’s Leadership Foundation, which promotes gender equality on company boards and executive teams.

He engages in developing future leaders through mentoring and collaboration with educational programmes. As an EY leader, he emphasises values-based leadership and the development of talent in diverse professional environments.

He also promotes business engagement in culture – under his leadership EY Poland has for years been a patron of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, supporting the institution’s educational and artistic activities. As part of this cooperation, EY supports exhibitions, workshops and events promoting contemporary art in Poland.

He is active in promoting Polish entrepreneurship at home and abroad. Within the EY Entrepreneur of the Year programme, over the past twenty years nearly seventy business owners have received awards and distinctions.[11][12][13][14][15] In May 2025, on the occasion of Bankier.pl’s 25th anniversary, he was included in its “25 Aces” ranking of leaders of the Polish financial market.[16][17][18][19][20]

Personal life

Jacek is married and a father of five. He is passionate about sports (running, mountain hiking, cycling, and skiing), and a literature and history enthusiast.[21]

References

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  2. ^ a b Kapoor, Michael. "EY to Slash Number of Regions in Global Restructuring in July".
  3. ^ a b "Global Strategy Update". ey.com (Press release). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
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  6. ^ "Jacek Kędzior | WUF". wuf.unhabitat.org. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  7. ^ "EY announces new managing partner in Poland". ITR. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  8. ^ Polska, Grupa Wirtualna (2013-11-19). "Jacek Kędzior partnerem zarządzającym EY Polska". Media, Reklama, Internet, PR, Telewizja, Radio - najnowsze wiadomości tylko na WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  9. ^ "Od 1 stycznia 2014 roku Jacek Kędzior pokieruje firmą EY Polska". Biznes Wprost (in Polish). 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  10. ^ PTWP (2013-11-18). "Jacek Kędzior stanie na czele EY w Polsce". propertynews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  11. ^ "Jacek Kędzior: Pozycję Polski w świecie buduje przedsiębiorczość". Puls Biznesu (in Polish). 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  12. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.biz. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  13. ^ "Jacek Kędzior: Zdejmujemy nogę z gazu". Forbes.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  14. ^ "Niespotykanie nudna sukcesja". Forbes.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  15. ^ "Rada Programowa | Fundacja Liderek Biznesu". www.fundacjaliderekbiznesu.pl. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  16. ^ "Z okazji 25-lecia Bankier.pl wyróżnił 25 najważniejszych liderów polskiego rynku finansowego". media.bankier.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  17. ^ "#ey_polska #muzeumotwarte #muzeumsztukinowoczesnejwwarszawie | EY Polska". pl.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  18. ^ "EY Polska od lat jako Mecenas Muzeum i Kolekcji wpiera Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie | Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Mamy ten ogromny przywilej obserwować niezwykle intensywny rozwój MSN. Z… | Jacek Kędzior". pl.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  19. ^ "Jacek Kędzior, partner zarządzający EY Polska: Musimy stworzyć nową jakość kultury organizacji". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  20. ^ Polska, Grupa Wirtualna (2017-03-23). "Nowe miejsce, nowa wystawa i nowi partnerzy. Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie otwiera unikalną przestrzeń działań artystycznych i edukacyjnych - Muzeum nad Wisłą". Media, Reklama, Internet, PR, Telewizja, Radio - najnowsze wiadomości tylko na WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  21. ^ "Kędzior: Mission possible". Puls Biznesu (in Polish). 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-08.