Mr Karol Bowżyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Administration at the Maritime University in Gdynia. He also completed post-graduate studies at the University of Gdansk in foreign trade. He has over 20 years of professional experience working in the port of Gdańsk in managerial positions in companies related to port and maritime trade (Manager of the Handling and Storage Department, Operations Director, Commercial Director). He was also a member of the Supervisory Boards of PPSU "WOC" and GTK SA. From 2009 to 2016 he was a Member of the Management Board for Operations at Port Gdański Eksploatacja S.A. In his professional life to date, Mr Karol Bowżyk has managed the exploitation sphere, as well as being responsible for the commercial policy, which contributed to his knowledge of port terminals' functioning principles.