Maria Florczuk started working at FORTE in 2007 from building a supply chain in Asia, and in subsequent years she was responsible for purchasing direct production materials. Since 2010, Maria Florczuk was a director of the Purchasing Department, responsible for developing and implementing the FORTE purchasing strategy, managing the central purchasing policy and optimizing the supply chain of raw materials.

Since May 2014, she served as a Member of the Management Board. On 1^st September 2023, she assumed the position of Chairwoman of the Board at FABRYKI MEBLI FORTE SA.

Education

She is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, Faculty of Management and Marketing. She also completed a post-graduate studies for Purchase Managers at the Warsaw School of Economics and a management programmes at the IMD Business School in Switzerland.

Year of birth

1981

In March 2014, Mariusz Gazda took the position of a Member of the Management Board at FABRYKI MEBLI “FORTE” S.A., thus joining our team.

Currently, as part of the company’s financial and administration division, he is responsible for supervising the works of the Finance, Controlling, Internal Audit & Controll, Management Systems, Intvestment, Administration and Legal & Compliance Departments. His most important duties include supervision over the financial continuity as well controlling issues and supervising investments within the company. Moreover, he oversees the activities of TANNE as the President of the Management Board of this company. In the Capital Group, he is responsible for implementating the Compliance principles.

He is a member of the International Association of Controllers (ICV). He conducted active training activities in the field of finance and controlling.

Before joining the FORTE family, he cooperated with companies such as Altadis S.A., Tchibo Warsaw Sp. z o. o. or OKFENS Sp. z o. o. (Saint Gobain Group). From July 2009, he was the financial director and member of the Management Board at SELENA S.A.

Education

A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the Radom University of Technology. In 2004 he gained the ACCA certificate.

Year of birth

1968

In January 2021 Walter Stevens has joined the management board of FABRYK MEBLI “FORTE” S.A. He is currently responsible for the management of the departments planning, warehousing, logistics and customer service and for the information technology department. His main supply chain assignment is to ensure on time and in full deliveries and efficient back office interactions with customers.

Before joining Forte, he has worked for 21 years at the company COMPO. During the first years he has been responsible for quality management and for IT, SAP and business intelligence at local and/or corporate level.

Since 2009, he has taken up Managing Director positions at the subsidiaries in Belgium and in France, and has been CFO/COO and subsequently CEO for the region West & South Europe. Furthermore, he has been member of the board or president of the board of several COMPO subsidiaries. At the start of his professional career, he has spent several years in Asia, setting up and managing different export-oriented manufacturing companies.

Education

Master of Science, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Year of birth

1963