Position: CFO
Category: Other
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 11

•	Successful and fast (6 months) transformation from the foreign passport branch into full license bank in Poland,
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES	

Ernst & Young Finance Academy, Warsaw, Poland, Association for Chartered Certified Accountants in London, ACCA member since 2002, fellow since 2007, proved CPE/CPD since then
Vistula Finance Academy, Warsaw, Poland, 1998, Postgraduate, banking management
Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Warsaw, Poland, 1989, Ph. D. in electronics, distinction
Technical University of Gdańsk, Electronic Department, Gdańsk, Poland, 1985, M. Sc. in electronics, distinction

Oxford Chicago Booth Valuation Program certificate, 2017, Oxford
Moody’s due diligence certificate, 2015, London
ISO auditor, lean management certificate, 2013, Warsaw
ACCA certificate from EY, Member 2002, Fellow 2007, London
Dr. Gafka during 20 years of experience occupied senior finance positions (CFO, SVP, non-executive, interim) in financial services (Citibank, Homecredit, Daimler, Sygma/BNP Paribas, Kreditech), automotive distribution (Mitsubishi, Daimler) and professional services outsourcing (Extor), debt management listed company (DTP SA), fintech startup (Kreditech). Lastly, he was heavily involved in business structuring and driving to achieve right profitability and growth balance (consumer lending: digital entrepreneurial: Kreditech, standard banking: Sygma, Homecredit); acting for some period as CEO, always close to business, setup up new sales channels, b2b partnerships for b2b2c sales boost (retail financing); responsible for operations in Poland, Spain, Czechia, Russia, Mexico, getting footprint in India.
Dariusz Gafka has experience in working in Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Czechia, Japan. He used to deliver consolidation of several entities (including investment funds) for stock exchange reporting, also consolidation of several subsidiaries in 7 countries including offshore SPVs. He was involved in acquisitions, integrations and exits with extensive involvement in due diligence (Moody’s certificate), teasers preparations and defending, experience in fintech startups, valuation methodologies (Oxford Chicago Booth certificate), accounting ACCA certificate), and working with top tier: banks, private equity investors, business consultants, legal offices, all BIG4.
Dr Gafka delivered funding arrangements: private bonds placement with roadshow, credit facilities, subordinated debts, SPVs, local deposits, capital and investment funds. Moreover, delivered many budgets and controlling setups and operation in different companies and also more than 1 mil EUR IT system implementation in financial services, many other projects, including restructuring, lean management.
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