About

Starting off as a legal advisor within the Polish business of Samsung Electronics in 2014, Mirosław Świerk has quickly progressed through its ranks, taking charge of the entire legal function in March 2016. Impressing consistently over the last three years with his leadership skills and in-depth understanding of several areas of the law, Świerk has forged a formidable legal function, streamlining its work through the introduction of new structures and schemes of organisational interactions for the provision of comprehensive legal support. At present, besides handling routine legal tasks, Świerk is actively engaged in overseeing crisis management of the legal department, cooperation with international structures of Samsung and supervision of the compliance function. He also works proactively with senior management to provide strategic legal advice on important issues. Recently, as an example, Świerk has overseen the opening of a new production line at its plant in Wronki at a cost of PLN 390m. Świerk’s previous career features stints at Wyborowa, US Pharmacia, Colgate Palmolive and Lumena.