Management
President of the Central Office of Measures
Rafał Kępka
A public servant and manager with many years of experience in public administration. He is a graduate of the University of Warsaw and completed postgraduate studies in management at the Business School – National Louis University in Nowy Sącz. He has over 30 years of professional experience in public service, including managerial positions requiring a high level of strategic, organisational, and supervisory competence.
At the Central Office of Measures (Główny Urząd Miar – GUM), he served as Head of the Field Administration Department and Director of the Supervision and Control Office. In 2020, he was appointed Vice-President of GUM. In these positions, he was responsible for the implementation of the statutory tasks of the Central Office of Measures, Regional Offices of Measures, and Regional Assay Offices, in accordance with the Law on Measures and the Hallmarking Law. He also coordinated the implementation of modern IT tools within the administration of measures and assay administration. He supervised administrative proceedings and decision-making processes in the areas of measuring instrument certification and conformity assessment, in accordance with the requirements of the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) and national regulations.
His activities focus on ensuring the highest standards in conformity assessment procedures and coordinating cooperation with notified bodies, research laboratories, as well as institutional and business partners. He actively supports the development of modern measurement technologies and the implementation of solutions aligned with the concept of Industry 4.0.
He has completed numerous specialised training courses in strategic management, public procurement, public finance, innovation, organisational processes, negotiation, and mediation.
His particular areas of interest include digital transformation, the development of smart technologies in industry and their transfer into practical applications, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in metrological systems, science, and the public sector.
He represents Poland at meetings of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) and the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML).
He is Poland’s representative on the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML).
He is a member of the Accreditation Council of the Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA).
tel. (+48 22) 581 90 01, fax: (+48 22) 620 84 11
e-mail: prezes@gum.gov.pl
Vice-President of the Central Office of Measures
Lech Jaworski
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. In 2003, he obtained a doctorate in law from the said university, and in 2019, a postdoctoral degree in law. He specialises in copyright law.
He worked for several years at TVP and from 1993 to 1996 at the office of the National Broadcasting Council. From 1997 to 2001, he was a member of the supervisory board of TVP. Between 1998 and 2001, he was the director of the Legal and Organisational Office and deputy for legal affairs of the director of the head office of the Polish Information Agency.
On 25 April 2001, he was appointed by the Senate to the National Broadcasting Council. His term of office ended on 30 December 2005 due to the implementation of changes in the functioning of the National Broadcasting Council.
He was elected to the Warsaw City Council three times, namely in 2006, 2010, and 2014. From 30 November 2006 to 28 June 2007, he served as Chairman of the Council.
In August 2014, Lech Jaworski once again became a member of the supervisory board of TVP. In the following years, he served, among others, as an advisor to the Minister of Science and Higher Education.
tel. (+48 22) 581 9531
e-mail: wiceprezes.dnk@gum.gov.pl
General Director of the Central Office of Measures
Piotr Ziółkowski
He graduated in administration from the Faculty of Economics and International Relations of the Krakow University of Economics and in theology from the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. He also completed doctoral studies at the Faculty of Political Science of the Pedagogical University in Cracow and is preparing to defend his doctoral thesis in the discipline of political science and administration.
From 2015 to 2020 he worked at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Among other things, he was Director of the Office of Ministerial Programs and Projects and Deputy Director General. From the beginning he was involved in the work on the reform of science and higher education and its consultations with the academic community.
At the Ministry of Education and Science, he was Director of the Office of the Director General and plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for the merger of the Ministry of National Education with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.