ING Bank Śląski SA (, ING BSK) is a Polish bank based in

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. The majority owner is

ING Group ING Group N.V. () is a Dutch multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, whol ...

. It is the 5th bank in Poland in terms of assets. In Q2 2021, the bank served over 4.3 million retail customers and over 504 000 corporate clients.

History

The bank was established as Bank Śląski in 1988 as a result of the separation from the

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. In 1991, it was transformed from a

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into a

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and in 1994 it debuted on the

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. Since 1996, the bank's majority

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is the Dutch

. In 2001 Bank Śląski merged with ING Bank N.V. Branch in

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. Since then, the bank has operated under the name of ING Bank Śląski. On April 4, 2016 the Supervisory Board appointed Brunon Bartkiewicz as the President of the Management Board. In 2019, the bank established a specialist

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under the name ING Bank Hipoteczny.

Foundations

Corporate foundations include the ING Children's Foundation and the ING Polish Art Foundation. The collection of the Art Foundation includes works created after 1990 by Polish living artists. As of 2023, the collection includes over 250 works by such artists as Stefan Gierowski, Edward Dwurnik, Leon Tarasewicz, Stanisław Fijałkowski, Jerzy Nowosielski,

Wilhelm Sasnal Wilhelm Sasnal (born December 29, 1972) is a Polish painter, photographer, poster artist, illustrator and filmmaker. Sasnal graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1999. He is considered one of the most prominent and i ...

, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Wojciech Bąkowski, Rafał Milach, Agnieszka Polska, and Agata Ingarden. According to the statute, if the Foundation ceases to operate, the entire collection will be transferred to the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. An exhibition of the collection and the Foundation's Award are organized during the Warsaw Gallery Weekend.

Name

The name 'Bank Śląski' is Polish for '

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n Bank'.

Shareholders

ING Bank ING Group N.V. () is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale banking, private ban ...

N.V. – 75% *

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Otwarty Funudusz Emerytalny – 9,65% (2023)

Presidents

* 1988–1994: Marian Rajczyk * 1995–2000: Brunon Bartkiewicz * 2000–2004: Marian Czakański * 2004–2009: Brunon Bartkiewicz * 2010–2016: Małgorzata Kołakowska * Since 2016: Brunon Bartkiewicz

ING Group

* ING ABL Polska SA * ING Commercial Finance Polska SA * ING Lease (Polska) Sp. z o.o. * ING Usługi dla Biznesu SA * Nowe Usługi SA * Solver Sp. z o.o.

References

External links

* * Banks of Poland Companies based in Katowice Companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange ING Group 1988 establishments in Poland {{Poland-company-stub