Poland’s retail sector is evolving fast, driven by omnichannel commerce, integrated supply chains, loyalty platforms, and data-heavy customer experiences. That speed increases exposure across payment systems, e-commerce infrastructure, third-party services, and store operations. The leaders featured below are securing retail organizations where uptime, trust, and fraud prevention are mission-critical, while keeping security aligned with rapid business change.
Piotr Palusinski – Cyber Security Team Manager and Chief Information Security Officer, CCC Group
Piotr Palusinski leads cybersecurity at CCC Group as Cyber Security Team Manager and CISO, bringing a career that spans network engineering, telecom security, banking security, and modern cloud environments. His background includes roles as Cyber Security Architect at mBank, IT Security Expert at PKO BP, and earlier experience across Ericsson, IBM, and embedded software development. Piotr’s profile reflects a strong blend of hands-on technical foundations and modern security disciplines such as DevSecOps, vulnerability management, encryption, and cloud security across Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
Emil Szwajgier – Chief Information Security Officer, Carrefour Polska
Emil Szwajgier is the Chief Information Security Officer at Carrefour Polska with over six years of leadership in information security governance and operations for large-scale retail. His responsibilities include security policy and risk management, incident handling, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, information classification, awareness and phishing campaigns, and oversight of security tooling implementations. With more than a decade in IT consulting, Emil also brings broad governance and transformation experience across regulated industries, supported by certifications including Certified Information Security Manager, ITIL v3 Foundation, and multiple program and project management credentials.
Damian Mysliwiec – Chief Information Security Officer, SMYK Group
Damian Mysliwiec is the Chief Information Security Officer at SMYK Group, with recent leadership experience across cybersecurity operations and incident response environments. Before SMYK, he served as Head of Cybersecurity at VeloBank and held roles at Warsaw Waterworks including Deputy Head of the Cybersecurity Department and Senior Specialist and Deputy Head of the Operational Cybersecurity Center Unit. Damian’s background reflects strong operational security coverage, including Security Operations Center leadership, incident management, and hands-on work securing large public and private organizations.
Krzysztof Zielinski – Chief Information Security Officer, RTV Euro AGD
Krzysztof Zielinski is the Chief Information Security Officer at RTV Euro AGD and holds a strong portfolio of security certifications spanning management, audit, and offensive security. His expertise includes information security management aligned with ISO/IEC 27001, business continuity planning, security architecture implementation, intrusion detection, incident response, penetration testing, and forensic investigation. Krzysztof’s profile reflects a balanced approach that combines governance and operational execution, supporting retail environments where availability and customer trust are central.
Stanislaw Leszto – Chief Information Security Officer, Auchan Retail Polska
Stanislaw Leszto serves as CISO at Auchan Retail Polska and focuses on building and operationalizing security strategy, security architecture, and security operations processes across a large retail footprint. His work emphasizes business continuity management systems, business impact analysis, disaster recovery planning, and risk governance through cross-functional committees, including cybersecurity and AI-related forums. Stanislaw specializes in designing, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure with a strong cybersecurity focus, and he is direct about prioritizing practical delivery of security by design and security by default, aligned with frameworks and regulations such as NIS2, DORA, and UKSC.
Franciszek Musiel – Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Leroy Merlin
Franciszek Musiel is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Leroy Merlin, combining technology leadership with responsibility for security and resilience. His experience includes IT architecture, infrastructure management, supplier oversight, security awareness, procurement, and business continuity, along with audit-facing reporting and risk management. Franciszek brings deep hands-on operational experience across Linux and Microsoft environments, virtualization, backup, monitoring, and automation, and has led security audits and testing while coordinating with external SOC providers to strengthen enterprise security and continuity.
Where Retail Security Becomes Customer Trust
Retail cybersecurity is ultimately about protecting customer trust while keeping complex, always-on operations running smoothly. The CISOs highlighted here operate across cloud, stores, logistics, payments, and enterprise platforms, helping Poland’s leading retailers reduce risk without slowing growth. Their work strengthens resilience in a sector where security, availability, and reputation are inseparable.