Born in Poland in 1978, Malgosia Bartosik moved to Brussels and started working at the European Wind Energy Association in 2004, working her way up from intern to acting CEO. She has emerged as the true backbone of the European Wind Energy Association, of which she is now the longest serving employee.

She is the brain behind EWEA’s high-profile industry events, marketing and communications campaigns and membership services and growth. Bartosik has attracted industry praise for her remarkable ability to create synergies and encourage creative collaboration among different industry players coming from media, policy and business, as well as other national and regional trade bodies. Alongside former leaders, she turned EWEA into a 600 strong corporate member base, and saw the association grow from a team of 10 to more than 50 employees.

Last year, the renewable energy magazine Recharge singled out Bartosik as one of the 40 under 40 new energy leaders, in acknowledgement of her key contribution in driving EWEA’s successful operations, and a celebration of the decade of outstanding commitment to the development of the wind industry in Europe.