Since 2010 Ewa Zakowicz has headed the Primocollect Group and, following a management buy-out (MBO) in 2019, became its sole owner. A graduate in Applied Mathematics (1999) and of the Wrocław University of Economics (2001), she began her career at AIG Bank, where she cultivated a passion for data analysis and risk management. As CEO she introduced Primocollect to the Ukrainian market, transforming it into the country’s leading investor in non-performing-loan (NPL) portfolios. Today the group services more than 4 million unsecured claims with a face value exceeding USD 1 billion and employs over 300 specialists. Its operations include debt collection (Primocollect), finance investment and factoring services (Kredyt Kapital), consumer lending (Ewacash), a legal office (Apologet), an in-house software house developing fintech solutions, and a real-estate development company. For years Ms Zakowicz has worked in project teams of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF), and parliamentary committees, helping shape financial-sector regulations and advocating the transparent ProZorro auction system thereby fostering investment in Ukraine.