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Wiesław Prugar
Member of the Management Board, Upstream
An energy industry expert with 40 years of experience. He graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, earning a Master of Science in Engineering from the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgical Machinery and a PhD from the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection.
He began his career at the Oil and Gas Institute as a research and engineering employee. He has gained managerial experience in the private sector operating in the field of maintenance services for the mining industry. While at the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG), he held numerous key managerial positions, including Director of the Gas Sales and Marketing Division. From 2005 to 2017, he was associated with ORLEN as President of the Management Board of ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o.
He has been a long-standing member of supervisory boards of capital companies, including those with State Treasury participation, and served on the Board of Directors of the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah. He is a member of numerous domestic and international industry associations, including the World Petroleum Congress. He also serves as President of the Gas Industry Chamber of Commerce. Throughout his career, he has managed large teams in the oil and gas industry, overseeing the full spectrum of business operations, holding managerial roles and leading numerous significant investment, acquisition and restructuring projects. Over the past eight years, he has also managed investment projects in low-emission energy generation and renewable energy in the private sector.
Since May 2024, he has served as a Member of the Management Board of ORLEN S.A., responsible for the exploration and production (Upstream) segment.