"Giants of CEE" for PKN ORLEN
PKN ORLEN has been ranked No 1 in The Giants of Central and Eastern Europe survey prepared by the Polish daily Puls Biznesu and Dun & Bradstreet. Wojciech Heydel, Vice-President of PKN ORLEN, received the winner's statue at today's gala, held at the Warsaw Sheraton Hotel.
PKN ORLEN wins the survey for the second year in a row. This year's title was granted for the acquisition of a controlling stake of AB Mazeikiu Nafta in Lithuania. The award committee also underlined that PKN ORLEN is one of few companies in the region that develops its international operations, which makes the Group one of the key employers in the CEE.
The survey covered 13 countries of the CEE and 17 in Western Europe. The companies were assessed on their 2005 sales revenues. The TOP 3 companies of the survey presented as follows:
1.PKN ORLEN (Poland); EUR 10.7m
2.Skoda Auto (Czech Republic); EUR 6.5m
3.MOL (Hungary); EUR 6.2m
Special guests of the ceremony were Lech Walesa and Piotr Wozniak, the Minister of Economy in the Government of Poland.
