Maciej Gierej appointed the Chairman of ORLEN's Supervisory Board

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. ("PKN ORLEN"), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company informs that the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders on June 28, 2002 dismissed from the Supervisory Board:

Andrzej Herman
Krzysztof Kluzek

From June 28, 2002 the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders appointed to the Supervisory Board:

Jozef Wozniakowski
Krzysztof Kluzek

and moreover the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders appointed Mr Maciej Gierej to hold position of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Mr Jozef Wozniakowski - age 55, graduated from Lodz University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (major in chemistry). In 1976 he held a position of Regional Director at ZAIKS (Authors Association) then from 1977 to 1981 he was a Managing Director at “ART” Artistic Company.
Between 1982 and 1989 he held positions of Managing Director and corporate agent of P.Z. LEYLA, P.Z. FORTON.
From 1992 to 1994 Bank Handlowy assigned him to hold position of President of the Management Board at PHZ “IMPEX” joint stock company in order to carry out liquidation and then insolvency procedures. He also held position of Managing Director at Bankowy Dom Handlowy (100% owned by Kredyt Bank S.A.).
Between 1996 - 1997 he was an Adviser to the Minister of Administration and Interior Affairs. From 1997 he has run self-owned Economic Consulting Agency (Doradztwo Gospodarcze) in Lodz.

Mr Wozniakowski is also a certified stockbroker. Moreover, he is a member of Supervisory Board of Łodzka Regionalna Kasa Chorych, member of Supervisory Board of Petrochemia Blachownia (Ciech) S.A. and member of charity organisations among which there is Fundacja Ochrony Polsko - Niemieckiego Dziedzictwa Kulturowego (Polish-German Heritage Protection Association), Stowarzyszenie DOM Polski (Polish HOME Association) and Stowarzyszenie “Ordynacka” (”Ordynacka” Association).

Newly elected member of the Supervisory Board is not involved in any activity competitive with PKN ORLEN and is not partner of any competitive company. He is not member of any board of a competitive capital company and is not on the list of insolvent debtors kept on record on the National Court Register Act.