Mr. Janusz Zielinski has been appointed to the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board.

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. ("PKN ORLEN"), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that on 6 June 2007, it was informed by the Ministry of the State Treasury on behalf of a PKN ORLEN Shareholder - the State Treasury - that in accordance to paragraph 8 section 2 point 1 of the PKN ORLEN Article of Association, Professor Janusz Zielinski has been appointed to the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board.

Mr. Janusz Zielinski, aged 54, is Professor of the Warsaw University of Technology, and a graduate of Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch), Faculty of Chemistry. In 2002 he completed his post-graduate study in Financial Management and Marketing at Warsaw University of Technology.

At present Professor Zielinski is a Deputy of the Vice-Rector of Technical and Social Sciences School of Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch) and a Head of the Plastic Faculty of Chemistry Institute at Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch).
• 1999 – 2005 – Vice Rector of Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch) of Scientific and Educational Centre (from 2002 Technical and Social Sciences School); and Dean of Petrochemical, Mechanical and Construction Faculty;
• 1994 – 2005 – Associate Professor, Chemistry Institute, Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch);
• 1996 – 1999 – Vice Dean for General Matters at the Petrochemical, Mechanical and Construction faculty, Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch);
• 1993 – 1996 – Vice Director of the Chemistry Institute, Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch);
• 1987 – 1990 – extra-mural training at Moscow Crude Oil and Gas Institute of I. M. Gubin
• 1976 – 1994 – consequently Specialist and Assistant, Senior Assistant and Tutor; Institute of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology (Plock branch);

Professor Zielinski is a member of various international and domestic Learned Societies and Councils (i.e. AAAS ACS-USA, DECHEMA-Germany). In 2003-2007 he was a Vice-President of the Polish Inventors and Rationalisers Association.

He was honoured with a Silver Mark of Distinction and Merit to the Environment and Water Administration Preservation for:
• his activities for environment preservation;
• benefit to the Engineers and Technicians Association of Chemical Industry;
• his inventory activities, and his contribution to the development of PKN ORLEN. He also received:
• Gold Mark of Distinction (SITPChem)
• Silver Mark of Distinction for Merits to the Chemical Industry,
• Ignacy Lukasiewicz Medal,
• Silver Cross of Merit (1997)
• National Education Committee Medal (1999)
• Gold Cross of Merit (2002)
• Medal of Plock Person of Merit (2004).
• Officer Cross of the King of Belgium for the inventive and innovative activity.

From 8 April 2004 to 5 August 2004 Professor Zielinski was a Member of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board.

Professor Zielinski is not involved in any activity competing with PKN ORLEN and is not a partner in any competing company. He is not a member of any board of a competing capital company and is not on the list of insolvent debtors kept on the record on the National Court Register Act.