Mr. Wojciech Heydel has been appointed for the position of Chief Executive Officer of PKN ORLEN

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (“PKN ORLEN”, “Company”), announces that the Supervisory Board of PKN ORLEN, following its meeting on 29 April 2008, has appointed Mr. Wojciech Heydel to the position of the President of the Management Board of PKN ORLEN, for the common, 3-year term of office of the Company’s Management Board, that starts on 7 June 2008.

Mr. Wojciech Heydel
EDUCATION
1998 University of Michigan, USA, General Management (Executive Program)
1985 The Silesian University of Technology, Diploma, Automotive Vehicles Exploatation

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
2004 – up until now PKN ORLEN
From February 2008 – up until now – in charge of the President of the Management Board
From November 2004 - – up until now Vice President of the Management Board, Sales

1990 – 2004 BP Company
2003 – 2004 President of the Management Board of BP Poland, Retail Sales Director
2001 – 2003 Supply Chain Director for Central and Eastern Europe, International Supply Trading in London
2000 – 2001 Executive Team Member, Executive Office BP PLC, London
1998 – 1999 President of the Management Board of BP in Poland, LPG Sales Director
1995 – 1998 Member of the Management Board of BP in Poland, Director of Development of BP in Poland
1994 – 1995 Member of the Management Board of BP in Poland, Lubricant Oils Sales Director
1992 – 1993 Motor Oils and Industry Oils Sales Manager
1990 – 1991 First representative of BP Company in Poland
1990 Appointed by Corporation of British Industry for the training in BP Oil International, UK

1985-1990 Institute of Naphta Technology in Cracow
1988 -1990 Manager of the Motor Laboratory
1985 - 1988 Assistant

Mr. Wojciech Heydel has declared that upon joining the Management Board of PKN ORLEN as its President, he will not be involved in any activity that competes with PKN ORLEN; will not be a partner of any competing company; and will not be a member of any board of a competing incorporated company.
Mr. Wojciech Heydel is not on the List of Insolvent Debtors kept on record on the National Court Register Act.

This announcement has been prepared pursuant to par. 5 section 1 subsection 22, and § 28 of the Regulation of the Minister of Finance dated 19 October, 2005 on current and periodic information to be published by issuers of securities (Journal of Laws No. 209, item 1744).