Mr. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec 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 18 September 2008, has appointed Mr. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec to the position of the President of the Management Board of PKN ORLEN effective from today.

Mr. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec

EDUCATION

In 1992 Graduated from the Poznan University of Economics, faculty Economics and Organisation of the Foreign Trade.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

In 1992 Bank PEKAO S.A.

In 1993 Ernst & Young S.A., Consultant in the Management Consulting Department

In 1993 – 1997 Price Waterhouse Sp. z o.o., assistant, senior assistant, manager assistant and Manager in Corporate Finance Department

In 1997-2002 Nomura International plc Londyn – Investment Banking, responsible for the Polish market

In 1998 – 2002 Impexmetal S.A., President of the Management Board and General Director

In 2002 Elektrim S.A., President of the Management Board

In 2003 – 2004 Sindicatum Ltd London, Managing Director

From 2006 till 25 March 2008, Action S.A., President of the Management Board

In February 2008 participant in the PKN ORLEN Management Board Members' competition for a new term of office

From 7 June 2008 till today PKN ORLEN, Vice President of the Management Board.

Mr. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec was the Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of the following companies: Huta Aluminium “Konin” S.A., Metalexfrance S.A. Paryż, S and I S.A. Lozanna, cemarket.com S.A. and the Member of the Supervisory Boards of the following companies: Impexmetal S.A., Elektrim S.A., PTC Sp. z o.o. (ERA GSM), Elektrim Telekomunikacja Sp. z o.o., Elektrim Magadex S.A., Elektrim Volt S.A. and PTE AIG.

Mr. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec 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. Dariusz Jacek Krawiec is not on the List of Insolvent Debtors kept on record on the National Court Register Act.

See also: regulatory announcement no 33/2008 dated 15 May 2008.