No. 24/2025  |  29-05-2025  |  14:55

Candidate for ORLEN Supervisory Board Member

ORLEN S.A. (“Company”) informs that the Company’s shareholder, Nationale-Nederlanden Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny in connection with the Ordinary General Meeting of ORLEN S.A., convened for 5 June 2025, the agenda of which consists of among others the point regarding appointment of Members of the Supervisory Board., submitted a candidate of Ms Ewa Sowińska for an independent member of ORLEN Supervisory Board.

The note on professional experience of the candidate for an independent member of the Company’s Supervisory Board, provided by the shareholder, Nationale-Nederlanden Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny is presented below. The motion of the shareholder, Nationale-Nederlanden Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny is attached hereto regulatory announcement.

Ms Ewa Sowińska https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewa-sowinska-2862562/

Member of ORLEN Supervisory Board since 2 December 2024.

Graduate of the Faculty of Economics of the Gdańsk University.

A Partner of ESO Audit since 2009. Formerly a Member of the Management Board of PwC.

A chartered accountant with almost 30 years of experience in audit firms.

For 12 years (in years 2007-2019) she actively participated in the work of the self-government of chartered accountants - the Polish Chamber of Chartered Accountants (PIBR)

Deputy President of the National Council of Statutory Auditor from 2015 to 2019. Chairman of the PIBR education commission and coordinator of sustainability reporting issues. She was responsible for cooperation with ACCA, Responsible Business Forum (FOB), IIA Poland, the Polish Association of Listed Companies- SEG, the Ministry of Finance (MF) in the field of education and non-financial reporting. In 2017 she received PIBR medal for her works on behalf of the auditors self-government.

Program Director of PIBR #RAZEMdlaESG educational campaign.

Member of the Association of Independent Board Members (SNCRN).

Member of the initiative Chapter Zero Poland.

The originator and Mentor of the postgraduate study programme #ESG in practice at SANS (the Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences).

Ambassador of 30% Club Poland.

Member of the Open Eyes Economy Summit Program Board.

Sustainability expert.

University lecturer in Business Ethics and Sustainability Reporting.

Climate Leadership program expert.

Member of the Programme Council of the Responsible Business Forum Competition for Sustainability Reports.

Member of the Chapter of the ‘Eagles of ESG’ Competition organised by Rzeczpospolita (rp.pl)

Initiator of many meetings integrating the Pomeranian business community on the topics of humanizing business, corporate social responsibility, supporting talent development. Speaker and moderator of panel discussions around the economics of value responsible education, climate and sustainable development leadership.

In 2014 she completed postgraduate studies at the School of Social Psychology and since then she has been involved in business and life coaching.

Winner of the International Award for Education and Business: Archipelagos of Relationships 2019 #THINK #ENGAGE #ACT, as well as winner of the Responsible Business Forum award - People who change business.

Member of the Programme and Scientific Council of the LifeSkills Foundation and its volunteer,

Member of the Consultative Board at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Advocate for changes in education, because according to her, "A better world starts with a better school”

All information regarding the Ordinary General Meeting is available at the Company’s website: https://www.orlen.pl/en/investor-relations/shares-and-bonds/general-meeting

See also regulatory announcements: no 16/2025 and no 17/2025 as of 8 May 2025, and 19/2025 as of 15 May 2025.