No. 22/2026 | 02-06-2026 | 20:23
ORLEN Supervisory Board appointed the Company’s Management Board for the new joint term of office
ORLEN S.A. (“Company”) announces that the Company’s Supervisory Board following its meeting on 2 June 2026, appointed following persons to the Company’s Management Board:
- Mr Ireneusz Fąfara to the position of President of the Management Board,
- Mr Sławomir Jędrzejczyk to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Financials,
- Mr Ireneusz Sitarski to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Downstream,
- Mr Robert Soszyński to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Operations,
- Mr Marek Balawejder to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Consumers and Products,
- Mr Marcin Wasilewski to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Development and Investments,
- Mr Sławomir Staszak to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Energy,
- Mr Wiesław Prugar to the position of Vice-President of the Management Board, Upstream,
for the common term of office, starting from the day coming after the day of termination of the current common term of office of the Company’s Management Board, i.e. after the day of the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting that will approve financial statement for 2025.
All persons appointed today hold the position of Members of ORLEN Management Board in the current term of office.
Mr Ireneusz Fąfara
President of the Management Board since 11 April 2024
An expert in the fuel and energy sector, with several decades of experience managing large organisations and overseeing multi-billion projects. From 2010 to 2017, he worked for the ORLEN Group as CEO of ORLEN Lietuva.
Since the late 1990s, he has held top managerial positions at large companies, both public and private.
He served on the Supervisory Boards of Rockbridge TFI (2018–2024), PKO BP (2009–2010), LOTOS (2009–2010), Korporacja Ubezpieczeń Kredytów Eksportowych (2007–2009), Kompania Węglowa (2003–2005), National Health Fund (2005–2008), and Agencja Rynku Energii S.A. (1997–1998).
The President of the Management Board of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (2007–2009) and Vice President of the Management Board of the Polish Social Insurance Institution ZUS (1998–2007).
Mr Fąfara is a graduate of the University of Economics in Kraków.
Mr Sławomir Jędrzejczyk
On the Management Board since 24 September 2025
An executive with nearly 30 years of experience acquired in companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. From 2008 to 2017, he served as Vice President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer of PKN ORLEN S.A., and held positions on the governing bodies of ORLEN Lietuva, Unipetrol a.s. and Orlen Upstream Canada. His scope of responsibility included delivery of value growth strategy, as well
as finance, controlling, accounting, supply chain, investor relations, M&A and IT. From 2017 to 2025, he was active as a mentor, investor and independent member of supervisory boards. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Emitel and held positions at Telekomunikacja Polska, ORFE, Impexmetal and Price Waterhouse.
Mr Jędrzejczyk completed the Senior Executive Program at London Business School and is also a graduate of ACCA and Lodz University of Technology.
Mr Ireneusz Sitarski
On the Management Board since 16 May 2024
Mr Sitarski holds a Master’s degree in economics from the Faculty of Foreign Trade at the Higher School of Planning and Statistics (SGPiS), now the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He is an economic adviser specialising in finance, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in advisory and privatisation projects, business valuation, and the restructuring of distressed loan portfolios. He formerly served as chief executive of the company managing the National Investment Fund, where he was responsible for restructuring projects and corporate acquisition and disposal transactions. In government administration, as Undersecretary of State from 1994 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2003, he oversaw the transformation of state enterprises into commercial state-owned companies. He sat on the Management and Supervisory Boards of numerous companies, including NFI Foksal, Impexmetal, Telekomunikacja Polska, Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. (Warsaw Stock Exchange), PTU, BGŻ, Dwory, Huta Aluminium Konin and PESA Bydgoszcz.
Mr Robert Soszyński
On the Management Board since 1 May 2024
An executive with more than 30 years of experience in managing commercial-law companies, primarily in the energy sector. Previously, he held the positions of CEO of CIECH Service Sp. z o.o. (2008), CEO of PERN Przyjaźń S.A. (2008–2011), and Vice President of the Management Board of Polskie LNG S.A. (2015). From 2018 to 2021, he served as Deputy President of the City of Warsaw. He successfully coordinated a number of major investment projects, including the construction of a crude oil tank farm and strategic energy security projects related to the LNG terminal in Świnoujście. He is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and completed an MBA at the University of Gdańsk. He serves on the Supervisory Boards of a number of companies, including Rockbridge TFI S.A., PAGED Energy S.A. and Koleje Mazowieckie. Mr Soszyński is qualified to serve on the Supervisory Boards of state-owned companies.
Mr Marek Balawejder
On the Management Board since 1 August 2024
An executive with 30 years of experience gained in Polish and international companies, including companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. He joined ORLEN in 2024, first as Member of the Management Board for Retail Sales. Then, since 2025, he has served as Member of the Management Board for Consumers & Products, with responsibility for integrating the service station business with the myORLEN and Energa Obrót offerings, as well as for developing a comprehensive multi-energy offer based on the Vitay platform. Earlier in his career, he held management positions at PepsiCo, Polkomtel, Raiffeisen and Action. From 2009 to 2016, he served as President of Orlen Gaz and Executive Director for Retail Sales at
PKN ORLEN. Between 2017 and 2024, he worked as an investor and consultant, delivering projects for companies including Eurocash, Metro Group and Benefit Systems. Mr Balawejder is a graduate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Kozminski University and the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and has completed MBA and AMP programmes. He is currently continuing his executive education at IMD Business School.
Mr Marcin Wasilewski
On the Management Board since 6 November 2024
An executive with many years of experience in industry and the energy sector. From 2022 to 2024, he served as CEO of InnoEnergy Poland and as a member of the Executive Board of InnoEnergy SE. Earlier, from 2018 to 2022, he was Vice President of ABB Poland, exercising oversight over the power and industrial businesses in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Between 2006 and 2018, he held a number of roles within the ORLEN Group, including at ANWIL and Baltic Power, and served on the Supervisory Boards of a number of Group companies. He contributed to the ORLEN’s energy strategy and was responsible for building the Group’s energy segment, CCGT projects, and investments designed to align the Group’s energy
assets with EU requirements. He was also involved in the development of electricity trading and electric mobility infrastructure. Before that, he had an active role in integrating AB Mažeikių Nafta (now ORLEN Lietuva) into ORLEN Group structures and in implementing segment-based management, which remains the foundation of the Group’s current management model. He is a member of the Polish Committee of the World Energy Council. Mr Wasilewski graduated from Florida Atlantic University and Warsaw University of Technology, holds an MBA from the University of Bradford, and completed the GMP at Harvard University.
Mr Sławomir Staszak
On the Management Board since 29 September 2025
An executive and energy sector expert with many years of experience in managing investment and infrastructure processes, corporate governance, and the regulatory area. Since September 2025, he has served on the Management Board of ORLEN S.A., where he oversees the Group’s energy portfolio. At the same time, he serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Baltic Power—overseeing the construction of Poland’s first offshore wind farm with a capacity of 1.2 GW—and ORLEN Neptun.
Previously, he served as President of the Management Board of Energa Group S.A., managing one of the largest energy companies in Poland and being responsible for multi-billion investment expenditures, the operationalization of renewable energy projects, gas-steam units, the development of distribution networks, and large-scale energy storage facilities.
He has extensive legal and business expertise. For more than a decade, as a managing partner and legal counsel, he advised energy and infrastructure companies. His experience in this area includes international strategic negotiations and the shaping of legal frameworks for EPC, O&M, and PPA contracts.
He has extensive experience in corporate governance. In his career, he has held positions on the Supervisory Boards of ORLEN Group companies, including Energa S.A., ENERGA-OPERATOR S.A., and Energa Obrót, as well as Baltic Offshore Service Solution, and also in companies outside the Group, including the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A.
He actively participates in the work of industry and academic organizations. Since June 2024, he has been Vice-President of the Management Board of the Polish Electricity Association. In April 2026, upon nomination by the Minister of Energy, he was appointed to the Scientific Council of the Institute of Power Engineering (term 2026–2030). He also supports the academic community as a member of the Economic Advisors Team to the Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology.
He is engaged in ESG matters—environment, climate, and sustainable development. He participated in the COP29 World Climate Summit in Azerbaijan.
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk (LL.M.) and is a registered legal counsel (District Chamber of Legal Counsels in Gdańsk). He completed the Executive Program for Energy Leaders at Texas McCombs School of Business with the highest possible result. He is also a graduate of the Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy program, delivered by the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Mr Wiesław Prugar
On the Management Board since 1 May 2024
An energy industry expert with 40 years of experience. He graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, where he earned an MSc in Engineering and a PhD degree. He began his career at the Oil and Gas Institute, working in research and engineering roles. He later moved to the private sector and gained management experience in services for the upstream industry. At PGNiG, he held a number of key positions, including Head of the Gas Sales and Marketing Division. From 2005 to 2017, he served as President of the Management Board of ORLEN Upstream. He served on the Supervisory Boards of a number of companies, including state-owned companies, and on the Board of Directors of the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah. He is an active member of industry organisations, including the World Petroleum Congress. Over the course of his career, he led numerous investment, acquisition and restructuring projects in the oil and gas sector. In recent years, he has also focused on the development of lowcarbon and renewable energy sources.
Each of the appointed Members of ORLEN Management Board submitted statement that they will not be involved in any activity competitive with ORLEN S.A. nor are they partners in any competitive civil, partnership or capital companies, and are not involved in other competitive legal entities as a member of their governing bodies. The appointed also declared that they are not listed in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to the Act of 20 August 1997 on the National Court Register.