According to unofficial media reports, Elżbieta Bieńkowska would replace Daniel Obajtek as president of Orlen.
Information about likely changes in the Płock group was provided by “Rzeczpospolita”. As the newspaper recalls, Elżbieta Bieńkowska was Minister of Regional Development, then Head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development and Deputy Prime Minister. In the years 2014–2019 she was EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services.
“She may soon take up another important position. According to our information, she is the most serious candidate for the position of president of Orlen,” we read.
The Orlen Group operates refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, conducts retail activities in Central Europe, mining activities in Poland, Norway, Canada and Pakistan, and is also involved in energy production, including renewable energy sources and natural gas distribution. As part of the construction of a multi-energy group, the company completed the acquisitions of Energa, Grupa Lotos and PGNiG. Consolidated sales revenue last year amounted to more than PLN 277.5 billion. The company has been listed on the WSE since 1999 and included in the WIG20 index.
What about Obajtek?
State Assets Minister Borys Budka, who media reports say should oversee changes in state-owned enterprises, recently said he expects the resignation of Orlen President Daniel Obajtek.
– President Obajtek has clearly said that he is a representative of a specific political environment, he feels connected to it, so if I at least appreciate this sincerity, I would expect that appropriate steps will be taken very quickly, i.e. resign, because it seems like an obvious next step. these statements – said the head of MAP.
In April last year, Obajtek even stated that he would resign if there was a change of power in Poland.
– I’m leaving myself, you don’t even have to thank me, to be completely honest. I have my honor and my dignity, said the president of Orlen in an interview for RMF FM.
Orlen convened an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 6. According to “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”, Obajtek could be fired that day, although the president and the entire board of directors could resign earlier. Daniel Obajtek has been president of Orlen since 2018. The company’s net profit in the third quarter of 2023 amounted to almost PLN 3.46 billion, compared to PLN 14.6 billion profit a year earlier.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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