Appointment of audit committee
The Extraordinary General Meeting of UNIPETROL, a.s. (the “Company”) held on 10 December 2009 appointed pursuant to item 5 of the agenda following members of Audit Committee:
- Mr. Ivan Kočárník
- Mr. Sławomir Robert Jędrzejczyk
- Mr. Piotr Kearney, and
- Mr. Iain Haggis (independent member).
The Audit Committee (“AC”) is a Company’s body, which pursuant to the Act on auditors performs
especially following activities: monitoring of procedures for setting up of financial statements,
evaluation of effectiveness of the internal control of the Company, monitoring of procedures of
obligatory auditing of financial statements, evaluating of independence of a statutory auditor as
well as recommending an auditor for auditing of financial statements. AC shall be composed of four
members appointed by the General Meeting for the period of three years.
Curriculum vitae of Audit Committee members
Professional career of Mr. Ivan Kočárník:
Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of UNIPETROL, a.s.
Functions:
2007 – 2009 Chairman of the Supervisory
Board, České aerolinie
1984 – 2000 Editor of FINANCE A ÚVĚR
magazine, member of the convocation of University of Economics, Prague
2000 – 2007 Chairman of the Supervisory
Board, Česká pojišťovna
1997 – 2000 Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Česká pojišťovna
1996 – 1998 Member of the Chamber of
Deputies, Parliament of the CR
06/1992-12/1992 Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the CSR
from 1991
Member, later one of the leaders of ODS party
Professional career:
1992 – 1997 The Deputy Prime Minister
and the Minister of Finance
1990 – 1992 Minister of Finance
Deputy
1985 – 1990 Director of the research
dept. of Ministry of finance
1975 – 1985 University of Economics,
Prague
1966 – 1974 Research institute of
financial and loan system
Professional career of Mr. Sławomir Robert Jędrzejczyk:
Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of UNIPETROL, a.s.
Currently a member of the Board of Directors of PKN Orlen, responsible for finance
2005 – 2008 Telekomunikacja Polska Group
– President of the Management Board, General Director
2002 – 2003 ORFE Group’s Financial
Director, Member of the Management Board of Cefarm Slaski (subsidiary of ORFE)
1997 – 2002 Impexmetal – member of the
Management Board and Financial Director, Chairman and member of the Supervisory Board of its
subsidiaries in Poland, Europe, Singapore and the USA
Professional career of Mr. Piotr Kearney:
Member of the Supervisory Board of UNIPETROL, a.s.
Currently works as a Director of Mergers and Acquisitions Department in PKN Orlen. He is
currently also a Member of the Supervisory Boards of ORLEN Lietuva and ORLEN Upstream.
At PKN Orlen since 2000. He began at the post of Deputy Director for Capital Investments and
later on assumed the post of Strategy and Development Executive Director. Before joining PKN, he
worked for Nafta Polska, first as an adviser in the Financial Policy Department, subsequently at
the post of Deputy Director for Restructuring and Privatisation Department.
Piotr Kearney started his career in Rafineria Gdańska (1995 – 1996) as Development Finance
Manager.
Functions:
2008
Member of the Supervisory Board – Polkomtel S. A. Poland
2006 – present Member of the Supervisory Board - AB Maziekiu Nafta,
Juodeikiai, Lithuania
2006 – present ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
2003 – 2004 Member of the
Supervisory Board - ORLEN Deutschland AG, Elmshorn, Germany
2003 – 2004 Member of the
Supervisory Board - Rafineria Trzebinia S.A., Trzebinia, Poland
2003 – 2004 Member of the
Supervisory Board - Inowrocławskie Kopalnie Soli Solino S.A., Inowrocław, Poland
Professional career of Mr. Iain Haggis (independent member):
Mr. Haggis didn’t work or held any functions within the Unipetrol Group nor PKN Orlen Group
and at the same time didn’t act as their auditor. Apart from below outlined full-time positions,
Mr. Haggis was on the Council (ruling body) of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA) – member body of the International Federation of Accountants from 2001 till 2007 and served
on various CIMA committees.
2009 – present Member of Supervisory Board, Meritum Bank, Gdańsk,
Poland
2007 – present Chief Financial Officer responsible for producing of
financial statements and annual audit, Innova Capital, Warsaw (a Central Europe's leading private
equity firm)
2005 – 2007 Corporate Finance Officer in charge of accounting issues
concerning the divestment of substantial assets and hedge accounting, TP Group, Warsaw (a leading
telecoms group in Poland)
2002 – 2005 Chief Operating Officer responsible for producing of
financial statements and conducting of the audit, Radio Plus Group, Warsaw (a network of commercial
local radio stations in Poland)
1999 – 2002 Finance Director in charge of the production of financial
statements, the conduct of the audit and the implementation of the new accounting system, De Lage
Landen Leasing Polska, Warsaw (the leasing and vendor finance subsidiary of Rabobank, the AAA-rated
Dutch bank)
1994 – 1999 Finance and Administration Director responsible for the
audit process of the National Investment Fund and its shareholdings, Polskie Towarzystwo
Prywatyzacyjne - Kleinwort Benson, Warsaw (a joint venture established for
the managing one of the National Investment Funds in Poland during the privatisation)
1991 – 1994 Financial Director responsible for designing and
implementing the accounting and reporting system, the annual audit and the relationship with
auditors, GVG GmbH, Hanover, Germany (a catering, vending, security services, washroom and office
workwear and office cleaning provider)
1989 – 1991 Regional Financial Controller in charge of designing and
implementing the accounting and reporting system, the production of financial statements and the
audit of the company, Halifax Property Services, Bracknell, UK (estate agency)
1984 – 1989 Management Accountant and Assistant Financial Manager
responsible for reporting to management, Reuters Ltd, London / Vienna / Zurich (news agency)
In Prague, 10 December 2009
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Reg. Announc. No. 35/2009
10 Dec 2009
