Prague, 24 th September 2010 – The Supervisory Board of UNIPETROL, a.s. at today’s meeting elected to the company’s Board of Directors Mariusz Kędra, effective as of 1 st of October 2010. Additionally, also as of 1 st of October 2010, Mr. Kędra will become the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Wojciech Ostrowski, who has left the positions.
After the change, the Unipetrol’s Board of Directors will have the following composition: Chairman of BoD and CEO Piotr Chełmiński, Vice-Chairman of the BoD Marek Serafin and Members of BoD Martin Durčák, Ivan Ottis, Artur Paździor and newly appointed Mariusz Kędra.
Mr. Kędra has more than fifteen years of experience in top financial and operational management positions. Before coming to Unipetrol, he held a position of Operation Director and Member of BoD in Lafarge Kruszywa i Beton. Moreover, he occupied posts in Lafarge Aggregates and Lafarge Polska.
Mr. Ostrowski was part of the Board of Directors of Unipetrol since June 2007. Since July of the same year he was also the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The management of Unipetrol would like to thank Mr. Ostrowski for his contribution to the Unipetrol Group.
Professional CV of Mariusz Kędra
2008 – 2010 Operation Director and Member of BoD in Lafarge Kruszywa i Beton Sp. z o.o.
2004 – 2008 Member of BoD responsible for Finance and Development in Lafarge Aggregates Ltd
2002 – 2004 Senior Financial Controller Procurist in Lafarge Polska S.A
1999 – 2002 Administration Manager in Lafarge Polska S.A
Education:
1990 – 1995 Academy of Economics in Katowice, master’s degree in Controlling in Management
UNIPETROL, a.s. is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005 UNIPETROL became a part of the PKN ORLEN Group, the largest oil processor in Central Europe. The UNIPETROL Group is oriented mostly towards oil processing, fuel distribution and petrochemical production. In all of these business areas the UNIPETROL Group is among the key players both in the Czech Republic and on the Central European market. The Group ranks among the leading firms in the Czech Republic in terms of its revenues, and employs almost 4,000 people.
Contact:
Blanka Rùžičková
Spokesperson
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 731 881 111
E-mail: blanka.ruzickova@unipetrol.cz