President of the Management Board
The President directs the Management Board’s meetings and coordinates the work of all its members in all areas of the PGNiG Group’s activity; the President also supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations with respect to internal control and audit functions, HR strategies, payment schemes and working time, employment policy and payroll, liaising with trade unions, the Employee Council and other employee organisations in respect of the Company and the PGNiG Group, allocation of shares to eligible employees, ensuring proper OHS and fire safety conditions, developing and overseeing implementation of the PGNiG Group’s Strategy, optimising the PGNiG Group’s structure, policy, objectives and projects related to hydrocarbon exploration, appraisal and production in Poland and abroad, overseeing all licensing processes related to hydrocarbon exploration, appraisal and production, as well as the storage of waste matter in rock mass and non-reservoir storage of substances in accordance with the geological and mining law, adopted assumptions and technical regulations, norms and standards applicable in the area of oil drilling, safety of production systems and underground storage facilities, standardisation and oversight of uniform quality systems within the Company, acquisition of foreign upstream assets, operations of the Geology and Hydrocarbon Production Branch, the PGNiG Branches in Odolanów, Sanok and Zielona Góra, Well Mining Rescue Station in Kraków, and the Company’s foreign branches and foreign representative offices in Brussels and Moscow.
Piotr Woźniak graduated from the University of Warsaw in 1980 with a degree in geology. Until 1989, he was an assistant at the Geological Institute in Warsaw. In 1990−1991, he served as an adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and to the Minister of Industry. He was the Trade Commissioner of the Republic of Poland in Canada in 1992−1996. In 1998−2000, Woźniak was an adviser on infrastructure to the Polish Prime Minister. He served as a member of the PGNiG Supervisory Board in 1999−2000, and Vice-President of the Management Board from June 2000. In the 2002−2006 term, he was a member of the Warsaw City Council, and in 2005−2007 he was the Minister of Economy. From December 2011 to December 2013, Woźniak served as the Deputy Minister of Environment and Chief State Geologist. He is a lecturer at the Łazarski University and at the Warsaw School of Economics, and he is also a member of the Council of the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw. From December 2009 he served as the Chairman, and as of March 2014 the Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). On December 4th 2015, the Minister of State Treasury appointed Piotr Woźniak as member of the Supervisory Board of PGNiG SA. On December 11th 2015, the PGNiG Supervisory Board delegated Piotr Woźniak, member of the PGNiG Supervisory Board, to temporarily perform the duties of President of the PGNiG Management Board from December 11th 2015 to March 11th 2016.
With effect from February 11th 2016, Woźniak was appointed President of the Management Board of PGNiG SA.
Vice-President of the Management Board, Corporate Affairs
The Vice-President of the Management Board for Corporate Affairs supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations in respect of comprehensive legal support protecting PGNiG’s legal interests, uniform application of common law, including community law, issuance of official orders and circulars in the Company, organisational and technical support of the Company’s governing bodies, protection of confidential information, protection of personal data, protecting and defending the Company’s facilities, the Company’s information policy and corporate communications, its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, development and implementation of the Company’s policy with respect to sponsorship and brand image-building in Poland and abroad, managing the PGNiG Group, including exercise of the owner’s supervision within the PGNiG Group, establishing new companies within the PGNiG Group to pursue new projects undertaken as part of the PGNiG Group’s strategy, and preparing and implementing privatisation plans for companies where PGNiG is a shareholder.
Janusz Kowalski was Deputy Mayor of Opole in 2014– 2015. He holds master’s degrees in law and in administration. In 2006−2007, Kowalski was an energy security analyst at the government proxy team for diversification of energy supply sources at the Ministry of Economy. Kowalski also served on the Supervisory Boards of Operator Logistyczny Paliw Płynnych, INVESTGAS S.A., Ostrołęckie Towarzystwo Budownictwa Społecznego Sp. z o.o., and Energetyka Cieplna Opolszczyzny S.A. of Opole. He worked as an energy security analyst at the National Security Office in 2008, and was a member of the energy security team at the Chancellery of President of Poland Lech Kaczyński from October 2008 to April 2010. He co-authored ‘Lech Kaczyński. Biografia polityczna’ [Lech Kaczyński. A Political Biography]. In 2009– 2014, Kowalski served as a member of the Management Board of a sports marketing agency. He is also a columnist.
With effect from February 11th 2016, Kowalski was appointed Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Corporate Affairs.
Vice-President of the Management Board, Development
The Vice-President of the Management Board for Development supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations in the area of innovation and development projects involving PGNiG, analysing and monitoring opportunities to obtain EU funding for the Company’s operations, cooperation with operators of transmission and distribution systems, procurement strategies within the Company and the PGNiG Group, oversight of standardisation efforts at the Company, development of technical assumptions, rules, norms and standards for the gas area.
Łukasz Kroplewski holds master’s degrees in law and in administration. He has gained professional experience working in public administration − at the Tax Office, the Self-Government Board of Appeals, and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. He has been a member of the Self- Government Board of Appeals since 2009. From 2014 to 2015, Kroplewski worked as a legal and business consultant. He was also a lecturer at the Koszalin University of Technology. He worked in HR intermittently from 2005 to 2011, holding managerial and consultancy positions. Kroplewski is one of the founders of the Mediation Centre at the Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs in Koszalin, where he works as a business mediator.
With effect from February 11th 2016, Kroplewski was appointed Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Development.
Vice-President of the Management Board, Finance
The Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations in respect of its strategic economic and financial objectives, preparation and implementation of the Company’s Business Plan, economic and financial evaluations and analyses of development and investment projects, planning and overseeing the financial aspects of the investment policy, monitoring the use of financial resources allocated to production, investment and repair work, the Company’s internal settlement procedures, financing operations, cash flows of the PGNiG Group, budgeting, controlling the Company’s costs and revenue, its credit policy, tax policy and tax liabilities, financial risk management, economic and financial analyses of new capital projects, implementation and development of accounting procedures, defining the rules of and overseeing the preparation of financial statements, investor relations, and planning, development and operation of the Company’s IT systems, implementation of the PGNiG Group’s strategic objectives at the Group companies in the areas of IT development and management.
Bogusław Marzec is a graduate of the Szczecin University of Technology and Szczecin University. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD degree in economics. Marzec was a senator of the Szczecin University. He has also completed a number of courses and training programmes, passed an examination for candidates to supervisory boards and is a certified quality management system lead auditor. He served as CEO at Morska Stocznia Remontowa SA of Świnoujście, Szczecińska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia SA, Huta Bankowa Sp. z o.o. and other companies. Marzec has twice served on the governing bodies of PGNiG – once as Vice-President and CFO, and once as President of the Management Board. He is a Grade I Mining Director. He has experience in corporate supervision. Marzec served on the Supervisory Boards of EUROPOL GAZ S.A., INVESTGAS S.A., Polskie LNG, Walcownia Dziedzice S.A., Centrostal Lublin S.A. and other companies. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and member of the Credit Committee of AmerBank SA.
With effect from February 11th 2016, Marzec was appointed Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Finance.
Vice-President of the Management Board, Trade
The Vice-President of the Management Board for Trade supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations in respect of developing a regulatory policy in consultation with government authorities, EU authorities and industry organisations, planning and implementing the Company’s trade policy, particularly in respect of natural gas and electricity sales, including the execution and settlement of contracts for the supply of natural gas, electricity and other products, guiding the development of the gas market, natural gas import policy, also in respect of supply diversification, establishing and maintaining longterm relationships with foreign companies, international organisations and foreign government authorities with respect to trade relations, monitoring and analysis of foreign markets, collaboration with OGP Gaz-System SA, Polskie LNG SA, the Maritime Office in Szczecin and the Management Board of Porty Morskie Szczecin i Świnoujście in respect of importing LNG to Poland, planning, executing and settling contracts for the provision of gas transmission and distribution services for PGNiG, preparing periodic gas fuel balance reports in accordance with contracts and gas sale plans, periodic settlements of gas deliveries, information services, including the receipt of information on events and crises in all areas of the Company’s business, the Company’s tariff policy, liaising with the Energy Regulatory Office in respect of preparing draft tariffs and prices of PGNiG’s products and services, obtaining licences, and operations of the Wholesale Trading Division.
Maciej Woźniak is a graduate of the Cracow University of Economics (holding a master’s degree in economics) and the National School of Public Administration. He also completed a post-graduate course in property valuation at the Warsaw University of Technology. He is a member of the Polish Civil Service Corps. In 2011, he participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program run by the US Department of State. In 2003−2008, he worked at the Ministry of Finance and at the Ministry of Economy, where he led the Oil and Gas Department and was responsible for implementation of the Act on Mandatory Oil, Gas and Fuel Stocks and for securing Poland’s accession to OECD’s International Energy Agency based in Paris. After it joined the IEA, he represented Poland at IEA Governing Board meetings a number of times. He also coordinated preparations ahead of implementation of the second package of the EU gas market liberalisation legislation and participated in the EU’s work on the third package. In 2008−2010, he was Prime Minister’s chief adviser on energy security and secretary of the Prime Minister’s interdepartmental energy security policy team. He represented Poland in the V4 High-Level Group on Energy and the EC’s Group for the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan. He supervised the pre-construction phase of the Świnoujście LNG terminal project. He was on the team negotiating the intergovernmental gas supply contract between Poland and Russia. He resigned from the position of Prime Minister’s adviser after the contract was signed in November 2010. In 2011−2013, he advised the Environment Minister and Chief Geologist on the geological and mining law reform. He sat on the Supervisory Boards of Operator Logistyczny Paliw Płynnych and Wielkopolska Spółka Gazownictwa and served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Warsaw.
With effect from February 11th 2016, Woźniak was appointed Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Trade.
Vice-President of the Management Board
The Vice-President of the Management Board elected by employees supervises and coordinates the Company’s operations in the area of administrative management of the Company’s property (excluding network assets, extraction assets and underground gas storage facilities), including the Company’s real estate, and oversees the operations of the Central Measurement and Testing Laboratory and of the PGNiG foreign representative offices in Kiev and Vysokoye.
Wójcik is a graduate of the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, and holds a degree of Master Engineer of Oil Mining. He has worked for PGNiG since 1981. First, he was employed at Sanocki Zakład Górnictwa Nafty i Gazu, initially serving as an administrative assistant at the Natural Gas Production Facility, then as a shift manager in the Well Workover Department, and after that as Head of the Administrative Centre for Oil and Gas Production Facilities in Przemyśl. From 1994 to 1996, he was a member of the PGNiG Employee Council. Between 2001 and his appointment as member of the Management Board of PGNiG, Wójcik held the position of Director of Sanocki Zakład Górnictwa Nafty i Gazu of Sanok and then Director of the PGNiG Branch in Sanok.
Between January 2009 and August 2010, he served as Vice-President of the Management Board of PGNiG in charge of Petroleum Extraction. In September 2010, he was appointed to the Management Board of Polish Oil and Gas Company Libya BV.
On December 11th 2015, the PGNiG Supervisory Board removed the following persons from office and from their positions on the PGNiG Management Board: Mariusz Zawisza – President, Jarosław Bauc – Vice-President, Finance, and Zbigniew Skrzypkiewicz – Vice-President, Exploration & Production. At the same time, the PGNiG Supervisory Board delegated Piotr Woźniak, a member of the PGNiG Supervisory Board, to temporarily perform the duties of President of the Management Board in the period from December 11th 2015 to March 11th 2016.
On December 11th 2015, the PGNiG Management Board appointed Janusz Kowalski, Bogusław Marzec and Maciej Woźniak as the Company’s commercial proxies.
As at December 31st 2015, the composition of the PGNiG Management Board was as follows:
At its meeting on February 10th 2016, the PGNiG Supervisory Board appointed the following persons to the PGNiG Management Board, as of February 11th 2016, for a joint term of office ending on December 30th 2016:
