Paweł Olechnowicz

President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS

Mr Olechnowicz has served as President of the Board since March 12th 2002.

He is in charge of, and takes responsibility for, the overall management and direction of the LOTOS Group’s operations.

Paweł Olechnowicz graduated from the Faculty of Technology and Mechanisation of Foundry Engineering of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. He also holds a post-graduate diploma from the Gdańsk University of Technology (Organisation, Economics and Management of Industry) and an MBA degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He has completed a number of professional courses in management both in Poland and abroad.

In 1977, he started his professional career at Zakłady Mechaniczne Zamech of Elbląg (from 1990 – ABB Zamech Sp. z o.o.). Between 1990 and 1996, he was President of the Management Board and CEO of ABB Zamech Ltd. concurrently, from 1994 to 1996, serving as Vice-President of the Management Board of ABB Polska. Subsequently, for two years Paweł Olechnowicz worked at the head office of ABB Ltd in Zurich, Switzerland, as Vice-President for Central and Eastern Europe. In 1999-2000, Mr Olechnowicz served as Vice-President and Deputy CEO of ZML Kęty S.A., and from 2001 he ran his own consulting business: Paweł Olechnowicz – Consulting.

Mariusz Machajewski

Vice-President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS

Mr Machajewski has served as Vice-President of the Board since June 19th 2006.

He is mainly in charge of, and takes responsibility for, the overall management of the Company’s economic, financial and accounting activities, as well as all matters related to its asset base and restructuring processes. In addition, he exercises supervision over matters related to the formulation of corporate guidelines and standardisation of procedures related to the conclusion of agreements, selection and evaluation of business partners, as well as development of IT systems and telecommunication services.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk and has completed a number of specialist courses in leadership, management and economics, both in Poland and abroad.
In 1994–1997, he worked at Stocznia Gdynia S.A. In 1997, he joined Rafineria Gdańska S.A. (currently: Grupa LOTOS) and in 1999 he was put in charge of the Company’s controlling function.

Since mid-2002, he has held the position of Chief Financial Officer. In the period April 2005 - June 2006, he served as the Company’s Commercial Proxy.

Zbigniew Paszkowicz

Vice-President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS

Mr Paszkowicz has served as Vice-President of the Board since June 28th 2012.

He is in charge of, and takes responsibility for, the overall management of the LOTOS Group’s exploration and production segment. As part of this role, he is charged with the oversight of companies allocated to that segment.

In 1989, Mr Paszkowicz graduated in mechanics from the Ship Research Institute at the Gdańsk University of Technology. He is a graduate of Ecole Nationale Superieure du Petrole et des Moteurs with an engineering degree from the Centre for IC Engines and Hydrocarbon Utilizations. In 1992, Mr Paszkowicz joined Rafineria Gdańska S.A. as a specialist in the Maintenance Planning and Preparation Department. In 2002-2004, he was Head of the Operation Maintenance Unit. In 2004, Mr Paszkowicz was appointed Technical Director of Grupa LOTOS and in 2006 – Refinery Expansion Programme Director, directly responsible for the implementation of the 10+ Programme, the largest industrial investment project in Poland in the last decade. From April 2011 to November 2012, Mr Paszkowicz served as Deputy CEO of Grupa LOTOS.

Marek Sokołowski

Vice-President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS

Mr Sokołowski has served as Vice-President of the Board since April 19th 2002.

He is in charge of, coordinates, directs and takes responsibility for the overall production and technical management, technology development, and capex programmes (projects oriented towards technical and technological advancement). In 2004-2011, he was in charge of the refinery expansion project (the 10+ Programme). He is also charged with the oversight of companies allocated to the LOTOS Group’s operating segment.

Marek Sokołowski graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Gdańsk University of Technology. He also completed a postgraduate programme in industrial investment and a number of specialist courses in management, both in Poland and abroad.

In 1973, he joined Rafineria Gdańska S.A. (currently: Grupa LOTOS), where in 1990 he became Technical Director and Member of the Management Board. For three consecutive terms in office, his chief responsibility was the refinery’s plant engineering and execution of investment projects. In 1996–2000, he was in charge of an investment programme involving the refinery’s expansion and technical upgrade. From mid-2000 to April 2002, he worked as the Chief of Technical Service. Moreover, from April 2000 to March 2002, he acted in the capacity of the Company’s Commercial Proxy. In April 2002, he was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS, also serving as its Chief Operation Officer.

Maciej Szozda

Vice-President of the Board of Grupa LOTOS

Mr Szozda has served as Vice-President of the Board since July 1st 2009.

He is in charge of, and takes responsibility for, the overall management of marketing, supply and distribution processes at the LOTOS Group. He is also charged with the oversight of companies allocated to the LOTOS Group’s marketing segment.

Maciej Szozda graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics (Faculty of Economics).

In 1980, he started to work for PHZ Labimex. In 1983-1984, he was Managing Director at KMW Engineering. Then, until 1986, he worked in the US as Contract Manager. In 1986, he joined Przedsiębiorstwo Zagraniczne Ipaco, where he held the position of Director, while in 1987–1989 he was Export Manager for Sinexim Gmbh of West Berlin. Starting from 1989, he operated as a sole trader, performing mandates for Easey Garments UK Ltd. (Easy Jeans) as Head of its Representative Office for Poland and the CIS countries. In 2002, he joined PKN Orlen S.A., where he served (in chronological order) as Director of the Office of Planning and Development of Retail Network, Director of the Office of Development of Retail Network – Europe, and Retail Sales Executive Director. From October 2008 to February 2009, Maciej Szozda was member of the Supervisory Board of Orlen Deutschland AG. From 2007 to March 2009, he served as Member and then President of the Management Board of AB VENTUS NAFTA of Vilnius, a company of the ORLEN Group.