JÓZEF KOZIOŁ

Józef Kozioł was reappointed as president of the board of Bank Ochrony Środowiska (BOŚ) on March 5. Kozioł started his career working for Bank Rolny from 1962-1966. Later he worked for the Finance Institute in Warsaw, and from 1974-1975 he was the deputy general director of Bank Rolny. From 1975-1980 he was vice president of the board at Bank Gospodarki Żywnosciowej. From 1980-1990 he was vice president and president of the board at Krajowego Związku Kółek Organizacji Rolniczych (The National Association of Farmers and Farmers Organizations), the first deputy of the agriculture minister, deputy chairman at the planning commission at the council of ministers, vice prime minister, environment minister and state minister at the president's office. In 1991 he returned to the banking sector. From 1991-1992 he was adviser to the board at Bank Inicjatyw Gospodarczych BIG, and until 1994 he headed up Spółdzielczym Bankiem Rozwoju "Samopomoc Chłopska." From 1994-1999 he was president of the board at BOŚ before becoming a member of the board of BPT Telbank. From 2000 he was also president of Centrum Zaufania i Certifikacji CENTRAST. Kozioł has a doctorate in economics and is a graduate of SGPiS. He is also a professor at the Higher School of Local Development.