Law and Justice prepare to fire up to half the heads of state-owned companies

Law and Justice (PiS) deputies are already suggesting which managers should pack their bags. Most likely to be dismissed as one of the first is the president of Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG) Marek Kossowski. The newly chosen Treasury Minister has demanded a general shareholders' meeting of the company which will discuss, among other things, staffing problems. One should also expect considerable changes among the heads of the banks controlled by the state, especially as most of them are considered to be connected with the SLD and the outgoing President. The most difficult task awaits the Treasury Minister when it comes to laying off Igor Chalupec, president of Orlen, and Cezary Stypułkowski, president of PZU. Both men are considered economic authorities and skillful managers. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) A.F.