NFZ scandal sees Nauman step down from chem firm post but Ciech unconcerned

Aleksander Nauman, the former Deputy Minister of Health and former head of the National Health Fund (NFZ), yesterday resigned from his post as an adviser to Ciech, a chemical concern currently planning to enter onto the stock exchange and where he was an expert in the export of drugs. Nauman's decision to leave followed an article in Rzeczpospolita that implied he was involved in a recent scandal concerning the delivery of equipment to hospitals, through which the State Treasury lost around zł.100 million. A Ciech spokesperson, Marek Klat, claimed, though, that the matter is not likely to affect the company's debut on the stock exchange. "It is a personal matter and Mr. Nauman was not a member of our management board," he said. (Parkiet, p. 6, Puls Biznesu, p. 4) A.F.