NP proposes new mystery candidate as Orlen CEO

Until now, Deputy Finance Minister Igor Chalupec and Paweł Gricuk from JP Morgan were considered the front runners. However, Puls Biznesu has learned that a new candidate was proposed by Nafta Polska president Krzysztof Żyndul. Żyndul refused to reveal the name of the candidate, but according to sources, the candidate enjoys the strong support of the Treasury Ministry. Żyndul also informed that during the next few weeks a decision would be made on the merger of Orlen with Hungarian MOL and Austrian OMV. The working group from Nafta Polska worked out a merger concept in August and passed it on to the Treasury Ministry. "If the consolidation plan is accepted by the Treasury Ministry, Orlen's board will be able to start working on a specific project," added Żyndul. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10; Parkiet, p. 6) E.B.