Olechowicz takes over at the helm of Rafineria Gdanska
Pawel Olechowicz was yesterday appointed the new chief executive of
Rafineria Gdanska (RG), after the supervisory board accepted the resignation
of Wojciech Zurawik, who said he had decided to quit due to health problems.
Olechowicz, who was head of ABB Zamech from 1990 to 1996 and later joined
the Swiss headquarters of ABB in Zurich, has lately been managing his own
private consulting company. Immediately after his appointment he announced
that the strategic privatization plan of RG will be revealed soon and will
not differ much from previous scenarios. Talks are currently being held with
the UK's Rotch Energy on the sale of a 75% stake in RG. Waiting in the wings
are MOL of Hungary and PKN Orlen, both of which are interested in linking up
with the refinery. Olechowicz declined to comment on his personal
recommendations for the future of the company. "I am here to realize the
politics of the owner," he said. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 3; Rzeczpospolita,
p. B1) A.K.
