Question marks begin to surround the new PZU CEO

First he was a loan department director in PKO BP's Gdańsk branch. Then all of a sudden he was promoted to the company's seat in Warsaw, where he supervised the markets department. Finally he was dismissed by Waldemar Stawski, the then deputy president of PKO BP, due to a conflict of interests. Netzel granted loans on behalf of the bank, but at the same time was a proxy of the bank's creditor, a company called Drob Kartel, which was later accused of money laundering. Although no charges were put against Netzel in connection with that case, he was suspended by the regional Council of Attorneys at Law in Gdynia. His appointment evoked strong reactions among some Law and Justice politicians, who according to daily Dziennik even contacted some prominent prosecutors and policemen. Netzel is said to be a trusted person of Kurski, Gosiewski or Walendziak. The politicians all deny this. (Dziennik, June 10-11, p. 6; Puls Biznesu, p. 8) J.L.