Wiśniewska possible candidate for Orlen top banana job

According to unofficial sources, Maria Wiśniewska, the former Pekao president, has been tipped as a potential candidate to head the oil giant PKN Orlen, though she herself has refuted the claims. That said, Paweł Gricuk, the president of JP Morgan in this country, still remains among the list of most serious candidates for the job. PKN's Board is still waiting for other nominations from personnel advising the company, the members of the Orlen board and the oil giant's shareholders. In the meantime, PKN Orlen must improve its retail operations if it is to retain its 40% share of the domestic market. PKN's purchase of 500 gas stations in Northern Germany from BP is also not working as planned due to razor-thin margins on that market. However, fears concerning oil supplies, which were raised by the unstable situation of Russian oil company Jukos, have been overcome as Orlen can now resort to using other suppliers. (Parkiet, pp. 1, 5) J.J.