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18-04-2008
Subject: Appointed to the Bank’s Supervisory Board for a new term
Current report no. 23/2008
The Management Board of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. hereby announces that on
18 April 2008 the
following persons have been appointed to the Bank’s Supervisory Board
for a new term:
The Supervisory Board of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
Aleksander Szwarc- Chairman
Gerry Byrne- Vice Chairman
Waldemar Frąckowiak- Member
Aleksander Galos- Member
James Edward O’Leary- Member
Maeliosa OhOgartaigh- Member
John Power-Member
Jacek Ślotała- Member
Aleksander Szwarc
Age: 59
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
·graduated from the Warsaw Technical University, Faculty of Precise
Mechanics;
·completed Post-graduate Management Studies at SGPiS (Main School of
Planning and Statistics);
·participant of training courses organized by UNIDO (transfer of
technologies and preparation of investment projects) and United Kingdom
Telecommunication Academy.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
·From 1976 to 1989, worked in international trade (information
technology and know-how) in Western Europe, in the Arabic Bay region and
the USA.
·From 1990 to 1997, one of the founders of RP Telekom S.A (now Netia
Holdings S.A) and Vice President of its Management Board for many years.
·Management Board President of Lublin Telekom, the fully commercial
public telecommunication network in Poland.
·Supervisory Board Member of Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy SA,
·For four terms of office, Vice President of Polish Information
Technology and Telecommunication Chamber,
·In 2001, appointed by the Prime Minister a member of Telekomunikacja
URT Board (Office of Radio and Television),
·Regular Member of Business Centre Club,
·Member of Supervisory Boards and Management Boards in many companies
none of which runs operations in the area of financial services, banking
or insurance. He holds shares and interests of several companies none of
which is a competitor of BZWBK,
·Since 26 July 2001, Member of Bank Zachodni WBK Supervisory Board,
Member of the BZ WBK Audit Committee.
Aleksander Szwarc is not engaged in any activity competitive to the
business of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.. He is not listed in the Register of
Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Gerry Byrne
Age: 52
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
·Harvard Business School – “General Management Programme”
·Irish Management Institute
·Institute of Bankers in Ireland
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
·BZWBK 2001 -
Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
·AIB Group 2001 -
Member of the Group Executive Committee
·AIB Poland Division 2001 -
Managing Director
·AIB Group 1997 - 2000
Managing Director of “Ark Life”
Ark Life is AIB’s Life Assurance division and - a key player in the
sector of life assurance and insurance products in Ireland.
Regional Director of Westlink Business Unit 1995 - 1997
Branch Manager in Dublin 1992 - 1995
Senior Manager, Central Lending Department 1987 - 1992
Manager, Central Lending Department in Dublin 1986 - 1987
Assistant Manager, Area Office North East of AIB Bank 1982 - 1986
AIB Branch in Dublin 1973 - 1982
MEMBERSHIP:
Irish Institute of Bankers
Irish Management Institute
Alumni Harvard Business School
Gerry Byrne is not engaged in any activity competitive to the business
of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
He is not listed in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to
the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Waldemar Frąckowiak
Age: 58
Position: Department of Investments and Capital Markets, Head Professor
of Business and Finance
Education
University:
University Date of Completion Title
·The Higher School of Economics,
Poznań, Poland June, 1972 Master of Economics
·University of Economics,
Poznań, Poland June, 1979 Ph. D.
·University of Economics,
Poznań, Poland May, 1992 Habilitation
·Harvard University Business School,
Boston, USA July, 1992 Alumnus
- University of Economics December, 2001 Full professor
Poznań, Poland
Management Programmes and Post-doctoral studies:
·Georgia State University, College of Business Administration, Atlanta,
USA, 1995
·Wharton School of Business and Commerce, University of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, USA, 1993
·Durham University Business School, Durham University, Durham, England,
1991
·Bradford University Management Center, Bradford University, Bradford,
England, 1990
·Hoger Handels School DE HAM, Mechelen, Belgium, 1989
·Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA., 1983/1984
·Tilburg University, Tilburg, Holland, 1982
Specialization: Corporate Strategy and Finance
Financial Markets and Institutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Name of Institution: Title or Position: From: To:
·University of Economics All faculty ranks 1972 to date
Poznań, Poland
·Poznań School of Management Professor of Business and Finance 1989 1992
Poznań, Poland Management
·W. Frąckowiak and Partners Founder
Wielkopolska Consulting Group 1991 to date
Ltd. Co
(currently F5 Kosulting Ltd. Co)
·HLB Frąckowiak and Partners Founder 1993 to date
Ltd. Co
·Advisory and Consulting Consultant to more 1985 to date
than hundred companies
and to state and local
governments
Membership in publicly listed companies
·Swarzędzkie Fabryki Mebli S.A. Board of Non-Executive Directors
1991-1993
·KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. a.a. 1994-1996
·Warsaw Stock Exchange S.A. a.a. 1996-1998
·Inter Groclin Auto S.A. a.a. 1998 to date
Major publications and projects:
18 books (author and co-autor)
195 articles and published symposium contributions
More than 120 projects and expertises for business environments in the
field of: privatization, restructuring, foreign investments, mergers and
acquisitions, going public.
Waldemar Frąckowiak is not engaged in any activity competitive to the
business of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. He is not listed in the Register of
Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Aleksander Galos
Age: 48
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
·Faculty of Law, Jagielloński University in Kraków, 1979 - 1984, Master
of Law 1984,
·Provincial Court in Kraków, 1985 –1987, judge examination 1987,
·Regional Bar Association 1994, legal counsellor examination 1994.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
·01.01. 2008 - Eko-Park S.A. – vice president of the Management Board
·01.01.2001 – 31.13.2007 - Kancelaria Prawna Hogan & Hartson M. Jamka,
A. Galos i Wspólnicy Spółka Komandytowa (law firm), Warszawa – legal
counsellor, managing partner, general partner
·1994 – 2001 - Hogan & Hartson Sp. z o.o., Warsaw – legal counsellor,
managing partner
·July 1992 – November 1993 - Cabinet Office, Warsaw – Director of the
Prime Minister’s Office
·1984 – 1992 - Jagielloński University, Kraków – Assistant, lecturer in
law theory and philosophy
In addition:
April 2000 – June 2001 - PKO BP S.A, Member of Supervisory Board
10 April 2003 – Present - Member of Bank Zachodni WBK Supervisory Board
Aleksander Galos is not engaged in any activity competitive to the
business of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. He is not listed in the Register of
Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
James Edward O’Leary was born in 1956. He is a graduate of Belvedere
College S.J. in Dublin and University College Dublin.
In 1980-1982, James Edward O’Leary worked for the Economic and Social
Research Institute in Dublin as a research assistant. For the following
year he held a position of the Economics Advisor in the Office of the
Taoiseach in Dublin to become an economist on the National Planning
Board in 1983. In the years 1984-1987, he was an economist in the
National Economic and Social Council in Dublin, while for the following
fourteen years he was a Chief Economist in Davy Stockbrokers. Since
2001, James Edward O’Leary has been a lecturer at the Department of
Economics of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.
James O’Leary has held directorships in a few commercial law companies.
In the years 1994-1997, he was the Director of the National Statistics
Board while from 1995 to 2000 – he sat on Aer Lingus Supervisory Board.
For a year (2003-2004) he was also a non-executive director of Gresham
Hotels. Since December 2001, he has sat on the AIB Group Board.
James O’Leary conducts no operations that would be competitive to BZWBK
SA. He is not listed in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant
to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Maeliosa OhOgartaigh was born in 1959. He graduated with Honors from
National University of Ireland in Galway. He was first Member and then
became Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Moreover, Maeliosa OhOgartaigh completed Management studies (M Sc) at
Dublin University (Trinity College)/IMI and is a Winner of the
prestigious Sir Charles Harvey Award.
Maeliosa OhOgartaigh commenced work in the banking sector in AIB Capital
Markets in Ireland's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC),
Dublin. In the years 1981-1989, he was Senior Manager in Arthur Andersen
& Co. From 1989 to 1994 as an Associate Director/ Director of AIB
Venture Capital he was responsible for assessment and management of
investments and divestment of venture capital investments. At the same
time, he was a Board member of Investee Companies. In the years
1994-2000, Maeliosa OhOgartaigh was Controller in Investment Banking and
then Head of Operational Risk in Capital Management Division. From 2000
to 2001, he performed the role of Financial Controller and Head of
Operational Risk in CM Division, and in 2001 he was nominated Head of
Finance in the Global Treasury. From July 2002 to February 2006, he was
Finance Director in AIB Capital Markets Division. In March 2006, he was
appointed Head of AIB Group Accounting and Finance (Bankcentre).
Maeliosa OhOgartaigh is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Ireland, Member of ICAI’s Banking Group Committee and
Member of the Financial Executives Association. Moreover, he is a member
of AIB Group Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO), Chairman of the
Group Disclosure Committee and Group Finance Management Committee. He
also sits on Group Steering Committee on Basle 2, acts as a Deputy
Chairman of AIB Mortgage Bank, Chairman of AIB Mortgage Audit Committee
and sits on boards of a number of AIB Operating Subsidiaries.
Maeliosa OhOgartaigh conducts no operations that would be competitive to
BZWBK SA. He is not listed in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept
pursuant to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
John Power, FCCA, FCIS
Age: 47
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
·Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants,
·Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators,
·Member of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland
Consultant. Chairman of Lelewela Enterprises Ltd., which operates the
Roche-Bobois franchise in Ireland. Former General Manager in Allied
Irish Banks p.l.c. in which he built extensive experience in both their
Capital Markets, Polish and Head Office Divisions. Joined the
Supervisory Board of Bank Zachodni in April 2002.
John Power is not engaged in any activity competitive to the business of
Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. He is not listed in the Register of Insolvent
Debtors kept pursuant to the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Jacek Ślotała
Age: 55
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
·Beverly Hills High School, USA
·Faculty of International Trade – 2-year studies, Warsaw
·Faculty of Law and Administration, Warsaw University
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
·2001 - Present The Bridge Communications Group, President of the
Management Board
·1993 - Present J.Walter Thompson-Parintex Sp. z o.o., co-owner and
President of the Management Board
·1988 – 1993 Parintex Sp. z o.o., founder and owner
·1986 – 1992 Leastrom Development Corporation (owned by Barruci Group),
representative
·1980 – 1984 Rogot Sp. z o.o., co-owner
·1974 – 1991 Barruci Leisure Enterprises in Eastern Europe,
representative
In additon:
since 11 April 2002 Member of Bank Zachodni WBK Supervisory Board
2000 to September 2002 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Wzajemnych “Florian”
(insurance company), Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
1999 to September 2002 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeniowe “Samopomoc Życie”
(insurance company), Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
1998 to September 2002 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeniowe “Samopomoc”
(insurance company), Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
1996 – 2001 Carsbac Polska (Investment Fund established by US AID and
EBRD),
Member of the Supervisory Board
Jacek Ślotała is not engaged in any activity competitive to the business
of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
He is not listed in the Register of Insolvent Debtors kept pursuant to
the National Court Register Act (KRS).
Legal basis:
§5 section 1 point 22 of the Ordinance of the Minister for Finance dated
19 October 2005 on current and periodic information provided by the
issuers of securities (Journal of Laws of 2005, no. 209, item 1744).
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