Management Board
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Management Board members and changes in the Management Board in 2024
Composition of the Company's Management Board as at January 1, 2024
- 287/XII/2024 on dismissal of Wojciech Dąbrowski, President of the Management Board, from the Management Board,
- 288/XII/2024 on dismissal of Wanda Buk – Vice-President of the Management Board for Regulations,
- 289/XII/2024 on dismissal of Rafał Włodarski – Vice-President of the Management Board for Support and Development.
- 290/XII/2024 Eryk Kosiński to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of the Company for the 3-month period and to entrust him the duties of the President of the Management Board of the Company,
- 291/XII/2024 Małgorzata Banasik to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of the Company for the 3-month period.
On February 28, 2024 the Supervisory Board of the Company has adopted a resolution No. 304/XII/2024 on dismissal of Lechosław Rojewski, Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance.
- 312/XII/2024 on appointing Dariusz Marzec to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting him the position of President of the Management Board as from March 18, 2024,
- 313/XII/2024 on appointing Marcin Laskowski to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting him the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Regulations as from March 18, 2024.
- 314/XII/2024 terminate as of March 17, 2024 delegation of Eryk Kosiński, Supervisory Board Member, to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of PGE acting as the President of the Management Board of PGE,
- 315/XII/2024 terminate as of March 8, 2024 delegation of Małgorzata Banasik, Supervisory Board Member, to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of PGE.
- 326/XII/2024 on March 21, 2024 on appointing Robert Kowalski to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting him the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Support and Development as from May 15, 2024.
- 336/XII/2024 on April 4, 2024 on appointing Renata Czech to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting her the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance as from April 15, 2024.
Also on April 4, 2024 the Supervisory Board adopted the resolution No. 343/XII/2024 on dismissal of Przemysław Kołodziejak, Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations.
On April 5, 2024 the Supervisory Board received a statement of Renata Czech, appointed as the Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance, on resignation from this position due to personal reasons.
- 368/XII/2024 on May 20, 2024 on appointing Maciej Górski to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting him the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations as from June 24, 2024.
- 378/XII/2024 on June 24, 2024 on appointing Przemysław Jastrzębski to the Management Board of PGE S.A., entrusting him the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance as from July 15, 2024.
As a result of the changes described above, which occurred in 2024, the composition of the Management Board of PGE S.A. as at 31 December 2024 was as presented in the table below.
Composition of the Company's Management Board at December 31, 2024.
As at December 31, 2024, 100% of the Management Board members were men.
None of the members of the Management Board of PGE S.A. are elected as employees’ representatives.
The current composition of the Company's Management Board
Composition of the Company's Management Board at the date of signing of this report
Dariusz Marzec has been appointed to the PGE S.A. Management Board of 12th term of office from March 18, 2024 . Dariusz Marzec graduated from the University of Warsaw, holds MA in Organisation and Management. He has extensive experience in leading and supervising transactions and projects in the electroenergy sector.
In years 1995-2004 he held managerial positions in international advisory companies PricewaterhouseCoopers (1995-2000, 2001-2004) and Arthur Andersen Poland (2000-2001). In years 2005-2007, he was a Vice-President for Investments in Unipetrol a.s. (Czech Republic) responsible inter alia for preparation and implementation of investment strategy and organizational restructuring and supervision of M&A projects in the group. In years 2004-2005 Mr. Dariusz Marzec was an Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of State Treasury in the government of Mr Marek Belka. In years 2009-2013 he worked in KPMG Advisory Sp. z o.o. as a Director responsible for Energy area in Middle and Eastern Europe and company’s financial and strategy advisory services for energy companies in Poland.
In years 2013-2016 he was associated with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. holding a position of the Vice-President for Development. Among others, he was responsible for the preparation and supervision of the implementation of the PGE Group Development Strategy for years 2014-2020 and the PGE Group Investment Programme. In addition, he held a position of a Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A., PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. and PGE EJ1 Sp. z o.o., as well as a Member of the Management Board of the Polish Electricity Committee. In years 2019-2024 he was a Member of the Management Board for the Economic affairs in Tramwaje Warszawskie.
Maciej Górski has been appointed to the PGE S.A. Management Board of 12th term of office from June 24, 2024. Maciej Górski is a graduate of Warsaw School of Economic with a Master’s degree in Economics.
In years 2005-2006, he was the Vice-President of the Management Board of ENEA S.A. responsible inter alia for managing of the capital group, restructuring and supervisory over company’s IPO preparation process. In years 2014-2016 he was associated with the PGE Capital Group holding position of the President of the Management Board of PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. In years 2020-2024 Maciej Górski was the Country Manager at Photon Energy, supervising all activities of the company in Poland, including development of PV projects, acquisitions and sales processes of PV projects and integration of company Lerta S.A. operating in the flexibility services market.
Jego doświadczenie zawodowe obejmuje również m.in. doradztwo w procesach prywatyzacyjnych, m.in. PKN Orlen czy LOTOS S.A. (Business Management and Finance 1999 – 2001), doradztwo w procesach sprzedaży firm z branży FMCG, telekomunikacyjnej oraz doradztwo dla firm z branży energetycznej (PricewaterhouseCoopers 2001-2005),
His professional experience includes also among others advisory in privatisation processes of PKN Orlen or LOTOS S.A. (Business Management and Finance 1999-2001), advisory in sales processes of companies from FMCG and telecommunication sectors and advisory for companies from power sector (PricewaterhouseCoopers 2001-2005), acting as Chief Executive of Capital Investments in KGHM Polska Miedź (2013-2014) and managerial positions in private equity funds such as Capital Partners S.A. (2006-2010), EQT Partners S.A. (2010-2011), Oresa Ventures (2011-2012) and Equitin Partners (2016-2020). He also served on the supervisory boards of more than 20 companies during his professional career.
Przemysław Jastrzębski has been appointed to the PGE S.A. Management Board of 12th term of office from July 15, 2024. Przemysław Jastrzębski is a graduate of Warsaw School of Economics with a Master’s degree in Finance and Banking.
In years 2003-2005 he worked in the Ministry of State Treasury at advisory and analytical positions. Having worked in managerial and director positions at leading financial institutions in Poland (brokerage house Centralny Dom Maklerski PEKAO S.A. 2005-2007 and Santander Bank Polska S.A. 2007-2019) he carried out numerous IPO/SPO transactions on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and M&A transactions for companies from different branches with a total value of approx. PLN 10 billion. From 2020 he held the positions of advisor and financial director in companies from IT, real estate and hotel sectors. He was the Financial Director in Polaris Hospitality Enterprises Sp. z o.o. (owner and operator of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Centre Warsaw) and Financial Director in Polaris Development Sp. z o.o. (residential developer). Since April 2024 he has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A. (Industrial Development Agency).
Robert Kowalski has been appointed to the PGE S.A. Management Board of 12th term of office from May 15, 2024. Robert Kowalski is a graduate of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Gdańsk University of Technology, majoring in Thermal Power Engineering, and the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology, majoring in Production Systems Organisation. He also completed Postgraduate Studies in „District Heating and Heating with Energy Auditing” at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology and Postgraduate Studies in „Nuclear Power Engineering” at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. He has extensive experience in organisational management and coordination of commercial activities, including market development and leading investment processes.
For nearly 20 years he was responsible for the development of the Toruń heat market, where in the years 2004-2006 in EC Toruń (Toruń CHP plant) and later in years 2006-2012 in Cergia S.A. he held managerial positions, implementing the company’s development strategy and was responsible, among others, for integration of the distributor and producer of heat, commercial area, marketing and customer service. In years 2012-2015, he coordinated the activities of the commercial directorates of the companies and branches of the EDF Polska Group, which became the basis for the creation of operating standards in the local heat markets. He also implemented models for sales planning and monitoring, marketing tools and evaluation of economic efficiency of product development. In years 2015-2023 as the President of the Management Board of PGE Toruń S.A. he coordinated and managed a project to build a new gas-fired CHP plant and prepared the organisation for a change in heat generation technology. After the successful transformation of heat and power generation technology in PGE Toruń S.A., he implemented projects to stabilise the company’s position in the local market and created in Toruń one of the more energy- and cost-efficient district heating systems in Poland. He held the position of the Member of the Management Board of Apator S.A. and Strategy Director of the Apator Group and the President of the Management Board in Apator Powogaz. He held the position of the President of the Management Board of the Regional Energy and Environment Conservation Agency in Toruń and Member of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce Polish District Heating.
Marcin Laskowski has been appointed to the PGE S.A. Management Board of 12th term of office from March 18, 2024. Marcin Laskowski is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and MBA Executive. He is also a project manager certified by the International Project Management Association. He has specialised in energy infrastructure development for 24 years.
For a number of years he was responsible, as the Director of the Investment Department of Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (Polish Transmission Grid Operator), for the development of the national transmission network, including taking an active part in the creation of legal regulations dedicated to the power industry. He was responsible, among others, for the power project Poland-Lithuania co-financed with EU funds and the construction and expansion of the transmission grid for EURO 2012.
Over the past few years he was preparing and implementing projects in the area of renewable energy sources within Polska Grupa Biogazowa (Polish Biogas Group), currently being part of the French company Total Energies. In Polska Grupa Biogazowa he hold the position of the President of company PGB Inwestycje and the Vice-President of company PGB Serwis. As the Vice-President of the Polish Economic Chamber of Renewable and Distributed Energy (PIGEOR), he was engaged in the development of legal regulations aimed at the development of energy sector, including RES.
Previous composition of the Company's Management Board
Wojciech Dąbrowski was appointed to the Management Board of PGE of the 11th term on February 20, 2020 and served as President of the Management Board until February 7, 2024. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. He later completed postgraduate studies at the Warsaw University of Technology, in the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, in the area of steam exploitation, gas and steam-gas power plants, combined heat and power plants. Moreover, he is a graduate of the Leon Kozminski Academy and the University of Warsaw, in Management in Public Administration.
Mr Dąbrowski has been working as a manager in the energy sector for more than ten years. From November 2017 to February 2020, he was the President of the Management Board of the PGE EC, where he completed the process of Polish heat industry assets integration, acquired by PGE from the French company EDF. From January 2016 to November 2017, he was President of the Management Board of the PGNiG Termika S.A., where he completed the process of acquisition in PEC Jastrzębie and SEJ Jastrzębie, strengthening the market position of PGNiG Termika. Between 2011 and 2016, he was Vice-President of the Municipal Heat Energy Company in Wołomin Ltd.
Wanda Buk was appointed to the Management Board of the 11th term of office as from September 1, 2020 and served as Vice-President of the Management Board for Regulations until February 7, 2024. She is an attorney, she graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Łódź, as well as the Faculty of French Business Law at the Université de Poitiers in France. She also graduated International Military Relations at the War Studies Academy, European Academy of Diplomacy, postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics and the prestigious Leadership Academy for Poland programme organised by the Center for Leadership in cooperation with Harvard University.
Wanda Buk has held position of the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Digital Affairs since July 2018. At the same time she has been a member of the Committee for European Union, the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers and the Joint Central Government and Local Government Committee. From January 2016, Wanda Buk was the director of the Digital Poland Project Centre. She managed the institution responsible for implementation of European funds earmarked for the digitisation of the country. She was responsible for the implementation of EU-funded projects with a total value of PLN 10 billion, including: building IT and telecommunications infrastructure providing access to fast broadband, development of electronic services. She also worked in a number of law firms, where she implemented infrastructure projects, including ones financed from public funds. She also advised entities operating on the regulated market.
Przemysław Kołodziejak was appointed to the Management Board of the 11th term of office as from May 1, 2023 and served as Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations until April 4, 2024. A graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Lublin University of Technology and postgraduate studies in management and finance in the energy sector at the Warsaw School of Economics. He holds a doctoral degree in technical sciences in the discipline of environmental engineering, mining and power sector, obtained at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He is co-author of the patent “Liquefied natural gas storage system with energy recovery facility”.
From 1997 to 2018, he held position of Director of Technical Affairs at Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyczne (Energy enterprise) in Siedlce. Previously, he was a member of the management board of company Energia Siedlce. From March 2018 he was the Vice-President of the Management Board of PGE Energia Ciepła S.A. responsible for the generation.
He was an associate of the Institute of Heat Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical, Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Institute of Applied Research at the Warsaw University of Technology, as well as a lecturer at postgraduate studies. Founding member of the Association of Independent Cogeneration Producers, later a member of the Board and its President. He is the Chairman of the Council of the Polish District Heating Industry Chamber of Commerce. He has also served in numerous industry organisations and conference programme boards, was an expert of the Polish District Heating Industry Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Council of its South-Eastern Branch.
Lechosław Rojewski was appointed to the Management Board of PGE S.A. of the 11th term of office on June 9, 2021 and served as Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance until February 28, 2024. Mr. Lechosław Rojewski is a graduate of Gdynia Maritime University, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków and doctoral studies at the Institute of Economics at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. He completed numerous training and courses in accounting, taxes, controlling, IAS, IFRS and finances. Entitled to provide services consisting in maintenance of accounting ledgers. He was a participant of Controlling and Management Accounting Academy. Certified European Fund advisor. Worked as an assistant professor in Kotarbiński University of Information Technology and Management in Olsztyn. He collaborated with WSB University (Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa) in Gdańsk and Gdynia as well as with the University of Business and Administration in Gdynia.
In the years 2019-2021 he was the Vice-President of the Management Board for finance at Węglokoks S.A. From 2016 to 2019, he was associated with Port Gdański Eksploatacja S.A., where he first served as the Vice-President of the Management Board for finance and then the President of the Management Board. Moreover, he gained experience while working in production, service and commercial companies and on the positions of an expert, coordinator and moderator of EU projects concerning the implementation of strategic planning in a company and the introduction of innovative technical and organisational solutions. He has broad experience in restructuring of companies, optimisation of financial and accounting processes, planning and budgeting, management of financial flows and mitigation of foreign exchange risk. He also implemented integrated IT systems (ERPs).
Rafał Włodarski was appointed to the Management Board of PGE of the 11th term as of January 9, 2023 and served as Vice-President of the Management Board for Support and Development until February 7, 2024. A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. In 2013, after completing his legal counsel training conducted by the Warsaw Bar Association, he was admitted to the bar.
Until January 2023 Mr Rafał Włodarski served as Deputy Director of the Supervision Department I at the Ministry of State Assets, and prior to joining the Ministry of State Assets he worked with leading law firms in Poland, where as a member of the Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate/M&A and Banking&Finance practices he participated in a number of key transactions in the Polish market, with an aggregate value in excess of PLN 10 billion. Moreover, between September 2020 and January 2023 he was the Supervisory Board member of ENEA S.A.
Current allocation of Management Board members' responsibilities
As at December 31, 2024, Members of the Management Board were authorised and responsible for managing the operations of PGE S.A. in the areas assigned to the organisational units indicated in the table. Members of the Management Board also exercise oversight of the subsidiaries of PGE S.A. in accordance with the competences and functions they perform on the Management Board.
The allocation of responsibilities between individual Management Board Members as at December 31, 2024
The role of the Management Board in the context of sustainable development
In view of the need for comprehensive strategic oversight of sustainability issues – understood to encompass all material thematic areas for the PGE Group, including business conduct – the role of Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee was assigned to the Vice-President of the Management Board responsible for Strategy. At the same time, the Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance and the Vice-President for Regulatory Affairs serve as Deputy Chairs of the Sustainable Development Committee. As Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee, the Vice-President for Support and Development oversees the outcomes of the double materiality assessment. Detailed oversight of sustainability-related topics by Members of the Management Board is exercised through supervision of the activities of designated organisational units, as specified in the Organisational Regulations and pursuant to the Resolution on the division of oversight areas and responsibilities. Members of the Management Board also exercise oversight over subsidiaries in line with their responsibilities and functions on the Management Board. As at December 31, 2024, oversight of key sustainability issues was distributed as follows:
- President of the Management Board – corporate governance and culture, employee and occupational health and safety matters,anti-corruption and anti-bribery measures, whistleblower protection,
- Vice-President for Regulations – stakeholder dialogue, political engagement and lobbying activities,
- Vice-President for Operations – the natural environment, including carbon footprint, climate issues, sustainable investment, consumers and end users,
- Vice-President for Finance – sustainability reporting, EU environmental taxonomy, ESG risks,
- Vice-President for Support and Development – strategy and circular economy.
In accordance with § 14 section 3 items 8 and 9 of the Company’s Statutes and Chapter 5 ‘Management System Documents’ of the PGE Group’s Code, internal regulations of the PGE Group described in the Sustainability Statement are approved by the Management Board of PGE S.A. In the coming years, a review is planned of the Management Board’s role in corporate governance processes, controls and procedures applied to manage and monitor material impacts, risks and opportunities, including defining their role in tasks, powers, and related policies.
Sustainable development committee
On December 21, 2021, the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. adopted a resolution on the establishment of the Sustainable Development Committee and the appointment of the Management Board’s Plenipotentiary for ESG. The Committee is a collegial body that sets ESG standards within the PGE Capital Group. It also serves an advisory role and is intended to:
- ensure the integrity of the sustainability area within the PGE Capital Group,
- align organisational priorities and define strategic directions of action in the field of sustainable development, including ESG initiatives relevant to the PGE Group in its various business areas;
- define how the PGE Capital Group can meet stakeholders’ expectations concerning ESG factors;
- establish principles for cooperation between organisational units of PGE S.A. and allocate responsibilities in the context of planned and ongoing ESG initiatives, and issue recommendations concerning the integration of ESG matters into the operations of organisational units and the implementation of organisational improvements at the PGE S.A. level, and their further transfer into tasks carried out within PGE Group companies;
- supervise the activities of relevant units designated by the Committee to implement ESG activities and initiatives at PGE S.A. or PGE Capital Group’s companies.
As at December 31, 2024, the composition of the Committee was as follows:
- Chair of the Committee – Vice-President of the Management Board for Support and Development (responsible for strategy),
- Deputy Chair – Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance,
- Deputy Chair – Vice-President of the Management Board for Regulatory Affairs,
- Secretary of the Committee – Plenipotentiary of the Management Board for ESG,
- Members of the Committee – Division Directors at PGE S.A.
The Plenipotentiary, acting as Secretary of the Committee, reports to the Chair of the Committee and also presents ESG-related matters to the Management Board.
Principles relating to the appointment and dismissal of management board members
The Management Board of the Company consists of from one to seven members, including President; the remaining members fulfil the functions of Vice-Presidents. Members of the Management Board are appointed for a joint three-year term of office.
The Management Board or individual members of the Management Board are appointed and recalled by the Supervisory Board, following a competitive procedure intended to test and evaluate the candidates’ qualifications and to select the best candidate for the position of Management Board member, with the stipulation that candidates for this post must meet the conditions specified in binding PGE’s Statutes.
Pursuant to § 15 sec. 2, 3 of PGE’s Statutes, a candidate for a Member of the Management Board may be a person fulfilling jointly the following conditions:
- should meet the conditions specified in Article 22 of the State Property Management Act;
- has higher education or higher education acquired abroad and recognized in the Republic of Poland on the basis of separate regulations;
- has at least a five years’ period of employment on the basis of an employment agreement, appointment, selection, nomination, a cooperative employment agreement, or providing services on the basis of other agreements, or conducting business activities in the capacity of a self-employed entrepreneur;
- has at least three years’ experience of working at managerial or independent positions, or experience resulting from business activities conducted in the capacity of a self-employed entrepreneur;
- meets requirements other than these specified in items above, specified in separate regulations, in particular, a candidate does not breach any restrictions or prohibitions related to the holding of a position of a member of a governing body in commercial companies.
Pursuant to § 15 sec. 4 of the Statutes a candidate for a Management Board Member cannot be a person who fulfils at least one of the following conditions:
- holds a position of a social coworker or is employed in an office of a Member of the Parliament, a Member of the Senate or a Member of the European Parliament on the basis of an employment agreement or performs work on the basis of a contract of mandate or any other contract of a similar character;
- is a member of a political party’s body representing a political party and authorized to incur liabilities;
- is employed by a political party on the basis of an employment agreement or performs work on the basis of a contract of mandate or any other contract of a similar character;
- holds an elective position in a trade union functioning in the company or a trade union functioning in a company belonging to the capital group;
- a candidate’s social or business activities are in conflict with the interests of the company.
In addition, each member of the Management Board may be recalled or suspended by the General Meeting or, for major reasons, suspended by the Supervisory Board. A resolution of the Supervisory Board on the suspension of a member of the Management Board must include a justification. The Supervisory Board may delegate members of the Supervisory Board to perform activities of the members of the Management Board on a temporary basis. A member of the Management Board submits his/her resignation in writing to the Supervisory Board at the address of the registered office of the Company.
Competencies of the Management Board
The Management Board administers affairs of the Company and represents the Company in all court and out-of-court affairs. The Management Board deals with all the matters related to managing the affairs of the Company, not reserved by the law or Statutes for the General Meeting or the Supervisory Board.
Co-operation of two Members of the Management Board or one member of the Management Board with a proxy is required to make statements on behalf of the Company. In the event that the Management Board comprises one member, declarations of intent on behalf of the Company may be made by the sole Management Board member.
The modus operandi of the Management Board and internal division of competence among Management Board members as regards managing the Company’s affairs are specified in regulations of the Management Board, available on the corporate website https://www.gkpge.pl/en/for-investors/corporate-governance/regulations .
Pursuant to the Statutes of the Company, resolutions of the Management Board are required for all matters that go beyond the scope of ordinary acts of the Company. In the case of a voting tie, the President of the Management Board has the casting vote.
In accordance with the PGE’s Statutes, resolutions of the Management Board are required particularly for the following:
- the Company’s acquisition or disposal of the following components of assets: real property, perpetual usufruct, interest in real property or perpetual usufruct, shares, interests or other participation rights;
- incurring credits and loans,
- granting sureties and guarantees by the Company and issuance of promissory notes,
- making donations and releasing from debts;
- concluding agreements not related to the Company’s business activities specified in § 3 clause 1 of the Statutes,
- appointing commercial proxies;
- appointing Company proxies authorised to incur liabilities with a value exceeding
PLN 400 000, excluding (i) the powers of attorney to conclude agreements or incur liabilities related to trade in electricity and gas, related products and rights related thereto, and related to the purchase and sale of fuels and raw materials (ii) powers of attorney ad litem,
- adopting the Regulations of the Management Board,
- approving the Company’s Organisational Regulations;
- establishing and closing Branches,
- establishing of another company,
- adopting the Company’s yearly and long-term financial plans, including investment, marketing and sponsorship plans;
- approving the rules of conducting sponsorship activity,
- adopting the Company’s development Strategy;
- determining the method of exercising the voting right at general meetings or general meetings of the companies in which the Company holds shares or interests,
- making advanced payments towards planned dividends,
- approving the materials submitted by the Management Board to the Supervisory Board.
Regardless of the above mentioned matters, resolutions of the Management Board are required for any matter referred by the Management Board to the Supervisory Board or the General Meeting.
The Statutes do not provide for detailed regulations which authorise Members of the Management Board to decide on the issue or buy-out of shares.
Activities and organisation of work of the Management Board
The Management Board manages Company’s affairs in a transparent and effective manner based on and within the limits of the governing provisions of the law, including the Code of Commercial Companies, provisions of the Company’s Statutes, Rules of the Management Board and other internal regulations governing in the Company.
The works of the Management Board are headed by the President of the Management Board. Meetings of the Management Board are convened by the President of the Management Board on his/her own initiative or on the motion of a member of the Management Board. Management Board meetings may take place without having been formally called, provided that all Management Board members were effectively notified about the meeting and none of the Management Board members object to the meeting taking place and to the proposed meeting agenda
Minutes are taken for each meeting of the Management Board and signed by the members of the Management Board, not excluding persons who filed a dissenting opinion or were temporarily absent when adopting any of the resolutions. Resolutions of the Management Board are passed with an absolute majority of votes in an open voting. In case of voting parity, the President of the Management Board has the decisive vote. A secret voting is administered by a member of the Management Board. All members of the Management Board must be properly notified of the scheduled meeting for the resolutions to be valid. A member of the Management Board may present an opposing opinion with a justification to be included in the minutes.
Resolutions may be made in writing or using means of direct remote communications.
Competencies of members of the Management Board regarding the ordinary management to operating areas in which individual members of the Management Board perform the leading role. For the functions performed, each member of the Management Board is assigned appropriate scope of responsibilities for the Company’s affairs, as presented below.
Supervisory Board
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Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. operates on the basis of the Act of September 15, 2000 – Code of Commercial Companies and the Company’s Statute and Regulations of the Supervisory Board, the content of which is available on the Company’s website:
Composition of the Supervisory Board and changes to the Supervisory Board in 2024
Composition of the Supervisory Board as at January 1, 2024
On January 25, 2024, the Minister of State Assets by a statement appointed Michał Domagała to the Supervisory Board.
On January 31, 2024 the Extraordinary General Meeting adopted resolutions to dismiss from the Supervisory Board:
- Janina Goss (Resolution 4 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Tomasz Hapunowicz (Resolution 5 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Mieczysław Sawaryn (Resolution 6 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Artur Składanek (Resolution 7 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Radosław Winiarski (Resolution 8 of the Extraordinary General Meeting).
Subsequently, the Extraordinary General Meeting of PGE S.A. adopted resolutions to appoint the following persons to the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. from February 1, 2024:
- Elżbieta Niebisz (Resolution 9 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Eryk Kosiński (Resolution 10 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Małgorzata Banasik (Resolution 11 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Andrzej Rzońca (Resolution 12 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Sławomir Patyra (Resolution 13 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Andrzej Sadkowski (Resolution 14 of the Extraordinary General Meeting),
- Andrzej Kozyra (Resolution 15 of the Extraordinary General Meeting)
At the first meeting of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. convened following the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, held on February 7, 2024, the Members of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. elected a new Presidium of the Supervisory Board.
In accordance with the adopted resolutions, the following individuals were appointed to the Presidium of the Supervisory Board:
- Michał Domagała – Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
- Andrzej Sadkowski – Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
- Anna Kowalik – Secretary of the Supervisory Board.
On February 7, 2024 the Supervisory Board also adopted resolutions to delegate Supervisory Board Members to the Management Board:
- 290/XII/2024 Eryk Kosiński to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of the Company for the 3-month period and to entrust him the duties of the President of the Management Board of the Company,
- 291/XII/2024 Małgorzata Banasik to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board of the Company for the 3-month period.
On March 6, 2024, the Supervisory Board adopted resolutions concerning the termination of the delegation of Supervisory Board Members to temporarily perform the duties of Members of the Management Board of PGE S.A.
On September 11, 2024 the Company received a resignation of Mr. Eryk Kosiński from the position of a member of the Company’s Supervisory Board.
As a result of the changes described above, the composition of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. as at December 31, 2024 and as at the date of signing of the report was as shown in the table below.
Current composition of the Supervisory Board
Composition of the Company's Supervisory Board at December 31, 2024 and at the date of signing of the report
There are seven independent members on the Supervisory Board, which constitutes 87.5% of its composition.
CVs of Supervisory Board Members
A graduate of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Dean of the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the Catholic University of Lublin. Legal counsel.
He specialises in energy law, including in particular issues related to energy security and the rules of cooperation between energy companies; business regulation and administrative and court- administrative procedure.
In 2008, he was awarded the degree of PhD in Law on the basis of his doctoral thesis entitled Legal and Administrative Aspects of National Energy Security.
In 2017, on the basis of his scientific output, including the monograph Obligation of economic cooperation of energy companies, he was awarded the degree of Hab. PhD in Law.
Author of scientific articles and monographs in the field of energy law.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Michał Domagała meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Michał Domagała was appointed to the Supervisory Board on January 25, 2024.
He graduated from Tufts University in Boston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Political Science. A graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Master of Business Administration and of the University of Warsaw where he obtained a Master’s degree in Management and Marketing.
In the 1990s, he was associated with the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Ownership Transformations, the Ministry of Ownership Transformations and the Ministry of the State Treasury, he was the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Foreign Investment (PAIZ) and took part in the creation and implementation of pension reform, as an advisor to the World Bank and Advisor to the President of the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS).
He held various management positions, including as President of the Management Board of Lottomerkury Sp. z o.o. and President of the Management Board of Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie SAMPO S.A.. He was a member of the supervisory boards of, among others, NFI Kazimierz Wielki S.A., Nafta Polska S.A., PTE Sampo S.A., PTE Norwich Union S.A., Polskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych S.A. and Gerlach S.A.
For more than 20 years an entrepreneur in the medical-pharmaceutical industry and an investor.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Andrzej Sadkowski meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Andrzej Sadkowski was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
Anna Kowalik is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. A legal counsel (after completing the legal adviser apprenticeship in Warsaw) with many years of experience in corporate supervision over companies with State Treasury shareholding, including companies of significant importance to the state economy in the Ministry of State Treasury.
She was the director of the Legal Office at the Ministry of Energy and the Deputy Director of Legal Department at the Ministry of State Assets. Participant of many trainings in the field of commercial law, public companies and economy. Lecturer in commercial law at trainings for managerial staff and for candidates for a supervisory board member in companies with the Treasury shareholding. Member of supervisory boards in the following companies: Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A, Kombinat Koksochemiczny Zabrze S.A., Pabianickie Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polfa S.A., Inowrocławskie Zakłady Chemiczne Soda Mątwy S.A., Zakłady Chemiczne Rudniki S.A., Metalplast Złotów S.A. and the function of the Partner’s Proxy at Fabryka Obrabiarek do Drewna sp. z o.o. in Bydgoszcz.
As at the date of signing of this report, Anna Kowalik holds the position of Secretary of the Supervisory Board. Anna Kowalik was appointed to the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. on June 27, 2013. During the reporting period, Anna Kowalik served as Chair of the Supervisory Board until February 6, 2024, and from February 7, 2024 has served as Secretary of the Supervisory Board.
Graduate of the University of Szczecin. Legal counsel with 20 years of experience in providing legal services to companies operating in the electrical power industry, gas, district heating, RES, WtE, hydrogen sectors and utilities. Managing Partner of Banasik Woźniak i Wspólnicy Legal Counsels Firm.
In years 2007 – 2015 she was involved in the liberalisation processes of the Polish gas market, in the processes of unbundling of energy infrastructure and its transfer between energy companies.
In years 2009 – 2018 she was involved in the process of integration of gas markets in the Baltic Sea region and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
In years 2018 – 2021 she was involved in the transformation of the Ukrainian gas market and its integration with the EU. As a leader of the legal team, she co-founded the independent Ukrainian TSO. In 2023, she advised on the unbundling process in Moldova.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Małgorzata Banasik meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Małgorzata Banasik was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
Obtained Master’s degree in law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Advocate and since 2008 the owner of a law firm – Kancelaria Adwokacka Andrzej Kozyra. He is also registered on the list of legal advisors kept by the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisors in Cracow.
He has nearly 20 years of experience in providing legal assistance, he specialises in strategic legal advisory for private and public business entities, e.g. in projects related to the implementation of the investment process and in advising bodies of companies or cooperatives, including support for their supervisory boards.
A member of the supervisory board of a capital company for nearly 10 years.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Andrzej Kozyra meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Andrzej Kozyra was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
She graduated from the Warsaw School of Planning and Statistics at the Faculty of Domestic Trade with a Master’s degree in Economics and also completed postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics in „Development and Market Management in the Electric Power Industry”.
Lecturer and examiner at courses for candidates for supervisory board members in companies with State Treasury shareholding.
In years 1991-2005 at the Ministry of Ownership Transformations and the Ministry of the State Treasury she managed departments responsible for corporate governance of state-owned companies, including electric power sector as well as she coordinated first consolidation in the power sector (ENEA S.A., ENERGA S.A., ENION S.A. and EnergiaPRO S.A.). Director of the Licensing Department at the Energy Regulatory Office in years 1998-2001.
In years 2006-2019 she held managerial and supervisory positions in companies of ZEPAK S.A. Capital Group, including inter alia Vice-President of the Management Board of the power plant ZE PAK S.A. in Konin, Member of the Management Board of the lignite mines PAK KWB Konin S.A. and PAK KWB Adamów S.A.
In addition, she has served on the supervisory boards of companies including among others KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., PZU S.A, Polimex-Mostostal S.A., Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Elżbieta Niebisz meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Elżbieta Niebisz was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
A graduate of Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (UMCS). He holds a PhD in law, he is a professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, specialist in constitutional law and legal counsel.
Serves as Head of the Chair of Constitutional Law at the UMCS and the Centre for Parliamentary Studies at the Institute of Legal Studies of the UMCS.
Author of nearly a hundred scientific publications, including three books, and more than a hundred legal opinions prepared, among others, for the parliament, state administration entities or the National Chamber of Legal Advisers.
Member of the Board of the Polish Constitutional Law Society, the Team of Legal Experts of the Stefan Batory Foundation and Head of the Team for State Structure and Justice of the Centre for Studies and Legislation of the National Council of Legal Advisers.
In years 2008-2013 member of the Supervisory Board of the Lublin Science and Technology Park S.A.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Sławomir Patyra meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Sławomir Patyra was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
A graduate of Warsaw School of Economics. PhD in economic sciences. Chair of the Department of International Comparative Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics . Member of the Advisory Council of the Centre for Social and Economic research (CASE) and of the Society of Polish Economists.
Economic strategist with experience from private sector (corporate and financial industries, including hedge funds), public sector (central bank, ministry of finance), international financial institutions (World Bank, European Central Bank) and NGOs (Civil Development Forum Foundation, CASE). Member of supervisory boards in industrial and financial companies. Former member of the Monetary Policy Council in the National Bank of Poland during the sovereign debt crisis in the Euro Area and the first war in Ukraine. Repeatedly awarded for innovative research. Holder of Citibank Foundation Kronenberg Prize and Polish Academy of Sciences Fryderyk Skarbek Prize.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Andrzej Rzońca meets the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Andrzej Rzońca was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024.
Graduate of Asser College Europe, The Hague. Head of the Department of Public Economic Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Poznan Branch of the Polish Economic Society. Fulbright Fellow, James Baker Institute for Public Policy, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University, Houston USA (2023/2024); visiting professor at Ivan Kozedub National Air Force University, Kharkov, Ukraine; LL. M from the University of the State of New York, Albany, USA and Central European University in Budapest, Hungary (1992-1993). Graduate of Asser College Europe, The Hague, Netherlands (1995); Santander Universidades Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Lecturer at foreign universities.
Author of publications in the field of law, including energy law, public economic law, public finance, competition law, transport law, legal regulation of infrastructure investments, public procurement, public health law, legal regulation of liberal professions, gambling law, administrative proceedings.
He has held, among others, positions of President of the Military Property Agency and Deputy Mayor of the City of Bydgoszcz. He also worked as a lawyer and legal counsel.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Eryk Kosiński met the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices.
Eryk Kosiński was appointed to the Supervisory Board from February 1, 2024. He hold the position of the Supervisory Board member until September 11, 2024.
Members of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024
Artur Składanek holds Master Engineer degree obtained from Institute of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1983. During years 1983 – 1985 he was taking individual studies at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology.
During years from 1994 to 2007 Artur Składanek was running his own business activity – AWI – Przedsiębiorstwo Wielobranżowe. From June 2007 Artur Składanek started to work in Finpol Rohr sp. z o.o. as a Production Specialist and from January 2008 has held a position of Director of Production. Since January 2018 a chief specialist for business development in Radpol S.A. and since 2020 he heads the research and development department at Radpol S.A.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Artur Składanek met the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices. He served on the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024.
Radosław Winiarski graduated from Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. Since 2001 he has been working as a researcher at the above faculty in the Department of Economy’s Financial Systems, within the Unit of Banking and Financial Markets. In 2007 he earned PhD in Economics, at his alma mater – in the field on management.
In years 2007-2016 he was employed in the Ministry of State Treasury an in years 2016-2019 employed at the Ministry of Energy. Mr Radosław Winiarski used to be a member of supervisory boards of inter alia ENEA S.A., H. Cegielski S.A. and Polfa Tarchomin S.A. Since September 2017 Mr. Radosław Winiarski has been a member of supervisory board of Lotos Upstream sp. z o.o. Since 2019, he has been associated with the Ministry of State Assets, where he is the head of the Department in the Department of Analysis and Reporting.
He served on the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024.
Janina Goss is a graduate of Law Faculty at the University of Łódź. A legal counsel.
In years 1968-1990 she worked in the Management Board of Społem, including 20 years as a legal counsel. In years 1990-2003 Member of the Local Government Appeal Council in Łódź, in years 1991-2003 she was employed as legal counsel in Provincial Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Łódź. In years 2006-2009 she was a Supervisory Board member in TVP S.A., including approx. 2 years at the position of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. In years 2009-2010 she was a Supervisory Board member in Polskie Radio S.A. Since 2012 Janina Goss has held a position of Management Board member in Srebrna Sp. z o.o.
In period from June 23, 2016 till January 10, 2023 she was a member of the Supervisory Board in Bank Ochrony Środowiska S.A. From January 11, 2023 till December 15, 2023, she was a member of the Supervisory Board of PKN ORLEN S.A.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Janina Goss met the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices. She served on the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024.
Tomasz Hapunowicz graduated from Faculty of Humanities at Podlasie University in Siedlce and Post graduate studies of local government and local development at the University of Warsaw.
In years 2010-2021 he hold position of Zbuczyn Commune head. Since November 2016, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Torpol S.A. Previously, he was a manager of cultural institute and was a specialist in external funds.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Tomasz Hapunowicz met the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices. He served on the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024.
Mieczysław Sawaryn is a graduate of history and a graduate of law studies, having finished legal practice in Bar Association of Szczecin.
Mieczysław Sawaryn in years 1996-1998 was a Member of the Supervisory Board of a heating company Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej sp. z .o.o in Gryfino. In years 1998-2014 Mieczysław Sawaryn was a Councillor of the Gryfino Town Council, in years 2006-20014 being the President of the Council. In years 1998-1999 he was Management Board Member of Gryfino Commune. In years 2011-2014 and 1999-2007 he run his own Legal Office in Gryfino. In years 2002-2004 he was a Member of the Regional Bar Council in Szczecin at the Bar Association of Szczecin. In years 2006-2007 Mieczysław Sawaryn served as a Board Member of ZEDO S.A. in Nowe Czarnowo. In years 2006-2011 Mieczysław Sawaryn was employed in ZEDO S.A., at first as the CEO and then as the Director of Human Resources and Law, being responsible for consolidation of ZEDO S.A. within PGE Capital Group. Member of the Supervisory Board of Regional Hospital in Gryfino in years 2012-2014. Since 2014 he has been the Mayor of Town and Community Gryfino.
In accordance with the submitted statement, Mieczysław Sawaryn met the independence criteria of a supervisory board member, determined in Best Practices. He served on the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A. until January 31, 2024.
Rules of appointing and recalling of the Supervisory Personnel
According to the valid Statutes, Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed for a joint term of office of three years. The Supervisory Board consists of five to nine members appointed and recalled by the General Meeting. The Supervisory Board elected by way of group voting shall consist of five members. With the exception of the Member of the Supervisory Board appointed by the State Treasury, member of the Supervisory Board may be appointed and dismissed by the General Meeting at all times by way of a written declaration submitted to the Management Board. State Treasury’s entitlement is valid until it remains a shareholder. Moreover, a half of members of the Supervisory Board (except the Supervisory Board member mentioned in the previous sentence), shall be elected from among persons identified by the State Treasury, until its stake in the share capital falls below 20%. At the time when this right of the State Treasury expires, another shareholder with the highest stake in the Company’s share capital acquires that right, provided that he holds at least 20% in the Company’s share capital. According to the provisions of the Statutes, the Supervisory Board shall include at least one person appointed by the General Meeting from among persons meeting the criteria of independence specified in the principles of corporate governance adopted by the Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Proposing a candidate for this position a shareholder nominating such candidate shall be obliged to submit to the minutes of the General Meeting such candidate’s written declaration confirming his/her independency. The State Treasury’s failure to appoint one member of the Supervisory Board or the General Meeting’s failure to elect members of the Management Board meeting the criteria of independence or the absence of such persons in the composition of the Supervisory Board shall not prevent the Supervisory Board from adopting valid resolutions.
Each year, the issue related to the fulfilment of the independence criteria by the Members of the Supervisory Board is addressed in the annual report on the activities of the Supervisory Board. On the basis of principle 2.3 of the Best Practices, the Supervisory Board assesses whether there are any relationships or circumstances that may affect a given Board Member’s fulfilment of the independence criteria. An evaluation of the fulfilment of the independence criteria by the Members of the Supervisory Board is presented by the Board pursuant to principle 2.11.1.
Activities and organisation of the Supervisory Board
The operating procedure of the Supervisory Board is described in the Statutes of the Company and in the Rules of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board performs its obligations collectively, however, it may delegate individual members for temporary and independent performance of certain supervisory activities. The Supervisory Board meets as required, not less often than once every two months.
Meetings of the Supervisory Board are convened by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board or the Vice-Chairman in the absence of the Chairman. The meeting of the Supervisory Board is convened by sending out a written invitation to all members of the Supervisory Board at least seven days before the schedule date of the meeting.
This period of seven days may be shortened to two days in justified cases. The Meeting of the Supervisory Board may be also convened on demand of each member of the Supervisory Board or the motion of the Management Board (the person filing the motion proposes the agenda). Then the meeting should be convened within two weeks. If the Chairman of the Supervisory Board fails to convene the meeting within that period, the person filing the motion may convene the meeting on his/her own, stating the date, place and proposed agenda. The agenda may be changed if all members of the Supervisory Board are present at the meeting and no one objects to the change.
Supervisory Board meetings may take place without having been formally called, provided that all Supervisory Board members are present at the meeting and none of the Supervisory Board members object to the meeting taking place and to the proposed meeting agenda.
The Supervisory Board passes resolutions if at least half of the members of the Supervisory Board are present at the meeting and all the members have been invited. The Supervisory Board passes resolutions in an open voting. A secret voting is administered when requested by a member of the Supervisory Board, and during voting on personal matters. Resolutions of the Supervisory Board may be made in writing or using means of direct remote communications. The latter cannot be used for resolutions on the appointment or recalling of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary of the Supervisory Board, and appointment, recalling or suspending a member of the Management Board and determining the remuneration and other contractual terms and executing agreements with Management Board members, except for competences reserved for the Company’s General Meeting resulting from mandatory provisions of law.
In 2024, 25 in-office meetings of the Supervisory Board were held. The Supervisory Board adopted 202 resolutions.
Competencies of the Supervisory Board
Pursuant to the provisions of the Statutes, the Supervisory Board maintains a continuous supervision over activities of the Company in all areas of the Company’s activities. In 2019, the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, by Resolution no. 27 of May 15 on amendments to § 18 of the Company’s Statutes, clarified the provisions related to the amendment of the Act of December 16, 2016 on Principles of Management of State Property. The said resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting introduced amendments to § 18 sec. 2 of the PGE’s Statutes with respect to the disposal of fixed assets, extending the powers of the Supervisory Board.
The competencies of the Supervisory Board include inter alia:
- review of the report of the Management Board on the activities of the Company and the separate financial statements for the past financial year for compliance with the books, documents and the actual status. This also applies to the report of the Management Board on the activities of the Capital Group and consolidated financial statements of the Capital Group if prepared,
- review of the motions of the Management Board on the division of profit or covering the loss,
- presenting the General Meeting with a written report on the results of activities referred
to in the aforementioned two points, - appointing the statutory auditor to audit the unit financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of the Capital Group if any,
- approval of the annual and long-term financial plans of the Company, including investment, marketing and sponsoring plans, as well as specifying the scope and dates of presentation of such plans by the Management Board,
- giving opinions on the principles of conducting sponsorship activities and assessing the effectiveness of the sponsoring activities carried out by the Company,
- approval of the development strategy of the Company,
- approval of the rules which lays down detailed operating procedure of the Supervisory Board,
- approval of the rules of the Management Board of the Company,
- establishing the uniform text of the Company’s Statutes,
- setting remuneration and other terms of agreements and concludes agreements with the members of the Management Board (including the President of the Management Board), subject to competencies of the General Meeting resulting from the binding laws,
- giving opinions on the Management Board’s reports on expenses on representation, legal services, marketing services, public relations services, social communication services and legal advisory connected with management as well as report on compliance with the best practices, referred to in Art. 7 sec. 3 of the Act of December 16, 2016 on the principles of state property management,
- giving opinions on the change in the rules of disposal of fixed assets, determined in § 41(1) of the Company’s Statutes,
- approval of the remuneration policy for the Capital Group,
- providing opinions on all the motions for resolutions submitted by the Management Board to the General Meeting.
- In addition, the Supervisory Board’s competencies particularly include:
- delegating members of the Supervisory Board to perform, on a temporary basis, activities of the members of the Management Board who cannot fulfill their duties,
- granting consent for the members of the Management Board to hold positions in authorities of other companies.
Documents that in detail regulate the competences of the Supervisory Board i.e. the Statutes of the Company and the Rules of the Supervisory Board are available on the corporate website: Statute of PGE S.A., Regulations of the Supervisory Board
Committees of the Supervisory Board
In accordance with the Company’s Statutes, the Rules of the Supervisory Board or a resolution of the General Meeting may provide for establishment of committees within the Supervisory Board, in particular the audit committee and the appointment and remuneration committee. The current Rules of the Supervisory Board provide that the Supervisory Board may appoint standing or ad hoc committees, acting as collective advisory and opinion-making bodies of the Supervisory Board. The particular goal of the committees is to provide the Supervisory Board with opinions and recommendations on matters within their competencies. The committees are established by the Supervisory Board out of its members. The committee consists of 3 to 5 people. The committee appoints a chairman out of its members. The chairman convenes meetings of the committee, manages works of the committee and represents the committee in relations with the authorities and employees of the Company. The mandate of a committee member expires with the expiry of the mandate of the member of the Supervisory Board, resignation from membership in the committee or recalling from the committee by the Supervisory Board. Each Member of the Supervisory Board may participate in committee meetings. The committee chairman may invite to the meetings members of the Management Board, Company employees and other persons whose participation is advisable. Decisions of the committee are made on a consensus basis, unless the regulations of a given committee state otherwise.
The document regulating in detail the scope and object of the Committees’ activities is the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A.
Committees of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A.
Composition of the committees of the Supervisory Board as at January 1, 2024
As a result of changes in the composition of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A., consisting of:
- appointing Michał Domagała to the Supervisory Board by the Minister of State Assets on January 25, 2024, ,
- adoption of resolutions by the Extraordinary General Meeting on January 31, 2024 on removing from the composition of the Supervisory Board the following persons: Janina Goss, Artur Składanek, Radosław Winiarski, Tomasz Hapunowicz, Mieczysław Sawaryn and on appointing as of February 1, 2024 the following persons to the composition of the Supervisory Board: Małgorzata Banasik, Eryk Kosiński, Andrzej Kozyra, Elżbieta Niebisz, Sławomir Patyra, Andrzej Rzońca, Andrzej Sadkowski,
- the resignation on September 11, 2024 of Eric Kosiński from his position as Member of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A.,
the composition of the individual committees as at 31 December 2024 was as in the table below.
Composition of the committees of the Supervisory Board as at December 31, 2024
Composition of the committees of the Supervisory Board as at the signing date of the report
The detailed scope of competences of individual Committees of the Supervisory Board of PGE can be found in the Regulations of the Supervisory Board available on the website of PGE S.A.
As at the date of signing of the report, the composition of the Audit Committee was as follows:
- Andrzej Rzońca – Chairman,
- Michał Domagała – Member,
- Anna Kowalik – Member,
- Elżbieta Niebisz – Member.
The Audit Committee operates on the basis of the Regulations of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A., which meets the requirements of the Act of May 11, 2017 on Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision (the Act on Statutory Auditors).
The Company also has the following documents adopted by the Audit Committee:
- Policy and Procedure for the Selection of the Audit Firm to Conduct the Audit (Auditor Selection Policy),
- Policy on the provision of permitted non-audit services by the audit firm, by affiliates of the audit firm and by a member of the audit firm’s network (Service Provision Policy).
All members of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board of the 12th term of office have submitted a declaration for the record that they meet the requirements set out in the Act on Statutory Auditors regarding the Audit Committee.
In 2024 the Supervisory Board Audit Committee had the following members:
- meeting statutory independence criteria: Michał Domagała, Elżbieta Niebisz, Andrzej Rzońca,
- having knowledge and skills in accounting or auditing financial statements due to their education and experience: Andrzej Rzońca,
- having knowledge and skills in the industry in which the company operates due to their education and professional experience: Michał Domagała, Anna Kowalik, Elżbieta Niebisz and Andrzej Rzońca.
Curricula vitae of the Members of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board containing details of their education and professional experience, confirming that they possess the requirements indicated above, are available above and on the PGE S.A. website.
The main task of the Audit Committee is assessment of the correctness and effectiveness of internal control at PGE S.A. and PGE Group and cooperation with the statutory auditors of the Company. The Audit Committee’s tasks include in particular defining the rules for selecting an audit firm to audit the Company’s financial statements and monitoring the Company’s financial reporting.
The Audit Committee at PGE S.A. held 7 minuted meetings in 2024. At its meetings, the Audit Committee analysed, among other things, reports for 2023 i.e. the Company’s separate financial statements, the consolidated financial statements of the PGE Capital Group, and the Management Board’s report on the activities of the Company and the PGE Capital Group. The Audit Committee held also regular meetings with the representatives of the auditors – the company PKF Consult sp. z o.o. sp. k. in the scope of year 2023 and 2024 results.
Furthermore, the Audit Committee analysed the Company’s separate financial statements for the first half of 2024, as well as the consolidated financial statements of the PGE Capital Group for the same period.
In 2024 the Audit Committee approved the compliance programme of PGE Group for the year 2024.
The Audit Committee issued its positive opinion on the audit plan of the PGE Capital Group for the year 2024.
The Audit Committee also analysed:
- the results of audits carried out at the Company and PGE Group,
- reports on services provided by the Auditor of PGE S.A. and entities related to the Auditor to PGE Group companies for 2023 and 2024,
- information on the adoption of a recommendation to the Supervisory Board on the evaluation of transactions entered into by PGE S.A. and its subsidiaries with related parties on an arm’s length basis in the ordinary course of business.
Selection of the audit firm to carry out the audit
Pursuant to the Auditor Selection Policy, the selection of the auditing firm to audit the financial statements of the Company and the consolidated financial statements of PGE Group is made in compliance with the mandatory provisions of law and internal regulations, in particular:
- Act on Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision, in particular art. 130 sec. 3 point 2 of this Act,
- Public Procurement Law (i.e.: Polish Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1605 as amended),
- PGE Group’s General Procurement Procedure,
- PGE S.A. Procurement Procedures,
- Auditor Selection Policy,
- Guidelines for the selection and co-operation with the audit firm auditing the annual financial statements of the State-owned Company of September 2017.
The first audit engagement will be with an audit firm for a period of not less than 2 years, renewable for successive periods of at least 2 years. The maximum duration of uninterrupted audit engagements with the same audit firm or an audit firm affiliated with that audit firm or any Member of a network operating in countries of the European Union to which those audit firms belong will not exceed 10 years, with the proviso that the key Auditor may not audit for more than 5 years and that the key Auditor may re-perform an audit after a period of at least 3 years has elapsed since the completion of the last audit.
The auditor auditing the non-consolidated financial statements of PGE S.A. and the consolidated financial statements of PGE Group for 2022-2024 is PKF Consult sp. z o.o. sp.k. (PKF Consult). PKF Consult was selected in a procurement procedure in the form of negotiations with an announcement.
In accordance with the Auditor Selection Policy, the following criteria and conditions of participation were taken into account in the tender process:
- price for carrying out the audit and permitted additional services,
- knowledge of the energy industry and the specifics of state-owned companies;
- experience in auditing public entities;
- composition and experience of the audit team;
- size and organisational capacity to carry out the audit of PGE Group.
The criteria for selecting the audit firm and the method of evaluation of the bids were determined by the Supervisory Board, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The selection of the audit firm to carry out the audit of the financial statements is made by the Supervisory Board, following a recommendation by the Audit Committee. The selection of PKF Consult by the Supervisory Board was in line with the recommendation of the Audit Committee.
On September 3, 2024, following a procurement procedure conducted in accordance with the principles described above, the Supervisory Board selected KPMG Audyt Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp. k. to audit the separate financial statements of PGE S.A. and the consolidated financial statements of the PGE Group for the years 2025–2027.
In accordance with the Service Provision Policy a statutory auditor or audit firm conducting a statutory audit at PGE S.A. or any of its network members may not provide any prohibited non-audit services directly or indirectly to PGE S.A. and PGE Group companies.
The aforesaid prohibited non-audit services include:
- services indicated in Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC (“Regulation no. 537/2014”) (in art. 5 section 1 of the Regulation no. 537/2014),
- other non-financial revision services.
Allowed non-audit services.
2 In accordance with the Service Provision Policy.
The provision of these services by an audit firm performing a statutory audit of PGE S.A. and by members of the network for PGE S.A. and PGE Group companies is possible only in as far as this is not linked to tax policy after the Audit Committee at PGE S.A.’s Supervisory Board carries out an assessment of independence threats and precautions as referred to in the Act on statutory auditors. According to the table provided, in all but the last item, the Audit Committee has carried out an assessment of the threats and safeguards to independence referred to in the Act on Statutory Auditors. In the case of the open training sessions, thematic conferences, industry meetings and other events, the assessment of threats and safeguards for independence is carried out by the Audit Committee of PGE S.A. only if, in a given financial year, the value of these services, provided jointly by PGE S.A. and the PGE Group Companies to a statutory auditor or audit firm carrying out statutory audits of PGE S.A. or a member of the network to which the statutory auditor or audit firm belongs, reaches the limit of PLN 100 thousand set in the Policy. The costs of the services in question in 2024 were less than PLN 100 thousand.
The Services Provision Policy also specifies how a PGE Group company may request the Audit Committee of PGE S.A. to carry out the aforementioned assessment. The Audit Committee will take a written position within 14 calendar days of receiving a request to perform the assessment.
At the date of signing of the report, the composition of the Corporate Governance Committee was as follows:
- Sławomir Patyra – Chairman,
- Anna Kowalik – Member,
- Andrzej Kozyra – Member.
The tasks of the Corporate Governance Committee include, in particular, evaluating the implementation of corporate governance principles in the Company and evaluating the manner in which the Company fulfils its disclosure obligations with respect to the application of corporate governance principles and submitting recommendations or initiatives for changes in this area to the Supervisory Board, providing opinions on internal acts and other documents of the Company submitted to the Supervisory Board which have a significant impact on corporate governance, as well as initiating and developing proposals for amendments to the Company’s internal acts concerning corporate governance and submitting them to the Supervisory Board.
There were 2 meetings of the Corporate Governance Committee in 2024.
At the date of signing of the report, the composition of the Strategy and Development Committee was as follows:
- Małgorzata Banasik – Chairwoman,
- Elżbieta Niebisz – Member,
- Andrzej Rzońca – Member,
- Andrzej Sadkowski – Member.
The Strategy and Development Committee is responsible for providing opinions and presenting recommendations to the Supervisory Board on issues related to the determination of the strategy and development planning of the Company and PGE Group. In particular, the Strategy and Development Committee’s tasks include providing opinions on strategy and strategic plans as well as on investments having a significant impact on the Company’s assets submitted to the Supervisory Board by the Management Board.
There were 5 minuted meetings of the Strategy and Development Committee in 2024.
Among others the following topics were the subject of the Strategy and Development Committee in 2024:
- Information of the Management Board of PGE S.A. on key projects and activities currently carried out in the area of research, development and innovation at PGE Group,
- Information provided by the Management Board of the Company on investments in offshore and onshore wind farms,
- Information concerning the assumptions and directions of changes in PEP 2040,
- Update of the PGE Group’s Strategy,
- Investments in gas-fired sources as part of the decarbonisation of the PGE Group’s assets.
At the date of signing of the report, the composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee was as follows:
- Anna Kowalik – Chairwoman,
- Małgorzata Banasik – Member,
- Michał Domagała – Member,
- Andrzej Kozyra – Member,
- Sławomir Patyra – Member.
The Appointment and Remuneration Committee’s task is facilitating achievement of strategic goals of the Company by presenting the Supervisory Board with opinions and motions on the development of the management structure, including remuneration system and selection of properly qualified personnel.
In particular, the tasks of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee include:
- initiating and giving an opinion on the arrangements for the appointment of Management Board members,
- giving its opinion on the solutions proposed by the Management Board regarding the Company’s management system in order to ensure that the Company’s management is efficient, consistent and secure and compliance with the law and internal regulations,
- periodically reviewing and recommending principles for determining the incentive remuneration of members of the Management Board and senior executives, in accordance with the interests of the Company,
- periodically reviewing the remuneration system for members of the Management Board and executives reporting directly to the members of the Management Board, including management contracts and incentive schemes and submitting to the Supervisory Board proposals for their design depending on achieving the Company’s strategic objectives,
- providing opinions to the Supervisory Board on the justification for the award of performance-related remuneration in the context of assessing the extent to which the Company’s specific tasks and objectives have been achieved,
- evaluating the Company’s human resources management system.
There were 5 meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee in 2024.
The subject matter of the meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee in 2024 included inter alia Discussion of the proposal of Management Objectives for the PGE S.A. Management Board for 2024.