JSW: Edward Szlęk became the new president – Polish Radio

The previous president Jaroslaw Zagórowski, head of the company for nearly eight years, February 16, resigned, ending a turbulent 17-day strike at the company. After the resignation of Zagórowskiego supervisory board has entrusted the acting President George Boreckiemu, as President. Technical JSW.
the contest announced in February by the board of directors of the listed company received 16 applications; of which 10 candidates were qualified. For interviews April 9 joined seven of them. JSW spokeswoman Katarzyna Jablonska-Bajer said that after the completion of the qualification and selection Szlęk new CEO will be appointed on 27 April.

Szlęk from the beginning was associated with companies in the steel industry, chemical and coke
Edward Szlęk is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering University of Science and Technology in Cracow, finishing a graduate degree in computer science at the university and study in the management of the Scientific Society for Organization and Management.
Since the beginning of work is associated with companies in the steel industry, chemical and coke. Since 1990, dealt with the management, development and restructuring of companies of significant importance for the Polish economy.
As stated in the message JSW, conducted a successful restructuring of companies such as Zawiercie SA, Stalexport SA Chemical Plant “Alwernia” SA All of these companies operate within corporate groups present at the Stock Exchange in Warsaw.

The new president managed Koksownia Friendship
Since 2007 he managed the largest company Szlęk adaptive JSW – Friendship coking plant. In the last two years he was with the integration of Coking Plant and Kombinat Koksochemiczny “Zabrze”, leading to the formation of a company JSW Coke. It currently manages four coke plants and processes more than 5 million tons of coal per year. Thus led to the final process of creating within the JSW group of coal and coke.

The resignation of the previous President as a result of the strike at JSW

The strike at JSW, which resulted in the dismissal of Zagórowskiego began on January 28 after the announcement by the board of a savings plan. The appeal of the President was one of the main demands of trade unionists. They alleged Zagórowski pretense of social dialogue and mismanagement, a trade – resistance to any changes which are necessary in a company struggling with the effects of the crisis across the industry.
Jaroslaw Zagórowski resigned.

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course was stormy protest, held numerous demonstrations, while two police intervened. February 16 Zagórowski resigned from. In its Communication on the subject indicated that the direct cause of this decision was “unleashed by an unprecedented wave of union leaders hatred and aggression against the president.”
the same day, the miners returned to work two days later, when he resigned Zagórowskiego board of directors approved the JSW, formally ended strike action Protest-JSW.
Gliwice complex reports examine both the legality of the prosecutor’s office in JSW protest police intervention as those organized in February when accompanying a strike rally in mining Hawk of the Spring. JSW’s management believes that the company’s strike was illegal. In the opinion of the police union exceeded its powers by using smoothbore shotguns and tear gas during a demonstration. This issue also examines the ombudsman

5 mines JSW operates 26,000 employees. Last year, they took out 14 million tons of coal.

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