Mr Franciszek Krok, aged 59, graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, where he completed his master’s degree and received his PhD in technical sciences. Additionally, he has passed the state examination for candidates for supervisory board members at State Treasury companies. He is also a certified banking professional.

Franciszek Krok has extensive knowledge and experience regarding the economic situation of former Soviet republics. From 1989 to 1995, he held the following posts: advisor at the Polish mission to COMECON (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance), deputy permanent representative of Poland in COMECON, commercial affairs advisor at the Trade Advisor’s Office at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Moscow, and, subsequently, head of the Trade Advisor’s Office. From 1995 to 2003, he worked at BRE Bank S.A. as a manager, and then Deputy Director of the Financial Institutions Department. From August 2003 to March 2006, he was Vice President of the Management Board of PGNIG S.A., responsible for trade and marketing. In addition, in 2002–2003, he was a member of the Supervisory Boards of Zespół Elektrociepłowni w Łodzi S.A. and Pekaes Truck S.A. From 2003 to 2006, he was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of INTERGAZ Sp. z o.o. He also sat on the Supervisory Board of INVESTGAS Sp. z o.o. In 2005–2006, Mr Krok held the office of a member and, subsequently, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EuRoPol GAZ S.A. (system of transit gas pipelines linking Jamal and Western Europe). Since December 2006, he has worked at the Company as Management Board Representative and Director for Owner Supervision and Financial Vice President of the Management Board at Occidental Resources, Inc., and since May 2010, as Management Board President at Occidental Resources and member of the Board of Directors at SIGNA ENTERPRISES Ltd. Since 2007, he has been a Management Board member and Financial Director of EMBA JUG NEFT LLP and Company PROFIT LLP. On 9 June 2010, he was appointed a commercial proxy of PETROLINVEST S.A.

Since 9 September 2010, he has been Member of the Supervisory Board of the Company, responsible for the Company’s operating activities in the exploration and production segment in Kazakhstan. His mandate expires in 2013 on the day of holding the Annual General Meeting approving the financial statements for the year 2012.