(IFN) The supervisory board of Polish telephone operator Netia SA has named Miroslaw Godlewski as its new chief executive, the company said in a disclosure statement on Tuesday.
Godlewski will replace Netias acting CEO Pawel Karlowski on Feb. 15. Karolowski will stay on as a member of Netias management board and chief operating officer.
Netia has been seeking a new CEO since Wojciech Madalski resigned on Sept. 13.
Godlewski, 40, has been president of listed ceramic tiles manufacturer Opoczno SA (OPO.WA) since January 2006. Between 1983 and 2003, he served in a variety of senior management posts with PepsiCos Polish distributor PepsiCo Trading, including general direcctor and sales director.
Netia is trying to branch out from its core fixed-line business. It expected to post a net loss in 2006 due to startup costs of its minority-owned third-generation mobile operator P4.
P4, scheduled to launch in March, is a joint venture of Netia and Icelandic private equity fund Novator and holds Polands fourth license for the universal mobile telecommunications system, or UMTS.
Tuesday, Netia shares closed at 4.80 zlotys ($1=PLN2.97) per share on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, unchanged on the day.
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