In brief

• The Supervisory Board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny entrusted the position of president to Piotr Borys, who previously headed the rail subprogram.
• The new president is to complete the airport by 2032, although he does not rule out changing this deadline.
• The company faces key tenders and securing billions of zloty to finance the investment.

Internal promotion at the head of the company

The Supervisory Board of CPK entrusted Piotr Borys with the presidency of the company, as the company Centralny Port Komunikacyjny announced on Friday. Industry media signaled this choice already the day before, announcing that the helm would be taken by a person associated with rail (CPK ma nowego prezesa. To człowiek od wielkich inwestycji kolejowych – WNP.pl). The new president was selected in a competition that was won in October, and the commercial market had been sounded out earlier (Arche chce na giełdę, CPK ma nowego szefa, a bilety lotnicze będą droższe (Najważniejsze informacje dnia) – Puls Biznesu) (Bez "głośnego nazwiska", ale w branży znany. Rynek zaskoczony wyborem nowego szefa CPK – WNP.pl).

Rail experience

Borys is a civil engineer. From September 2024 he headed the Rail Subprogram at CPK, responsible for preparing and implementing the rail investments of the Port Polska programme.

Tasks ahead of the new president

The new president faces key tenders and securing billions of zloty to finance the flagship investment. The industry describes him as a hardworking expert and wonders whether he will be able to bring order to the chaos surrounding the project (Branża o nowym prezesie CPK: pracowity fachowiec. Czy zapanuje nad chaosem wokół inwestycji? – Puls Biznesu). Borys himself says the company has funds for current operations while simultaneously seeking further financing. He also announces that the goal is to complete the airport by 2032, although he does not rule out revising this deadline (Nowy prezes CPK chce lotniska w 2032 roku, ale nie wyklucza „zrewidowania tego celu” – Rzeczpospolita). From his first statements it follows that the schedule may be postponed, and the project is not moving quickly for now (Megalotnisko łapie poślizg już na starcie. Nowy prezes CPK nie daje gwarancji – WNP.pl).

Market opinions

Commentators note that the new president does not have a high-profile name, but is well known in the industry. His rail competence is cited as a strength, while a lack of experience in aviation construction is cited as a weakness.