Management board

Deputy Head of the Supervisory Board (Representative of the State from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)

Mr. Shevalev has experience working in an international public banking environment at the intersection of the private and public sectors. He is a member of EBRD Board of Directors, deputy executive director of EBRD (Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Lichtenstein, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan). He was at the origin of the public banking sector reform in Ukraine and among the key ideologists and authors of the Fundamentals of the Public Banking Sector Reform (2016).

Member of the Supervisory Board (Representative of the State from the Parliamentary Committee for the Financial, Tax and Customs Policy)

Mr. Oleksiyenko has more than 20 years of experience at managerial positions at leading investment companies in Ukraine. He organized a series of M&A and capital raising transactions by Ukrainian companies valued at more than US$3 billion in total. Mr. Oleksiyenko has significant experience in the structuring of complex transactions at the capital market of Ukraine. During 2014 - 2020 he was a part of the Naftogaz team and successfully implemented several strategic projects for the group. Mr. Oleksiyenko has considerable practical experience in profound transformation and enhancing companies’ transparency.

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Jagiello, one of the most respected managers in Poland, for more than ten years, headed PKO Bank Poland - the largest banking group in Poland and CEE - which was transformed from a traditional bank (under State control) into a dynamic fintech. Earlier, for many years connected with the capital market (among others Pioneer Investment - the largest asset manager in Poland).

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Ionescu has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and senior management in global investment banks such as Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse as well as deep exposure to the banking sector in Central and Eastern Europe through his work at Raiffeisen Bank. Most recently, Mr. Ionescu served as Head of DB Romania, where he was also the Chairperson of DB Global Technology. Mr. Ionescu successfully completed landmark transactions such as the privatization of Banca Agricola with Raiffeisen Bank, IPO of BRD Societe Generale, the acquisition of Finansbank by the National Bank of Greece. He oversaw NPL acquisitions in Romania of c. €3.3bn which resulted in a significant reduction of the banking sector non-performing loan exposure. Mr. Ionescu holds an MBA (honors) from the Wharton School, studied Economics at The University of Oxford, St. Antony’s College, and completed the Public Leadership Credential at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Russo has more than 38 years of experience in the banking sector with UniCredit Group in 4 Countries, including 11 years of work experience in the Ukrainian market with the successful implementation of transformation projects and bank management in crisis and post-crisis periods.

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Shaikh has extensive experience in banking (39 years of experience at Citigroup in 7 countries, including six years of experience at Citibank Ukraine), successfully implementing transformation, corporate governance, crisis management, and achieving growth in challenging and unstable environments.

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Lytvyn has comprehensive management experience (about 20 years) in the banking, State, and government sectors, with expertise in banking and international finance and experience in establishing effective cooperation with international financial organizations and implementing reforms in the banking and financial sectors.

Member of the Supervisory Board (Representative of the State from the President of Ukraine)

Ms. Metsher has over 20 years of legal experience, of which 15 years in the State-owned JSC Ukreximbank, also at managerial positions. She, inter alia, has gained practical experience in joint-stock company reorganization, dispute resolution with banks and corporate dispute resolution.

Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member)

Mr. Melngailis has substantial and diverse banking sector experience in management positions and as a senior advisor in several European countries. He has led complex bank and system-wide transformation projects, especially in the field of restructuring of bank assets and fundraising. He has served as an independent director of a number of financial institutions, including as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in one of the leading banks in the Baltic region.