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The Cabinet of Ministers made new personnel decisions regarding the state-owned Sense Bank. The government terminated the powers of the bank’s supervisory board chairman Mykola Hladyshenko and appointed a new state representative to the board.
This was reported by Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi.
What will happen next with Sense Bank?
Serhii Koretskyi said that during the government meeting on 21 August additional personnel decisions regarding Sense Bank were adopted. In particular, the Cabinet terminated Mykola Hladyshenko’s powers as chairman of the supervisory board.
The Ministry of Finance, together with the National Bank, must immediately ensure proper corporate governance of Sense Bank and ensure its thorough preparation for sale,
– Koretskyi said.
According to the prime minister, appointing a new state representative should speed up the formation of a quorum in the bank’s governing bodies.
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The government decision was preceded by the position of the National Bank. On 20 August the NBU declared Hladyshenko to be noncompliant with independence requirements and demanded that the state terminate his powers as a member of the supervisory board.
The National Bank emphasized that this concerns termination of powers, not temporary suspension. The regulator began checking Hladyshenko’s compliance with independence criteria back in May 2026 of the year.
The situation around Sense Bank intensified after the publication of NABU materials as part of the “Forrest Gump” operation. According to the investigation, funds possibly related to the scheme of posting bail for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko may have passed through the bank’s accounts.
In particular, the investigation is establishing the origin of 150 million hryvnias of the bail, part of which passed through accounts at Sense Bank.
NABU is also checking the possible use of accounts of related companies to transfer funds that were later directed toward the bail. According to media reports, the total cash flow connected to the bank may have amounted to at least 87,86 million hryvnias.
Separately, the published “Forrest Gump” materials include conversations about possible influence on the operations of the state bank and attempts to gain control over it.
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