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The Supervisory Board of National Joint Stock Company Naek Energoatom, based on independent competitions, has named Yuriy Tkachuk the winner of the competition for the position of CEO, and Pavlo Pavlyshyn for the position of head of nuclear security.
As Dilo writes, this was reported by the Ministry of Economy and Environmental Protection.
It is noted that the competitive selections lasted from June to September 2026 year. Only for the CEO position were candidates from Ukraine and abroad considered 78.
The separation of the two distinct leadership positions is part of a new model of corporate governance. Henceforth Yuriy Tkachuk will be responsible for the company's activities and development, while Pavlo Pavlyshyn will have independent powers on nuclear and radiation safety.
According to the head of the Supervisory Board, Rumina Velshi, such a division is common worldwide:
“We deliberately chose two very different leaders. This division of powers corresponds to the established practice of leading nuclear energy operators around the world. Energoatom will be built on these principles from now on,” she noted.
What is known about Energoatom’s leaders?
Yuriy Tkachuk currently heads Ukraine’s largest gas production company — JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya. Before that, he held leadership positions at Ukrnafta, where he served as chief financial officer and acting CEO.
Yuriy Tkachuk will lead Energoatom (facebook.com/y.p.tkachuk)
Pavlo Pavlyshyn has more than 30 years of experience in nuclear energy. From 2012 to 2022 he headed Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, and in 2019–2020 years temporarily acted as Energoatom president. To fully assume the new role, he will need to obtain an individual license again, which was withdrawn from him in 2022.
New director of nuclear safety at Energoatom Pavlo Pavlyshyn. Photo: e-b.com.ua
As reported, the Energoatom Supervisory Board 20 in August 2025 terminated the powers and discharged Petro Kotin from the position of acting chairman of the board upon his request. The company was temporarily led by Pavlo Kovtonyuk, who since June 2022 had been managing Rivne NPP and previously was the plant’s chief engineer.
The new Energoatom Supervisory Board also elected international nuclear safety and regulatory oversight expert Rumina Velshi as its chair.
25 February, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Daria Markach, Deputy Minister of Economy, as the state's representative on Energoatom’s Supervisory Board. She replaced Serhiy Sukhomlyn, who left the post of his own accord.
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