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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decision to appoint a new composition of the supervisory board of JSC Ukrposhta. The company’s CEO, Ihor Smilyansky, said that the company’s management did not take part in the selection of candidates and learned the results at the same time as the public. This was reported by Hlavkom referring to Smilyansky’s statement.
According to the CEO, the appointment of supervisory board members is exclusively within the powers of the company’s shareholder – the Ministry for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine. Therefore, Ukrposhta does not comment on the government’s staffing decision.
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At the same time, Smilyansky welcomed the formation of the new supervisory board and noted that the company is ready to begin cooperation with its members after all necessary procedures are completed.
The head of Ukrposhta paid particular attention to the candidate selection procedure. In his opinion, it became an example of adherence to the principles of independent corporate governance.
“The selection of supervisory board members, in my opinion, was exemplary from the point of view of corporate governance. Especially considering the recent questions regarding the appointments of supervisory boards of other state institutions,” Smilyansky said.
As the CEO explained, the selection was carried out by the Cabinet of Ministers’ appointments committee and an independent recruiter, whose work was financed by partners from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
“Throughout the entire process we did not know either the surnames of the candidates, nor did we in any way take part in the selection or influence its course. This is also my principled position,” he emphasized.
According to Smilyansky, he learned the names of the newly appointed supervisory board members only after the corresponding Cabinet decision was signed.
The CEO also explained that he cannot currently assess the professional experience of the new supervisory board members because he is personally almost not acquainted with them. He suggested addressing related questions to the company’s shareholder or the representatives of the recruiting firm.
At the same time, Smilyansky clarified that he is well acquainted with the state representative Yevhen Dubohryz, with whom he regularly cooperates. In addition, he previously met Oleg Tymkiv during Tymkiv’s work at PwC about seven to eight years ago, but they have not communicated since.
Separately, the head of Ukrposhta emphasized the transparency of the company’s corporate governance throughout his ten years of leadership.
According to Smilyansky, during that time no questions arose regarding the company’s transparency, integrity, or corrupt actions. He also linked this to the support of international partners.
The CEO expressed hope that the appointment of the new supervisory board composition will contribute to the further strengthening of Ukrposhta’s corporate governance and will allow the company to continue working for millions of Ukrainians.
Recall, 21 October the Cabinet of Ministers approved the candidacies of five members of Ukrposhta’s supervisory board. The new composition includes four independent members – Neil Henry Ashworth, Jurate Stanisauskaiene, Oleg Tymkiv and Artu Hjalmar Hollmerus. The state representative is economist and financial expert Yevhen Dubohryz. The government made the corresponding decision based on the results of the competitive selection.
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