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The Prime Minister emphasized that the Agency needs a leader whom both society and partners trust.
The Cabinet of Ministers announced a reopening for the position of head of the National Agency on Detection, Search, and Management of Assets (ARMA).
This was announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Korenetsky.
"We are announcing an open and transparent competition for the position of head of the National Agency on Detection, Search, and Management of assets obtained from corruption and other crimes. The Agency needs a leader whom both society and partners trust," he noted.
Korenetsky urged those with managerial experience, an impeccable reputation, and a desire to be useful to their country to participate in the competition.
"During the war, every seized asset must work in the interests of the state," the prime minister stressed.
30 July 2025 this year the government dismissed ARMA head Olena Duma from her post. On the same day a new law came into force, launching the substantive reform of the agency.
14 August, Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev introduced to the ARMA team the acting head of the Agency — Yaroslav Maksimenko.
25 September last year the government defined the members of the Competition Commission for selecting candidates for ARMA head, who will choose the Agency’s leader under new rules.
Prior to this, the Verkhovna Rada passed the reform law for ARMA. The law is part of Ukraine’s commitments under the Ukraine Facility program, which opens a path to EU financial assistance. The document provides new requirements for the ARMA head, an updated selection procedure, the introduction of mandatory independent auditing, a public competition for managers of seized assets, and control and accountability at all stages of management.
In early 2026 the year it was reported that 13 candidates had applied for the competition, so the filing period was extended. Only one candidate — Viktor Dubovyk — was admitted to the interview stage, but he did not pass it. And in August 2026 he was informed of suspicions in the Forest Gump case.
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