Burak Ihor Zinoviyovych

Engineer at Odesahrogaz on the supervisory board of UDN, 25 years at Ukrtransgaz, and a declaration scandal

Burak Ihor is an independent member of the Supervisory Board of JSC Ukrainian Distribution Networks (since March 26, 2026, Ministry of Energy Order No. 163). At the time of appointment, he officially held the position of design engineer at LLC Odesahrogaz.

Career in the gas transmission system

From 1997 to 2009 — the system of PJSC Ukrtransnafta: he advanced from mechanical engineer at the Sumy District Pipeline Management to chief engineer of the branch "Prydniprovski Main Oil Pipelines." From 2009 to 2014 — JSC Ukrtranshaz: deputy head, head of the main gas pipelines and GDS management, director of the gas transportation department. From April 2014 to August 2017 — vice president and chief engineer of PJSC Ukrtransgaz. Thus, a person with 20 years of experience in gas transmission infrastructure — yet appointed to the board of an electric distribution company, which has no direct relation to gas.

Declaration scandal and conflict of interest

Failed to submit the declaration on time — a violation detected by the UDN anti-corruption commissioner Mykhailo Kostyanetskyi. The declaration was submitted only after a telephone reminder on April 22–23. On April 27, Kostyanetskyi informed the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) about the late submission. In response, on May 5, the supervisory board unanimously voted for an "internal investigation" into the actions of the commissioner himself — Burak voted in a direct conflict of interest, defending his own private interest contrary to official duties. The commissioner publicly qualified this step as pressure on a person who revealed a violation.