The Supervisory Board of the Joint Stock Company "Ukrainian Defense Industry" has appointed Oleh Huliak as a new Director General of the company.

This follows a search and assessment of candidates by the Ukrainian office of Odgers Berndtson, an international executive search firm.

More than 20 people applied for the CEO position at UDI, and three candidates were shortlisted. The Supervisory Board held a final interview with them and decided on the candidate. Representatives of the US, UK and German embassies took part in the interviews with the shortlisted candidates.

“Oleh Huliak understands the urgent needs of the army and is an experienced leader. The main tasks he now faces are to further increase production volumes, complete the reform of the state defence industry and build an effective anti-corruption infrastructure”, said Herman Smetanin, Minister of Strategic Industries.

“It is extremely important for us that the largest state defence company is headed by a person with experience in the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and as the head of logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is a professional who knows exactly what the Ukrainian Armed Forces need. He is a true leader: proactive, responsible and effective. That is why we have decided to appoint Oleh Huliak as CEO of the company. I am grateful to our partners at Odgers Berndtson for the quality of their work and to the other candidates for taking part in the competition”, said David Lomjaria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UDI.

“I am grateful for the trust placed in me to lead Ukrainian Defence Industry. Our work is crucial to achieving victory over the enemy. There is a lot of work, important tasks and new challenges ahead. However, I am confident that together with our team we will achieve the necessary results”, said CEO of UDI Oleh Huliak.