The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new composition of the Supervisory Board of the National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine based on the recommendations of the nomination committee. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
This is reported by Kyiv24
International Experts and State Representatives on the Board
The updated Supervisory Board includes six members, four of whom are independent international specialists with many years of experience in the energy sector:
- Robert Shlesinski (Poland) — a specialist in corporate governance and energy.
- Erik Rasmussen (Denmark) — an expert in financing energy and infrastructure projects, who worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and was involved in the reform of corporate governance of state enterprises, including Naftogaz of Ukraine.
- Duncan Nightingale (Canada) — a specialist in operational management in the extraction and development of energy assets, who chaired the Supervisory Board of PJSC Ukrnafta and implemented OECD practices.
- Tore Martin Anfinnsen (Norway) — held leadership positions at Equinor, one of Norway’s leading energy companies.
Representing the state are Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Anna Artemenko, as well as the State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Konstantin Maryevich.
Reasons for the Update and Stages of the Competition
The three-year term of the previous Supervisory Board, as defined by legislation, was set to end in January 2026. On November 18, 2025, the government announced an open competition for the positions of members of the Supervisory Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine as part of the strategy to modernize the management of all state energy enterprises.
“Prior to this, on November 17, the government approved an action plan for updating the compositions of the supervisory boards and executive bodies of entities in the fuel and energy complex.”
The appointment of the new Supervisory Board is another step in the consistent implementation of corporate governance reforms at state energy enterprises in Ukraine.