The Nominations Committee for the appointment of CEOs to chair major economic enterprises within the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has determined candidates to fill posts of CEOs of Public Joint Stock Company “Ukrainian Railway” and SE Plant Electrovazhmash.

The Committee will recommend the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to appoint Wojciech Balczun to chair "Ukrzaliznytsia" and Jean-André Barbosa to chair the Plant Electrovazhmash.

Wojciech Balczun has over 15 years of professional experience, including 7 years of experience in railway transport of Poland holding the posts of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Polish Railways RRB S. A. and Director General of PKP Cargo S. A. He worked as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LOT Polish airlines. He was included in TOP 20 list of the anti-crisis managers of Poland-2012 by Bloomberg Businessweek Poland. He is a citizen of Poland.

 Jean-André Barbosa has more than 17 years of professional experience, including management positions, in the field of heavy engineering and manufacturing of construction materials. Now he holds the position of Vice President and Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe of Areva, a French company. He has experience of crisis management, business restructuring, business development and access to export markets. He is a citizen of France and Mexico.

By now, 3 out of 6 competitions for the positions of managers of major state-owned enterprises that began in late February 2016 have effectively ended.