The name of his successor is already known.
resignation statement, reports “Economichna Pravda” with reference to sources in the parliament and “Naftogaz”.
According to the procedure, Vitrenka should have been dismissed from the position by the Supervisory Board of NJSC “Naftogaz”. however, it has not yet been formed, so the dismissal can be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, which currently performs the functions of the supervisory board., that Vitrenka will likely be replaced by the current Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Chernyshov.
“In order for the government to appoint Chernyshov as the new head of the NAK, the parliament must first remove him from the post of minister. Therefore, the option that instead of Vitrenka will be appointed acting for a certain time, and Chernyshov will become the full-fledged head of the company, is not excluded,” said the interlocutor of the publication.
Comment ZN.UA
As Igor Maskalevich notes, in general, the change of Yury Vitrenka as the head of Naftogaz is expected and adequate. Yes, Oleksiy Chernyshov is not an energy engineer. But Vitrenko is not an energy engineer either, he is a good lawyer. But Chernyshov is a good “operationalist”. It was this managerial vein that Vitrenka lacked in order to lead the country's preparations for the heating season. The Cabinet hopes that Chernyshov will do better. Well, quite possibly. Moreover, the role of the individual in the history of this winter is minimal, we will definitely not develop production and build reserves. We will put out hundreds of small fires at the same time, and here the speed of reaction is much more important than strategic vision. From the point of view of operational response, Chernyshov is many times better than Vitrenko. However, we will not be enchanted ahead of time. Ahead of Chernyshov is a more than real prospect of pumping out buffer gas, undermining the operation of our storage facilities, and exiting the autumn-winter period with empty storage facilities, without money for the purchase of gas next winter. Which will be no less a challenge than this year's winter.
Read also: “Hop-stop of the government”: how Vitrenko blackmailed Shmyhal to draw the profits of “Naftogaz” to President Volodymyr Zelensky with a request todismiss the chairman of the board of Naftogaz Yury Vitrenka. According to Kucherenko, Vitrenko's activities led to a crisis situation for the company and the Oil and Gas System Operator of Ukraine. Therefore, in addition to the dismissal of the current chairman of the board, an audit should be conducted of all enterprises that are part of the company – with subsequent mandatory publication of its conclusions.
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