The Supervisory Board of the state-owned Oschadbank has determined the winner of the competition for the position of Chairman of the Board – the current Deputy Chairman of the Board for Corporate Business, Yuriy Katsion.
Katsion’s appointment to the position will take place after the approval of his candidacy by the National Bank of Ukraine in accordance with current procedures. The bank’s Supervisory Board expressed gratitude to Sergey Naumov, who has headed Oschadbank for the past five years, for his high professionalism and dedication to his work.
Yuriy Katsion has 27 years of experience in the banking sector, of which 24 years have been working at Oschadbank. He began his career as Chief Economist, in 2016 he became Director of the Corporate Business Department, and in 2022 he took up the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board, responsible for this area.
A graduate of the Kyiv National Economic University, Katsion holds a master’s degree in banking investment management. He has significant experience in implementing large-scale investment projects and structuring deals, including with the participation of international financial organizations. He also has expert knowledge in the fields of agrarian and processing industries, fuel and energy complex, oil refining, construction, metallurgy and retail trade.
At the end of June this year, Katsion was appointed Secretary of the Entrepreneurship Support Council under the President of Ukraine, which includes 77 business representatives. Oschadbank noted that it actively participates in the development of regulatory documents of the bank, the NBU, and specialized legislative acts aimed at supporting strategically important sectors of the economy during a full-scale war.
According to data from the National Bank of Ukraine, as of early September 2025, Oschadbank, with total assets of UAH 479.1 billion (12.3% of the total), ranks second among 60 Ukrainian banks.
