The Supervisory Board of Joint Stock Company National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom (“Energoatom” or the “Company”) is launching an international search for its next Chief Executive Officer (Chairperson of the Management Board).
About Energoatom
Energoatom is Ukraine’s largest electricity generation company and the operator of the country’s nuclear power fleet, which provides the majority (>55%) of Ukraine’s electricity and serves as a cornerstone of national energy security.
The Company operates three nuclear power plants — Rivne, South Ukraine, and Khmelnyts’kyi — as well as the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which remains under Russian military occupation and comprises one of the largest nuclear generation fleets in Europe. In addition to its nuclear assets, Energoatom operates hydroelectric and pumped-storage generation facilities and manages Ukraine’s Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility.
In 2025, Energoatom generated more than 54 billion kWh of electricity. With approximately 30,000 employees, the Company is among Ukraine’s largest state-owned enterprises and one of the most strategically important organizations in the country.
Energoatom is currently implementing an ambitious program to develop nuclear energy, modernize its facilities, enhance operational resilience, and expand international partnerships. At the same time, the Company focuses on implementing new anti-corruption measures. It continues to strengthen its corporate governance framework, organizational effectiveness, and institutional capability in line with leading international standards.
A Unique Leadership Opportunity
This is one of the most significant executive leadership roles in the European energy sector.
The CEO will lead an organization that plays a central role in safeguarding Ukraine’s energy security and supporting the resilience of the national economy.
Over the coming decade, Energoatom will deliver a range of transformative initiatives, including nuclear generation expansion, modernization of existing assets, development of international strategic partnerships, deeper integration into the European energy market, and further strengthening of Ukraine’s long-term energy independence.
The role offers a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, national impact, and stewardship of one of Europe’s most complex and strategically important technology-based enterprises.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the future of one of Europe’s largest nuclear energy companies while contributing directly to Ukraine’s long-term security and prosperity.
The Leadership Challenge
The incoming Chief Executive Officer will assume leadership of Energoatom at a defining moment in its development.
The Company is simultaneously delivering a large-scale nuclear development program, ensuring the resilience of critical national infrastructure and advancing the maturity of its corporate governance framework in line with international best practices.
Operating in an environment shaped by active armed conflict and direct, ongoing attacks on critical energy infrastructure — including nuclear facilities — the CEO will be expected to demonstrate personal resilience and commitment commensurate with this extraordinary operating environment. The CEO will also be responsible for maintaining operational continuity, strengthening physical and cyber resilience, enhancing crisis preparedness, and ensuring effective risk management across the enterprise.
Success in the role will require balancing an uncompromising commitment to nuclear and operational safety with the execution of major capital investment programs, operational excellence, organizational transformation, and stakeholder confidence.
The CEO will also play a pivotal role in strengthening leadership capability, fostering a culture of accountability and integrity, and maintaining trust with the shareholders, employees, regulators, international partners, and broader stakeholders.
Candidate Profile
The Supervisory Board seeks an exceptional leader with an outstanding professional reputation and a proven track record of leading large, complex, mission-critical, and asset-intensiveorganizations.
The successful candidate will combine strategic leadership with operational discipline, resilience under pressure, and the ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and scrutiny.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
▪ Strategic vision and enterprise leadership capability;
▪ Strong personal integrity and professional credibility;
▪ Sound judgment and decision-making under conditions of complexity and uncertainty;
▪ Experience leading large-scale transformation, growth, and performance improvement programs;
▪ Demonstrated commitment to safety as a foundational leadership principle;
▪ Experience overseeing major capital investment programs and complex infrastructure projects;
▪ The ability to build high-performing leadership teams and organizational capability.
Given the nature of Energoatom’s operations, demonstrated experience in highly regulated, safety-critical, and operationally intensive environments is considered a core requirement.
Applications are welcomed from exceptional senior executives with substantial experience leading large, complex organizations and delivering enterprise-wide transformation in mission-critical, asset-intensive, or nationally significant environments.
Particular advantage will be given to candidates who have successfully led large-scale organizational, operational, or strategic transformation programs within major corporations, public institutions, critical infrastructure operators, or other organizations of national importance.
Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure, industrial, advanced manufacturing, transportation, defense, or other highly regulated and capital-intensive sectors will be considered a strong advantage.
Highly desirable experience includes:
▪ Leadership of critical infrastructure or complex high-risk technological operations;
▪ Delivery of major capital projects and transformation programs;
▪ Development of modern corporate governance, risk management, compliance, and internal control frameworks;
▪ Engagement with governments, regulators, international financial institutions, multilateral organizations, and strategic partners;
▪ Leadership in highly regulated sectors with significant public accountability.
▪ Knowledge of OECD and EU State Owned Entities governance principles.
The successful candidate must possess fluent Ukrainian and a high level of English proficiency, sufficient to lead the Company in an international environment and to engage effectively with the Supervisory Board, government stakeholders, regulators, international financial institutions, strategic partners, and other key stakeholders.
Strategic Mandate
The Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for delivering the Company’s long-term strategy and ensuring sustainable value creation for the State as a shareholder.
Key priorities will include:
▪ Maintaining the highest standards of nuclear, radiation, and physical safety and reinforcing a strong safety culture across the organization, via strong partnership with the Company’s Chief Nuclear Officer, while respecting the independence of nuclear safety functions;
▪ Ensuring reliable, efficient, and resilient operation of generating assets;
▪ Strengthening business continuity, crisis response, and organizational resilience capabilities;
▪ Enhancing physical, information, and cyber security in line with international best practice;
▪ Building leadership capability, succession pipelines, and long-term workforce resilience;
▪ Delivering the Company’s strategic development program, including fleet modernization, new-build projects, and future nuclear technologies;
▪ Improving operational performance, financial sustainability, and investment effectiveness;
▪ Expanding international partnerships with leading global industry participants, financial institutions, and multilateral organizations;
▪ Developing a high-performing, accountable, and values-driven organizational culture;
▪ Further enhancing and institutionalizing corporate governance, anti-corruption, internal controls, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
▪ Maintaining constructive and effective engagement with the shareholder, Supervisory Board, employees, regulators, and other stakeholders.
Selection Principles
The Supervisory Board is committed to conducting a professional, independent, and competitive appointment process consistent with leading international governance standards.
The following principles will guide the selection process:
▪ Merit-Based Assessment. All candidates will be assessed solely based on their qualifications, experience, achievements, leadership capability, and suitability for the role.
▪ Independence and Objectivity. Decisions throughout the process will be taken independently, free from undue influence, conflicts of interest, or bias.
▪ Equal Opportunity and Fairness. All candidates will be provided with equal opportunities and assessed against a common set of criteria.
▪ Transparency and Process Integrity. The Supervisory Board will ensure a structured, consistent, and transparent process in accordance with approved procedures and evaluation criteria.
▪ Confidentiality. Information provided by candidates will be used solely for assessment and handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements and professional standards.
▪ Integrity and Reputation. Particular attention will be given to candidates’ professional ethics, integrity, and reputation.
▪ Long-Term Value Creation. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to deliver sustainable, long-term development, strategic execution, and value creation for the Company and its shareholders.
The Supervisory Board will maintain its oversight and governance role following appointment, including through regular performance reviews and accountability mechanisms consistent with the Company’s corporate governance framework and applicable law.
The Supervisory Board will make the final appointment decision following a comprehensive assessment of candidates against the Company’s strategic needs and its critical role in Ukraine’s energy future.
Search Process
To support a rigorous, independent, and internationally benchmarked selection process, the Supervisory Board has appointed Korn Ferry as its executive search and leadership advisory partner.
Korn Ferry will conduct a global search, assess executive and leadership capabilities, and support the Supervisory Board throughout the selection process.
Interested candidates are invited to submit:
▪ A curriculum vitae (CV);
▪ A brief statement of motivation;
In both Ukrainian and English to: [email protected]
Compensation for the role will be commensurate with its strategic importance and benchmarked against international comparators for organizations of equivalent scale and complexity.
Application Deadline
31 July 2026
Candidates who successfully progress through the initial stages may be invited to participate in further assessments, including executive interviews, leadership evaluations, the presentation of a strategic vision for the Company, and comprehensive integrity and background reviews.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding the outcome of their application and invited to proceed to subsequent stages of the process.
The Supervisory Board encourages applications from outstanding leaders capable of guiding Energoatom through its next stage of development and contributing to Ukraine’s long-term energy security, economic resilience, and future prosperity.
