Yevhen Liaschenko has submitted his letter of resignation from the post of chairman of the board of directors of the Ukrainian Railways joint-stock company (Ukrzaliznytsia JSC) to the company's supervisory board.
Ukrzaliznytsia announced this in a statement on the evening of 7 October, the CFTS portal reports.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the supervisory board intends to consider Liaschenko's letter of resignation in the coming days and "make all necessary decisions in accordance with the existing procedures."
Citing its sources, the Interfax Ukraine news agency reported that the Nominations Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 8 October. According to the report, Ukrzaliznytsia board member Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, who currently heads the Passenger Company, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, may be appointed as the new chairman of the board.
Before he was appointed as the chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Liaschenko was responsible for finance and human resources at the company. In March 2023, Liaschenko was appointed as the head of Ukrzaliznytsia for a two-year term.
