Smelyansky plans to resign after Ukrposhta Bank is created: This is the last thing left for me

Igor Smelyansky, CEO of Ukrposhta , plans to resign after the creation of Ukrposhta Bank. He said this in an interview with Ekonomichna Pravda .

"I have a plan to sell the bank, because it is the last thing I have left. When we are done, I will leave," said Smelyansky, who has been heading the company since 2016 .

"I once said that I set an example of how to come to office, there was an open competition, and I was elected. I want to set an example of how to leave office. You don't have to sit while they kick you out," he added .

Smelyansky's plan so far runs into the position of the National Bank, which considers Ukrposhta unprepared to create a bank due to its unprofitability and insufficient capitalization.

"I believe this is the personal position of the National Bank Governor [Andriy Pyshny]. He does not like me," Smelyansky said .

He suggested that "in the end, probably, the president will decide who is right" and hinted that he might soon contact the President's Office to resolve the issue.

• In January 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers transferred the authority to manage the corporate rights of the First Investment Bank (PINbank) from the State Property Fund to the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development. Ukrposhta wants to create a Postal Bank on the basis of PINbank .
• On September 16, it became known that the National Bank proposed to the government to close PINbank, which is claimed by Ukrposhta.