Supervisory board
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Oleg Popov
Chairperson and Class A Member
- Oleg Popov was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 14 July 2014 and became Chairperson on 11 August 2018. He chairs the Appointments and Compensations Committee and is a member of the Strategy and Investments Committee.
- Oleg has been the Director and CEO of SCM Holdings Limited (Cyprus) since November 2018. He is also a member of the supervisory boards of several companies of System Capital Management group in Ukraine and holding companies of DTEK Group in the Netherlands. Oleg served as Chief Operating Officer of System Capital Management (Ukraine) from 2001 to 2006 and its General Director and CEO from 2006 to February 2022.
- Oleg graduated from Donetsk Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine) in 1991 and Donetsk State University (Ukraine) in 1996.
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Damir Akhmetov
Class A Member
- Damir Akhmetov was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 14 July 2014. He is a member of the Strategy and Investments Committee. He oversees the areas of strategy, corporate development, governance and production efficiency.
- From 2013 to October 2020, he worked at SCM Advisors (UK) Limited, a company leading SCM’s venture capital efforts, most recently as its Chairperson. He has also been a member of the supervisory boards of several holding companies of DTEK Group.
- Damir has degrees of Bachelor of Science in Business Studies (2009) and Master of Science in Finance (2010) from City University London, Bayes Business School. He is also a CFA® charterholder, CFA Institute (2017).
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Yaroslav Simonov
Class A Member
- Yaroslav Simonov was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 14 July 2014. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Appointments and Compensations Committee. He oversees legal matters, compliance and corporate governance.
- From August 2017 to January 2022 Yaroslav held the position of Director, Legal Affairs at System Capital Management (Ukraine). From 2008 to 2017, he was Deputy Director of Voropaev and Partners Law Firm. Yaroslav also previously worked at The Silecky Firm (affiliated with Squire Sanders and Dempsey) and Renaissance Capital Ukraine.
- Yaroslav graduated from the Law Department of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Ukraine) and holds an LLM in International Business Law from the Central European University in Budapest (Hungary).
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Margaryta Povazhna
Class A Member
- Margaryta Povazhna was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 25 April 2022. She is a member of the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee and the Audit and Finance Committee. She oversees the areas of finance, investment strategy and corporate development.
- Margaryta is a member of the supervisory boards of numerous companies of SCM. Since September 2015, she has been the Chief Financial Executive Officer of SCM (System Capital Management) Limited (Cyprus). In March 2003, she was appointed Chief Accountant of System Capital Management (Ukraine) and its Chief Financial Officer from September 2009 to January 2022. Margaryta’s professional experience also includes working at such large Ukrainian enterprises as Scandik Yug and Artemivsk Champagne Wines Factory (1996-2003).
- Margaryta graduated from the Donetsk State Commercial Institute with a degree in Industrial Management in 1995. She holds a PhD in Public Administration and an ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting.
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Sergii Zuzak
Class A Member
- Sergii Zuzak was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 18 July 2022. He is a member of the Strategy and Investments Committee and the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee. He oversees strategic development and advises management to evaluate investment projects.
- Since February 2022, Sergii has been a member of the Supervisory Board of System Capital Management (SCM, Ukraine). He also currently serves on the supervisory boards of numerous SCM companies. Sergii joined SCM (Ukraine) in 2010, where he was Investment Director from 2018 to February 2022, before which he held the positions of Director for Agribusiness Development and Business Development Director. Prior to that, Sergii worked at Creditanstalt Investment Bank, the Western Nis Enterprise Fund and Horizon Capital.
- Sergii graduated from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy with a degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship. п
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Christiaan Norval
Class A Member
- Christiaan Norval was appointed as a Class A Member of the Supervisory Board on 14 July 2014. He is Chairperson of the Audit and Finance Committee, a member of the Strategy and Investments Committee and a member of the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee. He oversees issues relating to his industrial expertise, the implementation of best practices in management and production, and international affairs.
- Christiaan spent a significant part of his career building what is today known as BHP as head of corporate finance. He oversaw most of the transactions to create BHP Billiton, including the IPO of Billiton Plc in 1997. He also served as CEO and President of Sual International Group, a leading producer of aluminium and alumina.
- Christiaan holds a BCom (Hons) from the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg (South Africa) and is a Chartered Accountant. He is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Gregory Mason
Class B Member
- Gregory Mason was appointed as a Class B Member of the Supervisory Board on 14 July 2014. He is Chairperson of the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee, a member of the Strategy and Investments Committee and chairs the Technology Sub-committee. He contributes his expertise in strategic and operations management and is responsible for technological innovation and the implementation of continuous improvement practices.
- Gregory was a member of the Supervisory Board of SMART HOLDING (Ukraine) from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as CEO of Severstal International, managing North American and European operations. Prior to that, he held various positions in steel companies and consulting firms, from engineering and operations management to senior executive roles.
- Gregory is a registered professional engineer in the US. He received his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval University of St Petersburg (Russia) in 1975
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Olena Nusinova
Class B Member
- Olena Nusinova was appointed as a Class B Member of the Supervisory Board on 10 July 2024. She oversees the following areas: corporate governance, investment strategy and international affairs.
- Since September 2021, Olena has served as the Director of SMART Corporate Service Concurrently, she holds director positions at SMART Energy and IF SMART. She has also chaired the Supervisory Board of Ukrgasvydobutok since December 2021. Previously, Olena was the Senior Manager for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development at the Project Management Office responsible for financial sector reform from June 2017 to July 2019. From 2005 to 2017, she held numerous other leadership roles, including at investment and factoring companies, as adviser to the Chairperson of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, and as head of its regional office in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- Olena graduated from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in accounting and audit in 1999 and has since completed numerous advanced certifications and degrees, including an MBA from the London School of Business and Finance, and a DBA in Corporate Governance from the British Business Academy. She holds a Doctor of Science in Economics, having defended her doctoral dissertation on the economic security of enterprises, and a diploma from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
