On January 26, 2026, Yurii Katsion took over as the Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank.
This is stated in the message of the bank, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
The decision to elect him was made by the bank’s supervisory board following an open competition. In accordance with the current procedures, the appointment took place after the National Bank of Ukraine approved the candidate.
Yurii Katsion has been working at Oschadbank since 2001 and has over 27 years of experience in the banking sector. For almost 25 years of work at Oschadbank, he has made a career path from Chief Economist to Deputy Chairman of the Board responsible for corporate business.
Yurii Katsion holds a degree from Kyiv National Economic University and a master’s degree in bank investment management. He has extensive experience in implementing investment projects, interacting with international financial organizations, initiating and developing, in cooperation with the executive and legislative branches of government, regulatory documents and programs of state support for strategically important sectors of the economy, including during a full-scale war.
The strategic program of Oschadbank, approved by the Supervisory Board for the period up to 2028, envisages the main directions of its activities: further strengthening of support for Ukrainian business and strategically important sectors of the economy, deepening of cooperation with international partners, ensuring inclusive access to financial services for all categories of citizens, strengthening the bank’s resilience in the conditions of war and the country’s recovery.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, 100% of the shares of PJSC Oschadbank are state-owned.
On November 4, 2025, the Supervisory Board of Oschadbank chose the winner of the competition for the position of the Chairman of the Board of the bank – it was the Deputy Chairman of the Board for Corporate Business Yurii Katsion.
The State Savings Bank (Oschadbank) launched a competition in August to fill the position of the Chairman of the Board.
Oschadbank appointed Serhii Naumov as the Chairman of the Board in October 2020.
Naumov has a degree in engineering and economics, and in 2005 received an MBA degree from Kassel International Management School (Germany).
Naumov has 25 years of experience in the banking sector.
He has held senior positions in leading Ukrainian banks, including Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukrsibbank, Pravex Bank, and Piraeus Bank.
