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The press service has noted that the NBU chief hopes for the Board's support for the nominees proposed so that the Board could as soon as possible work at full capacity.
The National Bank of Ukraine has confirmed to UNIAN earlier reports citing sources claiming that NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii had nominated before the regulator's Board Kateryna Rozhkova for the post of first deputy governor and Serhiy Kholod - for deputy governor.
"In response to your enquiry, we confirm that National Bank Governor Yakiv Smolii, in accordance with the procedures, filed a corresponding submission with the NBU Board putting forward a candidate Kateryna Rozhkova for the position of First Deputy Governor and Serhiy Kholod - Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine," the press service wrote in a statement.
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The press service has noted that the NBU chief hopes for the Board's support for the nominees proposed so that the Board could as soon as possible work at full capacity.
The NBU reminded that according to Law "On the National Bank of Ukraine," the Board of the regulator consists of six persons, including the NBU Governor, his first deputy and four deputies.
The deputies are appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the NBU chief.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada on March 15 supported the proposal of President Petro Poroshenko to dismiss Valeriya Gontareva from the post of NBU Governor and appoint Yakiv Smolii, who was first deputy head of the NBU and since May 11, 2017, worked as its acting head.
The NBU Board also includes deputies Roman Borysenko, Kateryna Rozhkova, Dmytro Solohub and Oleh Churii.
Based on the results of the National Bank competition, Serhiy Kholod, who holds the post of deputy head of the board of VTB Bank, became the candidate for the vacant position in the board of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Kateryna Rozhkova since October 2016 has occupied the post of NBU's deputy head on banking supervision. Prior to this, in 2015-2016, she headed the Banking Supervision Department of the National Bank of Ukraine. In 2014-2015, Rozhkova acted as head of the Board at Platinum Bank, liquidated by the Individual Deposits Guarantee Fund February 2017.