Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Igor Zubovich to Head “Forests of Ukraine” Starting July 1

Starting July 1, 2026, the duties of General Director of the state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” will be entrusted to Igor Zubovich, head of the commission for the enterprise’s transformation, who served as Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture from August 2025 until early May, and prior to that, he served as head of the State Environmental Inspection of the Southwestern District and acting head of the Inspection.

As reported by the Ministry of Economy on its website on Wednesday, the relevant decision was made by the state enterprise’s supervisory board.

Currently, the head of “Forests of Ukraine” is Yuriy Bolokhovets, who has served as head since its establishment in May 2023, and following the decision to transform the state-owned enterprise into a joint-stock company, has been chairman of the transformation commission since September 2025. Prior to that, from 2021 to 2023, he was head of the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine.

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