Andriy Kobolyev

Andriy Kobolyev
Born
Andriy Kobolyev

(1978-08-16) 16 August 1978 (age 46)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Occupation(s)Businessman, politician
Known forCEO of Naftogaz

Andríy Kóbolyev (Ukrainian: Андрíй Володѝмирович Кóболєв; born August 16, 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and businessman, and the former chief executive officer of Ukrainian largest company, the state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz. In October 2014, Kobolyev was named a global "Top 40 under 40" (years of age) leader by Fortune in recognition of his anti-corruption reform successes.[1]

In 2021, he co-founded Eney, a US-Ukrainian diversified decarbonization and clean energy company that builds and invests in projects that advance the Energy Transition in Ukraine and other Eastern European and Central Asian countries.

From 2020, Andriy Kobolyev has been a member of the supervisory board of Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar.[2]

Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Kobolyev became a key driver of Ukraine's effort to have western countries impose energy sanctions and embargoes against Russia.[3]

In January 2023, Kobolyev was indicted for allegedly "paying himself" more than the statutory maximum allowed a state-owned enterprise employee in the form of a bonus he was awarded by the independent Naftogaz Supervisory Board, pursuant to a Ukrainian government-approved contract, for winning US $4.63 billion from Russia's PJSC Gazprom in the Stockholm Arbitration cases.[4] Zelensky himself authorized payment of the performance bonus in 2020. The charges against Kobolyev were viewed by (his) former colleagues and anti-corruption activists as part of a Ukrainian government effort to eliminate prominent reformers and punish potential political rivals.[5]

  1. ^ "Andriy Kobolyev - 40 Under 40 2014 - Fortune". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Heads of Naftogaz Kobolev, Darnitsa Group Shymkiv, co-founder of Diligent Capital Partners Pasko join Kyivstar supervisory board". Interfax. January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ukraine presses Biden, senators to hit Russian energy exports". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. ^ "Naftogaz ex-CEO suspected of embezzlement, Ukraine anti-graft agency says". Reuters. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. ^ Wintour, Patrick; editor, Patrick Wintour Diplomatic (2023-04-18). "High stakes for Ukraine as clampdown on corruption comes under scrutiny". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-09. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)