Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has successfully completed the second round of the competitive selection process to appoint four new members of the Ukrainian Gambling and Lottery Commission (UGLC).
As a result of the second competitive selection, the commission has gained enough members to enter into operation. The UGLC now has seven members following these four new appointments.
Ivan Rudy, a veteran of the country’s anti-terrorism task force, has been appointed as the Head of UGLC. Wounded in action, he went on to represent Ukraine at the Invictus Games event for injured and wounded servicemen and he has experience in finance and international relations.
The second new UGLC member is Yevhen Hetman, who has a background in the field of international relations & cooperation (including projects with NATO) and has worked with regulatory bodies and ran public and private enterprises.
Tetyana Kiriyenko joins the UGLC having come from a law and economics background, working in the local branches of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, State Tax Service and Kyiv City State Administration. She has also received special judge training.
Also taking up membership are Khrystyna Dutka-Gefko and Yuriy Kravchenko. Dutka-Gefko has a background in law having worked in local branches of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. Kravchenko’s background is in law and IT, as they are a member of the Supervisory Board of the International Club of IT Architects and a member of the Game Development Club.
Oleksiy Botezat and Olena Vodolazhko are the final two to be named as members of the commission. Botezat has a background in law and management having previously worked at central and local executive bodies, while Vodolazhko is a lawyer and member of the Ukrainian Bar Association and has worked with different regulatory bodies.
All selected candidates are yet to pass a special test before the appointment, details of which have yet to be formalized by the Cabinet of Ministers. As its next step, the commission is expected to pass the licensing conditions, the drafts of which have been submitted last week for public discussions as part of the legislative process.