Roman Vasylovych Shpek (November 10, 1954, Broshniv-Osada, Ivano-Frankivsk region) is a Ukrainian diplomat and statesman.
Roman Shpek | |
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Роман Шпек | |
![]() Shpek in 2014 | |
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfa-Bank (Ukraine) | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Minister of Economy of Ukraine | |
In office 1993–1995 | |
President | Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Kuchma |
Prime Minister | Leonid Kuchma Vitaliy Masol |
Preceded by | Yuriy Bannikov |
Succeeded by | Vasyl Hureyev |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
2nd convocation | |
In office 1994–1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Broshniv-Osada, Ivano-Frankivsk region | 10 November 1954
Alma mater | Ukrainian National Forestry University |
People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation (1994-1997) and Minister of Economy of Ukraine in 1993–1995.
He holds a diplomatic rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2002). Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union in 2000–2007. He was a member of the National Bank of Ukraine.[1] Minister of Economy of Ukraine in 1993–1995.
He was a senior adviser of PJSC "Alfa-Bank (Ukraine)" (Kyiv). Since October 2019, chairman of the supervisory board of Alfa-Bank Ukraine.
Education
editIn 1976, he graduated with honours from Ukrainian National Forestry University majoring in "Engineering and technology" (started studying in 1971); in 1991, he graduated from the International Institute of Management (IIM-Kyiv) and gained an MBA in International Economics.
Career
editIn 1976-1978 - he worked as engineer, Chief of Osmoloda Forestry Enterprise in Rozhniativ Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine.
In 1978-1985 - Engineering Officer, from 1981 – Director of Verkhovynsky Forestry Enterprise in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
In 1985-1989 - Director of Vorokhtiansky Forestry Enterprise in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
In 1989-1992 - Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine for the wood industry.
From March 1992 to October 1992 – Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Affairs of State Property Privatization and De-monopolization of Industry.[2]
In 1992-1993 - First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
In 1993 Shpek was appointed Minister of Economy of Ukraine.[2]
From May 11, 1994 – May 12, 1998 – People's deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation (elected in the 1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a single-mandate candidate from Ivano-Frankivsk region).
In 1995-1996 - Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Ukraine.
In 1996-2000 - Head of the National Agency for Reconstruction and Development,[3] (from 1998 - National Agency for Development and European Integration).
In 2000-2008[4] - ambassador, Head of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union.
In January 2008, Mr. Shpek quitted the government service and became vice-president of Alfa-Bank (Ukraine). In 2010, he became a member of the Committee for Economic Reforms of Ukraine.
On 16 April 2010, he became a member of the NBU Council. In order not to combine work in the NBU Council with operating activities in the commercial bank, he became a senior advisor to JSC Alfa-Bank in October 2010.
In parallel, in 2010[5] - 2014,[6] he was appointed Advisor to the President of Ukraine.
On 27 January 2014, he became a chairman of the Independent Association of the Banks of Ukraine (IABU).
Since October 2017 he was appointed as the chairman of the supervisory board of PJSC Ukrsotsbank, later - JSC Ukrsotsbank.
The merger of Alfa-Bank and Ukrsotsbank was completed in autumn 2019. Therefore, on 15 October 2019, Roman Shpek joined the supervisory board of Alfa-Bank and became a chairman of the supervisory board of Alfa-Bank Ukraine.[7]
Honours and awards
edit- 2003, 11 - Order of Merit, 3rd class (Ukraine)[8]
References
edit- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 545/2010 Про членів Ради Національного банку України
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Roman Shpek: "It all came down to the communists that the state should issue and distribute money", Lb.ua (24 September 2021)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine N 180/96 Про уповноваження Голови Національного агентства України з реконструкції та розвитку Р. Шпека на підписання Гарантійної угоди між Україною та канадською Корпорацією розвитку експорту
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1202/2007 Про звільнення Р.Шпека з посади Представника України при Європейських Співтовариствах (Європейському Союзі)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 546/2010 Про призначення Р.Шпека Радником Президента України
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 137/2014 Про увільнення Р. Шпека від виконання обов'язків Радника Президента України
- ^ Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1390/2004 Про нагородження Р.Шпека орденом "За заслуги"
External links
edit- Roman Shpek. Former Minister of Ukraine and Adviser to the President of Ukraine
- Mission of Ukraine to the European Union
- Roman Speck Shuster LIVE Weekdays 16.10 2014
- Roman Speck: "The main theme of IMF negotiations with Ukraine on the new stand-by program will be the public finance deficit."
- Shpek: Association with the EU will give Ukraine a sense of security
- 8th Yalta Annual Meeting Diaries - Roman Shpek