Amrop Ukraine launches the search for CEO of Joint Stock Company “Ukrainian Defense Industry”

The Supervisory Board of Joint Stock Company “Ukrainian Defense Industry” (JSC “UDI”) has announced an open and transparent selection process for the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Logo S

Following a competitive procurement procedure, AMROP the Ukrainian member firm of the global Amrop partnership, has been selected to conduct the search, attraction and preliminary assessment of candidates.

This is one of the most consequential executive leadership roles in Ukraine’s defense-industrial sector. The future CEO will lead a strategically important group of enterprises and will be responsible for its continued transformation, scaling of industrial and technological capabilities, operational performance, international industrial cooperation, and further advancement of modern corporate governance.

We invite high-calibre senior executives with a proven track record of leading large and complex organisations, transformation programmes, industrial or technology-driven businesses, and the leadership capacity to take responsibility for an organisation playing a critical role in Ukraine’s defense capability.

Amrop Ukraine launches the candidate search on 1 September 2026.

Candidates interested in participating in the selection process are invited to submit their CV to:

Application deadline: 20 September 2026.

All applications and candidate information will be treated confidentially in accordance with Amrop Executive Search professional standards.