The Supervisory Board of Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) unanimously decided to appoint Artem Romanyuk as the acting head of the agency. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the DPA, the candidate was approved by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in accordance with the agency's Charter. Romanyuk, who had been serving as the DPA's Director of Development, will lead the structure for the period of the competitive selection of a permanent head.

Who Is Artem Romanyuk

The new interim head has relevant experience in defense procurement and public administration. He previously headed the Procurement Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and also held the position of Deputy Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine. It is precisely this experience that, in the logic of the Supervisory Board, makes him a competent candidate for the temporary management of the agency during the transition period.

Search for a Permanent Head

To select a permanent head of the DPA, the agency is preparing a procurement of a recruiting company's services; the competitive selection is planned to be completed by the end of 2026. In parallel, the DPA has signed an agreement with the recruiting firm Friisberg & Partners International, which will be responsible for searching for candidates for two positions of independent members of the Supervisory Board. The entire process is coordinated by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the participation of the recruiting partner and the Nominations and Remuneration Committee of the DPA's Supervisory Board.

Context: The Resignation of Arsen Zhumadilov

The change in leadership comes against the backdrop of Arsen Zhumadilov's departure from the post of head of the DPA, whose dismissal RBC-Ukraine reported on August 20, 2026. At the time, the agency's head announced his departure at a press conference, and sources in the defense industry linked this decision to the situation surrounding the launch of a new tender procedure. Thus, Romanyuk's appointment became the next step in stabilizing the agency's management after the resignation of its head.

Contradictory Data

The initial statements surrounding Zhumadilov's resignation featured a different version of the future interim leadership: according to reports, Zhumadilov stated that Oleg Klets would become the interim head. However, the actual decision of the Supervisory Board led to the appointment of Artem Romanyuk, which contradicts the name previously mentioned. In addition, in the source materials the agency is denoted in one place by the abbreviation "DOT," while the rest of the text uses "DPA," creating an inconsistency in the naming of the structure. Both versions are presented for the sake of completeness; the final confirmed decision is the appointment of Romanyuk.