IT Ukraine Association Held ITU General Meeting 2024 with Over 200 Member Companies: Board and Council Elected, Reports and Plans Announced

On December 5th, Kyiv hosted the closed ITU General Meeting, gathered over 200 member companies of the Association. The General Meeting is an annual event where the Association reviews the achievements of its operational team and welcomes new officially approved member companies (both members and partners). During the event, the results of the 2025-2026 Election Campaign were also announced.

   

The development of innovative technologies in Ukraine is crucial for building a strong and independent state. Despite everything, we continue to believe in Ukraine’s potential and its future. Technology and innovation are sectors that will constitute a significant portion of Ukraine’s potential GDP and exports in the future,

– noted Andrey Kashperuk, Deputy Chair of the Board for Retail Business, UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group.

   

We sincerely thank our partners for their contributions to the growth of the IT industry in Ukraine. We officially joined the community this year, though we had known each other and worked on projects in the past. We are very excited to present our innovations and flagship models here,

– emphasized Oleksii Loginov, Marketing Manager, Mercedes-Benz. 

   

We are grateful to the Association and its members for their support of the industry and the positive impact they have on its development. We believe the intense competition during the elections is a very positive signal—it shows that the industry matters and that its participants are eager to contribute to its growth and representation,

– highlighted Artem Skrypnyk, CEO of FAVBET Tech.

   

Mariia Shevchuk, Executive Director of IT Ukraine Association, presented a detailed operational report outlining the team’s key results for 2024, as well as strategic priorities and ambitious plans for 2025. Follow our pages to learn more about the achievements and goals of each department.

   

Maria Shevchuk’s tenure as Executive Director of the Association was extended. The Board for 2025-2026 was approved as follows:

• Taras Kytsmey (Co-founder & Board Member, SoftServe) – elected as the new President of IT Ukraine Association, succeeding Olena Samborska (Managing Director/HRD, Luxoft Ukraine, President of IT Ukraine Association 2023-2024).

• Oleksii Uros (Business Development Director, Asters) – re-elected as Vice President for Legal Affairs of IT Ukraine Association.

• Denys Hryniov (Head of EPAM Campus in Ukraine) – re-elected as Vice President for Educational Affairs of IT Ukraine Association.

• Andrii Kashperuk (Deputy Chairman of the Board for Retail Business, UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group) – elected as Vice President for Small and Medium Business of IT Ukraine Association, replacing Liubov Danilova (Country Manager, Payoneer Ukraine).

• Ihor Polych (CEO, Devlight) – re-elected as Vice President for International Cooperation of IT Ukraine Association.

• Tetiana Laduba (Global Employer Branding Director, Ciklum) – elected as Vice President for PR Affairs of IT Ukraine Association, succeeding Nina Vasylova (Corporate Communication Director, EPAM Ukraine).
• Kostiantin Magaletskyi (ex-partner at Horizon Capital, Co-founder of Ukraine Recovery, Fund Angel Investor) – re-elected as Vice President for Partnerships of IT Ukraine Association.

   

The Council Representatives for 2025-2026 were also approved with 92.5% support:

 

Representatives from companies with over 3,000 specialists:

• Yuriy Antonyuk – EPAM Systems, VP, GDO CEE Head.
• Anna Shcherbakova – GlobalLogic, Vice President, Head of Operations.
• Olena Samborska – Luxoft, Managing Director, HRD Ukraine.
• Taras Kytsmey – SoftServe, Co-founder & Board Member.

 

Representatives from companies with 1,200 to 3,000 specialists:

• Vitalii Nuzhnyi – Ciklum, Regional Delivery Head (Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria).
• Vitaly Sedler – Intellias, CEO & Founder.
• Sviatoslav Kavetskyi – N-iX, GR Director, Head of Industry Affairs.
• Valery Krasovsky– Sigma Software, CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member.
• Yaroslava Tverska – SupportYourApp, Chief Operations Officer.

 

Representatives from companies with 200 to 1,200 specialists:

• Oleksandr Medovyi – AltexSoft, President & CEO.
• Taras Tymoshchuk – Geniusee, CEO & Founder.
• Dmytro Hryn – Jooble, CEO.
• Serhii Shumyhora – Wargaming, CEO.

 

Representatives from companies with fewer than 200 specialists:

• Yegor Aushev – Cyber Unit Technologies, CEO & Founder.
• Ihor Polych – Devlight, CEO.
• Anna Tyschenko – Jevera, General Director.
• Juliia Fedosiuk – UAPAY, CEO.

     

The ITU welcomed 60 new companies this year — 31 in the first half and 29 in the second half. The Association now includes 215 members — 174 IT companies (44% service, 25% product, and 11% service-product) and 41 partners (20%).

   

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General Meeting 2024 was organized by the IT Ukraine Association. Bank partner – UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group. General partner – Favbet Tech. Automotive partner – Mercedes-Benz Ukraine. Water partner – VODA UA. Cocktail partner – Jack Daniel’s.