Ihor Bereza has been appointed Director of the Financial Monitoring Department.

Commenting on his appointment, Ihor Bereza said: “Today, it is a matter of honor for many banking experts to join the efforts in overhauling the Ukrainian banking system and delivering the right conditions for its prosperity in the near future.  I am no exception. Whilst working for the banking regulator and ensuring that the adequate financial monitoring is in place in the banking sector, I would like to use my skills and expertise for the benefit of our country”. 

The Financial Monitoring Department exercises  supervision over compliance by banks, payment organizations and members of payment systems, being banking institutions, and branches of foreign banks with the requirements of the applicable Ukrainian laws in the area of prevention and counteraction of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, terrorist financing, performs regulation and supervision over resident non-bank financial institutions which are payment organizations and/or members/participants of the payment systems (as to the provision of a financial service to transfer funds under appropriate licenses granted by the National Bank of Ukraine) in the area of prevention and counteraction of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, terrorist financing, and exercises foreign exchange control over banks, other financial institutions, and the national operator of postal communication.

Ihor Bereza was born on September 22, 1973. In 1995, he graduated from the National Agrarian University, majoring in Agrarian Management (Foreign Economic Activity) and gaining qualification of International Operations Manager. He has held a PhD in Economics since 1999. Ihor Bereza is fluent in English.

He has been working in the Ukrainian banking industry for almost two decades.   Since 1996, he has worked his way through, from 1st category economist to head of the department.

Starting from 2001 and till his appointment to the National Bank of Ukraine, Ihor Bereza worked at CitiBank PJSC, where he was in charge of the divisions of Foreign Exchange Control and Foreign Exchange Transactions, and the Departments of Corporate and Legal Standards, Internal Audit and Compliance. Since 2013, he has been on the Management Board of CitiBank PJSC.

On June 2, 2015, Ihor Bereza was appointed Director of the NBU Financial Monitoring Department.