Ukraine’s cybersecurity leadership has been shaped by constant pressure: large-scale digital services, targeted threats, and the reality that resilience is not theoretical. The leaders below span telecommunications, banking, insurance, logistics, and technology services—roles where incident readiness, governance, and continuity planning are day-to-day operating requirements, not annual exercises.
Roman Yaroshenko – Chief Information Security Officer, lifecell Ukraine
Roman Yaroshenko leads cybersecurity at lifecell Ukraine, focusing on security strategy, governance, and building resilient operating processes. His scope includes cybersecurity awareness, vendor oversight, incident response control, and strengthening business continuity and disaster recovery. In a telecom environment where uptime and customer trust are inseparable, he drives practical systems to detect, manage, and learn from cyber attacks.
Oleksandr Zaika – Chief Information Security Officer, Svitla Systems, Inc.
Oleksandr Zaika is the Chief Information Security Officer at Svitla Systems, Inc., with a focus on security risk management and building repeatable security processes. His work spans compliance management, identity and access management, security architecture, and structured risk assessment. He brings an execution-oriented approach to aligning controls with business delivery in a services-led technology organization.
Yuriy Prokopenko – Chief Information Security Officer, Bank Credit Dnipro
Yuriy Prokopenko is the Chief Information Security Officer at Bank Credit Dnipro, bringing deep experience from leading security at Kyivstar. His background covers security operations, data protection, security awareness, and enterprise risk management in high-scale environments. He is positioned to translate telecom-grade operational discipline into banking security outcomes—balancing regulatory expectations with real-world threat exposure.
Adriian Pavlykevych – Director of Information Security, SoftServe
Adriian Pavlykevych serves as Director of Information Security at SoftServe, overseeing corporate information security as well as privacy and technology governance. His leadership is reflected in alignment with major assurance and audit expectations, including ISO certifications and third-party assessments such as SOC 2. He also holds executive responsibility for crisis management and broader governance programs that support operational resilience.
Slava Rykhva – Chief Information Security Officer, Digital Edge Ventures
Slava Rykhva is the Chief Information Security Officer at Digital Edge Ventures, combining executive-level security leadership with a strong technology foundation. His experience spans cloud security, vulnerability management, application security, incident response, and security awareness. With prior work in banking solutions and enterprise technology delivery, he brings a practical, implementation-first mindset to security strategy and execution.
Serhii Bozhok – Chief Information Security Officer, ARX Insurance Company
Serhii Bozhok is the Chief Information Security Officer at ARX Insurance Company, building on prior leadership roles in information security across energy and industrial environments. His experience includes leading information security teams, managing enterprise security programs, and evolving operational controls. In an insurance context, his focus supports business continuity, incident readiness, and risk-driven security prioritization.
Oleksii Lukin – Chief Information Security Officer, Ukrposhta
Oleksii Lukin is the Chief Information Security Officer at Ukrposhta, with recent leadership experience across critical infrastructure and telecommunications-adjacent organizations. His background includes building security operations capabilities, implementing security monitoring, managing privileged access, and driving vulnerability management. He brings a hands-on operational lens to protecting large, distributed services with high availability demands.
Artem Guchenko – Head of Information Security Department, Vodafone Ukraine
Artem Guchenko leads the Information Security Department at Vodafone Ukraine, with prior Chief Information Security Officer experience across major Ukrainian enterprises. His background spans telecom security operations, executive security leadership, and long-term program ownership. In a national-scale operator environment, his role centers on maintaining defensive readiness while supporting fast-moving business and infrastructure needs.
Ukraine’s Cybersecurity Leadership Outlook
Across Ukraine’s most exposed sectors, a clear pattern emerges: cybersecurity leadership is deeply operational. These leaders sit closest to incident response, continuity, governance, and measurable improvement—building programs designed to work under pressure, not just pass reviews.
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