ECU Team

ECU unites individuals with common values and a commitment to establishing a national energy supply company that fully meets customer expectations. We are creating an energy trading platform based on best global practices and innovative IT solutions

80+

Experts with extensive experience in electricity, gas, coal, banking, and IT sectors

500+

Years of combined experience in the energy industry

Vitaly Butenko

CEO, JSC “Energy Company of Ukraine”

In July 2022, Mr. Butenko became the CEO of ECU, Ukraine's new state-owned energy trading company. One of his main objectives is to build an energy trading platform to enhance Ukraine’s energy sector market competitiveness.

Mr. Butenko has 15 years of experience in the energy sector of the CEE and CIS regions. He was the CEO of D.Trading, the largest private energy trading company in Ukraine. Before establishing the energy trading business for DTEK Group, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer of DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy holding company.

Mr. Butenko started his career at the EBRD and has over 10 years of investment banking experience in Canada, the US, and Europe. He earned an MBA in Corporate Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Manitoba.

"We are building a state-owned business based on Western standards – operating by market rules, committed to fair play, and agile in decision-making, with maximum flexibility within the limits of legislation and market conditions. At the core of our business model are market principles, advanced trading products and services, and transparency”

Vitaly Butenko

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