Maxim Timchenko (also spelled Maksym Tymchenko; Ukrainian: Максим Вікторович Тімченко; born 12 August 1975, in the town of Novoselitsy, Novgorod oblast) is chief executive officer of DTEK. He has headed the company since its foundation in 2005.
Maxim Timchenko (Maksym Timchenko) | |
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| Born | 12 August 1975 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation(s) | DTEK CEO, chairman of the management board |
Maxim Timchenko is a member of the Electricity Governors community, which brings together business leaders and partner organizations from the World Economic Forum.[1][2]
Education
editTimchenko graduated with honours from the Donetsk State Academy of Management, majoring in Production Management.[3] He continued his education at the University of Manchester, where he obtained a diploma with honours and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economic and Social Studies.[4]
In 2011, he completed the joint Executive Development Programme – Energy of a Leader – run by the DTEK Academy and the London Business School.[5] He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).[6]
Career
editMaxim Timchenko started his career in 1999 at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was promoted from consultant to lead auditor.[7] Between 2002 and 2005, he worked as a senior manager at SCM;[6] he supervised the work of SCM's energy business until it spun off into DTEK.[3]
Managing DTEK
editTimchenko has been DTEK's chief executive officer since its founding in July 2005. He promoted the establishment of a vertically-integrated chain of companies within the SCM Group. DTEK's subsidiaries operate in the areas of coal mining, and electricity generation and distribution, which allowed the company to overcome the 2008 global economic crisis. The vertical integration provided the company with necessary financial security and development opportunities, even in adverse conditions.[8][9] To date, DTEK is Ukraine's leading and biggest private investor in the energy sector,[10][11] and its subsidiaries are involved in coal and natural gas extraction; electricity generation from wind, solar, and thermal power plants; energy resources trading in national and international markets; distributing and supplying electricity to consumers; providing energy efficiency services to customers; and developing high-speed charging station networks. In each of DTEK's distinct business areas, production companies are merged into operating holding companies.[12] According to Deloitte, DTEK is among the top ten most dynamic companies in Central and Eastern Europe.[13]
In 2020, Timchenko presented DTEK's new 2030 strategy, based on ESG principles, as well as plans and actions for DTEK's transformation into a modern digital company.[14][15]
DTEK is among the leaders in Ukrainian Companies' Transparency Index 2020.[16]
Since 2019, Timchenko has been a member of the UN Global Compact on Ukraine's Supervisory Board. He leads Academy DTEK's MBA project commission, suggesting non-standard formats for training projects, as well as developing Ukraine's educational ecosystem.[17][18]
Awards
edit- Ranked in the top ten in the TOP-100. Best Top Managers of Ukraine 2010 rating of the publishing house Ekonomika
- Best top manager of Ukraine in the nomination Change Management in the Organisation 2010 in the TOP-100 rating of the publishing house Ekonomika
- Best top manager of Ukraine in the Energy 2012-2013 category in the TOP-100 rating of the publishing house Ekonomika
- Best top manager of Ukraine in the M&A Leader 2013 nomination in the TOP-100 rating of the publishing house Ekonomika
- Ranked in the top ten of the 25 Best СЕО rating of Forbes Украина
- In 2021 topped the rating of the best managers in Ukraine according to the magazine "TOP 100. Ratings of the largest"[19]
Publications
edit- Europe can replace its lost Russian energy supply with this surprising partner (WEF)
- Help Ukraine now, and it could power Europe later (Atlantic Council)
- Ukraine is ready to support the reinvention of European energy security (Euractiv)
- The Future of the Ukrainian Energy Sector. Interview with Maxim Timchenko, the CEO at DTEK[14]
- Interview with DTEK's CEO Maxim Timchenko to RBC Ukraine[20]
- DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko: Directionless Lobbying is not the way to create a business (RBC)[21]
- Mounting crisis: The DTEK story, as told by Maxim Timchenko (Kyiv Post)[22]
- Ukraine must work with leading nations to build sustainable energy markets (WEF)[20]
- Maxim Timchenko: Environmental, social and corporate governance — the new bedrock for business (Kyiv Post)[23]
- Maxim Timchenko: Energy for a new Ukraine (Kyiv Post)[24]
References
edit- ^ "В ближайшие 10 лет ДТЭК трансформируется в более экологичный и эффективный бизнес, – СЕО Тимченко". glavcom.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Максим Тимченко | Спикеры | Киевский международный экономический форум". forumkyiv.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Максим Тимченко". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Тимченко Максим Викторович". LB.ua. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Maxim Timchenko". dtek.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Тимченко Максим Викторович". bp.ubr.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Максим Тимченко". gorshenin.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Топ-20 самых успешных украинских менеджеров — DSnews.ua". www.dsnews.ua (in Russian). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Тимченко, Максим Викторович. Максим Викторович Тимченко - генеральный директор, председатель правления компании ДТЭК с 2005 года. В течение нескольких лет Макси". ww.ru.freejournal.org (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Энергия будущего: как ДТЭК приближает "зеленый переход" в украинской энергетике". Mind.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "ДТЭК создает Инвестиционный хаб новой украинской энергетики в Великобритании". Металлургпром (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Украинско-германское партнерство в свете реализации "Северного потока – 2" / / Независимая газета". www.ng.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Каждая десятая крупнейшая компания Восточной Европы - из Украины". LIGA (in Russian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Будущее украинской энергетики. Интервью с Максимом Тимченко, генеральным директором ДТЭК". biz.nv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "ДТЭК представил Новую стратегию до 2030 года". www.scm.com.cy (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "ESG Індекс прозорості компаній України 2020". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Генеральний директор ДТЕК увійшов до наглядової ради Мережі Глобального договору ООН в Україні". European Business Association (in Ukrainian). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Academy DTEK отмечает свое 10-летие". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ ""ТОП 100. Рейтинги найбільших"". Дело: 25.
- ^ a b "Ukraine must join forces to build sustainable energy markets". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Гендиректор ДТЭК Максим Тимченко: Нельзя строить бизнес на лоббировании каких-либо назначений". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Crisis on high: The DTEK story, as told by Maxim Timchenko | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Maxim Timchenko: Environmental, social and corporate governance — new bedrock for business | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Maxim Timchenko: Energy for new Ukraine | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. Retrieved 6 May 2021.