Balczun steps down as the CEO of Ukrainian railway operator

Wojciech Balczun resigned from his post as the CEO of the state-owned railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia, citing personal reasons. “He made this decision personally, and I respect his decision. “Whatever may be said by anyone, throughout this year there have also been positive changes. I want to thank him for his work. I understand that he has been working in difficult conditions,” Ukrainian PM Volodomyr Groysman said. He added that he hopes that Balczun will remain in an advisory role with the company. Balczun on his Facebook account wrote that his work in Ukraine was “the most complicated mission in his professional career due to different corporate culture, legal environment, customs, and language.” Balczun was appointed in April last year. He was later criticized by the Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodomyr Omelyan who accused the Pole of “of being unprofessional and dragging with reform within the company.” General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko accused Balczun of not fighting corruption within the company. Before helming the Ukrainian railways, he was a manager in PKP Cargo and LOT among other companies.