The outspoken highly-paid executive, who has led the service for a decade, has threatened retaliation against the central bank A US-educated executive who has headed Ukraine’s national postal service for a decade does not have the professional competence required for the position, the country’s central bank has ruled. Ukrposhta chief Igor Smelyansky has faced years of criticism over his salary, reportedly the highest in Ukraine’s public sector, as well as his dismissive communications style.