The Supervisory Board of UDS was headed by the ex-Minister of Defense of Slovakia, Jaroslav Nad

The Supervisory Board of UDS was headed by the ex-Minister of Defense of Slovakia, Jaroslav Nad

The first meeting of the UDS Supervisory Board was also held, at which the issues related to UDS joining several industry associations were discussed. 

🔺The Supervisory Board, by the UDS Charter, is a collegial body

management that controls the activity.

The Supervisory Board participates in the development of strategic plans for UDS activities, their approval, and direct implementation.

🔹 Yaroslav Nad - ex-Minister of Defense of Slovakia until 2023, Slovak diplomat. A true friend of Ukraine.

He has been dealing with defense and security issues for over 20 years. As a diplomat, he represented Slovakia in NATO and EU structures. He was a co-founder and head of the Slovak Institute of Security Policy.

Yaroslav worked at the Globsec Policy Institute (CEPI) as a program analyst on security and defense policy and at the same time as the deputy director of the Globsec organization. 

He also held the position of head of the defense department of the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to NATO. Before joining the Ministry of Defense, Yaroslav was an active member of non-governmental organizations, the Slovak Foreign Policy Association and the Euro-Atlantic Center.