Metinvest ranked among Ukraine’s top 10 employers according to Delo.ua

Metinvest Group ranked eighth in the rating of the 100 best employers in Ukraine according to the magazine TOP-100. Ratings of the Largest and the business portal Delo.ua. The company became one of the leaders thanks to its high level of personnel development, implementation of modern HR practices, and support for mobilized employees and veterans. This is stated in a press release from Metinvest.

The top ten also included ATB, MHP, Nova Poshta, OKKO, DTEK, Kyivstar, McDonald’s in Ukraine, Farmak, and Astarta.

The company’s achievements were also recognized in the individual category: Tetiana Petruk, Director of Sustainable Development and Personnel Relations, was named one of the top three HR directors in Ukraine. Experts highly praised her leadership, innovative approaches to personnel management, and active role in shaping corporate culture.

The rating covered 150 companies and 75 HR managers from various sectors of the economy. The winners were selected using a mixed system – evaluation by an expert jury and the results of online voting, which took place in May-June 2025.

In addition to the main awards, Metinvest won in the special category “Leader in Business Interaction with Educational Institutions.” The company received this recognition for creating Metinvest Polytechnic, Ukraine’s first private mining and metallurgical university. In five years, the university has accepted more than 1,000 students, graduated 267 masters, and more than 4,000 company employees have undergone training and professional development programs.

«Business investment in education is not only a contribution to the Group’s future, but also a systematic solution to overcoming the staff shortage in the country. By establishing Metinvest Polytechnic, we have proven that the integration of business into higher technical education can shape an engineering elite who think innovatively, apply their knowledge in practice, and are already contributing to the restoration of industry,» emphasized Tetiana Petruk.

As GMK Center reported earlier, in 2025, Metinvest plans to allocate $550,000 to programs supporting and adapting veterans. As of June, 959 veterans have already returned to work, and the company is preparing for the return of even more employees. In 2024, $250,000 was allocated to programs for veterans.