Volodymyr Stelmakh is considered one of the “founders” of the banking system of independent Ukraine, an outstanding Ukrainian banker and economist who twice headed the National Bank of Ukraine and played a key role in stabilizing the hryvnia.

On April 15, 2022, the Chair of the Board of the NGO “SGOU ‘Narodna Rada’,” Nadiia Lukashevych, had a long-awaited meeting with Volodymyr Semenovych to present him with a public award.