The exchange said that Tohir Tokhtaboyev was released from the post of the chairperson of the board of the Open joint stock company “Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange”.

Erkin Urinov has been appointed as interim chairperson of the UZEX. He does not hold any stake in the UZEX, the exchange said.

Prior to appointment, Erkin Urinov worked as deputy chairperson of the board of the UZEX.