Board of Directors

Education:

• V.I. Lenin Kazakh Polytechnic Institute (1970);
• Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, postgraduate course (1978).

Scientific titles, degrees, activities:

• Professor, Doctor of technical sciences, Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan (NAS), Academician of IEA and RK Higher School.

Work experience:

• Engineer of Technical Cybernetics Department (1970-1974);
• Lecturer, Party Committee’s deputy secretary at V.I. Lenin Kazakh Polytechnic Institute (1978-1984);
• Handler of Alma-Ata higher educational institutions at the city party committee (1984-1986);
• Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Alma-Ata Energy Institute (04.1986- 1997);
• First Director at Higher Education Department (02.1997-10.1997);
• Director of Administrative Department at RK Education and Science Ministry (10.1997-01.2001);
• Deputy Head of Socio-Cultural Development Department at RK Prime Minister’s office (01.2001-07.2001);
• Rector of K.I. Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University (07.2001-05.2008);
• Honorary Rector of K.I. Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University (05.2008-02.2018);
• Director of Seismology Institute (since 02/24/2018).

Other positions:

• Member of "Union of National Unity of Kazakhstan" movement;
• Member of “People's Unity of Kazakhstan” political council party;
• Deputy Chairman of Earth Sciences Department;
• Member of Presidium at NAS of Kazakhstan.

Education:

• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2002);
• K. Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University (2007).

Work experience:

• Teacher of physics and mathematics at Republican Medical College, Almaty (2002);
• Software Engineer of Center for Technological Research at CJSC Kazakh-oil (2003);
• Assistant, lecturer, senior lecturer, docent, Deputy Dean for Educational Work, Head of  "Informatics" Department, Mechanics and Mathematics faculty at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2004-2012);
• Dean of Mechanics and Mathematics faculty at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2012-2013);
• Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2013-2016);
• Director of Higher and Postgraduate Education Department at RK Education and Science Ministry (2016-2017);
• President of International Business University (2017-2020);
• Rector of Astana IT University (09.2020-10.2022);
• Chairperson of Science Committee at RK Science and Higher Education Ministry (since 10.2022).

Education:

• K.I.Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University (2004);
• University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, USA), TOEFL and GRE test Preparation course (2006);
• University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, USA, 2008);
• L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2012).

Academic degree and title:

• PhD doctor, associate professor.

Work experience:

• National Center for Scientific and Technical Information (2008-2009);
• Suleiman Demirel University, Head of Software Development Department (2010);
• Kazakh-British Technical University, Senior Lecturer at Computer Engineering faculty (2011);
• International IT University, Senior Lecturer at Computer Science and Engineering faculty (2012-2013);
• Suleiman Demirel University, Lecturer, Head of "Information Technologies" Scientific Institute (2010-2013);
• Innovation Cluster of Nazarbayev University NURIS, Project Manager (2013);
• Almaty Management University, Associate Professor of Information Technology Department, Head of Laboratory, Director of Engineering Management School (2015-2016);
• K.I. Satpayev Kazakh National Research Technical University, Head of Department (2016-2018);
• Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Head of Computer Engineering Department, Dean of Engineering Faculty (2018-2021);
• Karaganda Industrial University, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations (2021 - present).

Education, specialty (qualification):

• Kazakh State Academy of Architecture and Construction, "Engineer-economist" specialty (1999)
• Kazakh University of Humanities and Law, "Lawyer" specialty (2002)

Work experience:

• Acting leading specialist, Macroeconomic policy department of Financial analysis directorate, Financial policy and statistics authority at Macroeconomics and financial statistics governance under Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1999-2000)
• Leading Specialist, Actuarial forecasts department at Actuarial calculations agency, Macroeconomics and financial statistics authority, RK Finance Ministry (2000-2001)
• Chief specialist, Actuarial forecasts department at Actuarial calculations agency at Macroeconomics and financial statistics governance under Finance Ministry of Republic of Kazakhstan (2001-2002)
• Head, Actuarial calculations department of Budget policy agency at Macroeconomics and Financial Statistics governance, Finance Ministry of Republic of Kazakhstan (2002)
• Deputy head, Analysis of state borrowing and crediting agency at Planning of state borrowing and crediting governance under Economy and Budget Planning Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2002-2003)
• Head of a number of departments under Finance Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008-2013)
• Chairman, Management Board of JSC "Company for rehabilitation and asset management" (10.2013-10.2018)
• Chairman, State property and privatization committee under Finance Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 10.2018)

Education:

• Pavlodar State University, "Mechanical Engineer” specialty (1996)
• Pavlodar University, specialty "Jurisprudence” specialty (1999)/

Scientific titles, degrees, activities:

• Doctor of Economics

Work experience:

• Chairperson, Trade Union Committee of Students, Pavlodar State University (1994-1999)
• Director, Culture Academy, Pavlodar University (1999)
• Trainee researcher, lecturer at S. Toraighyrov "Social Sciences" department, Pavlodar State University (1999-2001)
• Director, Institute of Public Associations, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2001-2002)
• Head, Department for educational work and social issues, S. Toraigyrov Pavlodar State University (2003)
• Director, Department for educational work and social issues, S. Toraigyrov Pavlodar State University (2003-2004)
• Department of Educational Work and Social Issues of S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2002-2003)
• Director, Administrative department, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2003);
• Vice-Rector for Educational work and social issues, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2004-2008)
• Deputy, Pavlodar City Maslikhat of III-IV convocations, Chairman of Standing Committee on Social Policy, Pavlodar city Maslikhat (2003-2009)
• Vice-Rector for strategic planning, social and educational work S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2008-2010)
• First Vice-Rector, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2010-2012)
• Acting Deputy Director, Higher and postgraduate education department, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2011-2012)
• Deputy, RK Majilis of V-convocation, Member of Committee on social and cultural development at Majilis of Parliament, Republic of Kazakhstan; head of the working group on developing "On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts on state youth policy" RK draft law; initiator and author of "On Volunteer Activities" law (2012-2016)
• Deputy Akim, Pavlodar region (2016-2019)
• Professor, Economics department at S. Toraigyrov Pavlodar State University (2018)
• Chairman, Management Board - Rector at NPJSC "Toraigyrov University" (2019-2021)
• Chairman, Management Board – Rector of NPJSC KazNRTU named after K. I. Satbayev” (since 05.2021)

Education:

• Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, Specialist in International Relations, (1993-1998);
• Student of the academy "Clermont Ferrand" (10.1998);
• Graduate student of the University "Marne-la-Vallee" (1998-1999);
• Master's student of Sorbonne University (1999-01.2000).

Academic titles, degrees, activities:

• Doctor of Political Sciences.

Work experience:

• Fitter of the Fortieth station of the Virgin Railway (1992);
• Specialist of the highest category, teacher of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (02.2000-04.2000);
• Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (04.2000-11.2000);
• Senior expert of the Analytical Center of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, senior expert of the Secretariat of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan (11.2000-09.2002);
• Senior Expert of the Internal Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (09.2002-04.2004);
• Chief Expert, Head of the Sector of the Information and Analytical Center of the Internal Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (04.2004-02.2005);
• Director of the Department of Internal Policy of Astana (02.2005-28.01.2008);
• Deputy Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs (28.01.2008-10.2008);
• Acting Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs (10.2008-25.08.2009);
• Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (25.08.2009-02.2012);
• Deputy Akim of Pavlodar region (02.2012-04.2015);
• Rector of S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (08.04.2015-2017);
• Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (04.2017-10.2019);
• Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "Science Foundation" (10.2019-04.2022)

Elective positions, deputateship, other positions:

• Delegate to the Congress of Young Leaders in Warsaw (12.1996);
• Delegate from Kazakhstan to the 14th World Festival of Youth and Students in Cuba (07.1997);
• Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of Al-Farabi Kazakh State University (01.1996), Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of Al-Farabi Kazakh State University (03.1997);
• Vice-President of the Eurasian Student Association (11.1997);
• Chairman of the Union of Students of the Kazakh State University and a delegate from the university to the founding congress of the RMD "For the Future of Kazakhstan", at which he took the initiative to create a separate structure within the movement - the Kazakhstan Association of Students (01.1998);
• Vice-President of the Bolashak Alumni Association (с 03.2001);
• Chairman of the Council of the Association "Youth Congress of Kazakhstan" (с 11.2002).

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:

• Jubilee medal "10 years of Astana" (06.2008).

Language proficiency:

• Kazakh, Russian, English, French, Spanish (basic).

Education:

• International Academy of Business, Bachelor (2005-2009);
• Reims Management School, Master's, France (2009-2011);
• L'Institut des hautes études économiques et commerciales, Master’s, France (2011-2012).

Work experience:

• Investment manager of JSC Kazyna Capital Management (2012-2014);
• Chief manager of Project Finance Department and Asset Management Department at JSC "NUH "Baiterek" (03.2014-08.2016);
• Chief Manager of Corporate Finance Department at JSC "NMH "Baiterek" (08.2016-10.2017);
• Managing Director of Kazyna Capital Management JSC (10.2017-08.2018);
• Deputy Chairman of Management Board at JSC Baiterek Venture Fund (08.2018-10.2019);
• Deputy Chairman of Board at JSC "QazTech Ventures" (since 10.2019).

Other positions:

• Chairman of Supervisory Board at LLP “BV Management” (2017-2018);
• Member of Board of Directors at JSC AitasKZ (since 2019);
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Baikonur Solar LLP (since 2019);
• Member of Board of Directors at JSC "Astana-Gas" (2019-06.05.2020).

Language proficiency:

• Kazakh, Russian, English, French.

Education:

• S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, "Civil Engineer" specialty (2005)

Scientific titles, degrees, activities:

• Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Work experience:

• Department head, director of Agency for educational work and social issues, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (2002-2008)
• Director, LLP "Polygraphy Plus" publishing center (2010-2012)
• Advisor of Pavlodar region Akim (2012-2013)
• Head, Tourism agency of Pavlodar region (2013-2014)
• Associate Professor, Department of Management at Alma University (02.2014-05.2016)
• Head, Project Support Department of Chamber of Entrepreneurs in Almaty (2015-2016)
• Deputy Director, Regional Development agency of National Chamber of "Atameken" Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2016-2017)
• Director, Chamber of Almaty region entrepreneurs (2017-2019)
• Director, Chamber of Almaty entrepreneurs (2019-2020)
• First Deputy Chairman, Board of "Atameken" National Chamber of entrepreneurs (since 11.2020)

Elected posts, parlimentarian mandate:

• Deputy of Pavlodar regional Maslikhat of 4^th and 5^th convocations (08.2007-09.2012)

Education:

• Singapore Polytechnic University (2007);
• International Academy of Business "AlmaU", PhD (2017);
• York University (Toronto, Canada), advanced training course in satellite sensing (2011-2012).

Work experience:

• Lecturer of Kazakh Agrarian University named after S. Seifullin, Astana (2006);
• Expert of Agriculture Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007-2008);
• Chief Specialist of Investment Attraction and Innovation Department at JSC "Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation "Tobol" (2009-2010);
• Director of Investor Service Center in North Kazakhstan region, Petropavlovsk (2014-2015);
• Director of Investor Service Center at JSC NC SEC Almaty (2015-2017);
• Director of the regional representative office at JSC Kazakh Invest in Almaty. (2017-2018).
• Advisor to Director of LLP Almaty Transport Holding for issues of interaction with government agencies, digitalization of databases, expansion of Onay payment card use (2018 - 2019);
• Signor-Partner of Hoffmann-La Roche for work with government agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2019 - present).

Gratitudes:

• Gratitude from Minister of RK Agriculture (2007, 2008);
• Gratitude from Chairperson of JSC "Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation "Tobol" for implementing "Creation of service and procurement centers in Kostanay region” project (2010).

Education:

• KazNTU named after K.Satpayev (2008);
• National Research Technological University "MSISA" (Moscow, Russia, 2019), MBA;
• National Research Technological University "MSISA" (Moscow, Russia, 2022), DBA.

Employment history:

• Various positions from hydrogeologist technician to geological department manager, “Baiken-U” (2008-2013);
• Chief geologist, “Kyzylkum” (2013-2016);
• Chief geologist, “Khorasan-U” (2014-2016);
• Head of Subsoil use department, further Director of Mining department, JSC “NNC Kazatomprom” (2016-2022);
• Managing director for production, Acting chief director for production, JSC “NNC Kazatomprom” (09. 2022 - till present).

Elective positions, other posts:

• Member of Supervisory Board of uranium mining enterprises at Inkai, Khorasan-U, Kyzylkum, JV Budenovskoye, JV Katko;
• Representative of Kazakhstan and Co-chairperson at IAEA/OECD-OAE Uranium Group (Vienna, Austria).

Scientific achievements​​​​​​​:

• Co-author of Patent for invention at Republic of Kazakhstan # 35604 "Method of underground leaching of metals and elements through technological wells system ";
• Co-author of Patent for RK utility model # 6938 "Design of technological wells for uranium mining".

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:

• “Kazenergy” medal (2019);
• “Diploma of gratitude” from RK MEGNR;
• "For valiant labor" medal (2022);
• “Miner’s glory of III-degree” badge (2022).

Language proficiency:

• Kazakh, Russian, English.

Education:

• Alma-Ata Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (1991);
• Academy of Labor and Social Relations, Master's degree (2018).

Work experience:

• Director of the diversified company Leonardo & Co., developer, businesswoman, philanthropist, member and permanent President of Rotary club.

Language proficiency:

• English, French, Turkish.