Corporate governance -

Board of directors

Orsariyev Aryn Amangeldiyevich

(20.07.1976, Republic of Kazakhstan)

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chairman of the Personnel and Remuneration Committee, member of the Strategic Planning Committee

(elected to the Board of Directors of the Company by decision of the Sole Shareholder on August 18, 2023, order No. 474, current composition)

Education:

Kazakh State National University named after al-Farabi, specialist in international relations, (1993-1998);
Master student at the University of Paris 1 – Sorbonne (1998-01.2000).

Scientific titles, degrees, activities:

Candidate of Political Sciences, PhD.

Labor experience:

2022-2023 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of K. Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University;
2019-2022 – Chairman of the Board of Science Foundation JSC;
2017-2019 – Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2015-2017 – Rector of Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraigyrov;
2012-2015 – Deputy Akim of the Pavlodar region;
2009-2012 – Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2008-2009 – Acting Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs;
2008-10.2008 – Deputy Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs;
2005-2008 – Director of the Department of Internal Policy of Astana;
2000-2005 – 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; senior expert of the internal policy department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; chief expert, head of the sector of the Information and Analytical Center of the Internal Policy Department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2000-11.2000 – Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2000-04.2000 – specialist of the highest category, teacher at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
1997 – Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of Al-Farabi Kazakh State University;
1996 – Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of Al-Farabi Kazakh State University;
1992 (July-August) – track serviceman of Sorokovaya station of the Tselinnaya Railway:

Elected positions, parliamentary, other positions:

Delegate of the Congress of Young Leaders in Warsaw (1996);
Delegate from Kazakhstan to the 14th World Festival of Youth and Students in Cuba (1997);
Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of al-Farabi Kazakh State University (1996), Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of students of al-Farabi Kazakh State University (1997);
Vice-president of the Eurasian Student Association (1997);
Chairman of the Union of Students of Kazakh State University and a delegate from the university to the founding congress of the WYM “For the Future of Kazakhstan”, at which he took the initiative to create a separate structure within the movement: the Kazakhstan Students Association (1998);
Vice-President of the Bolashak Program Alumni Association (since 03.2001);
Chairman of the Board of the Association “Youth Congress of Kazakhstan” (since 11.2002);
President of the Alliance of Technology Commercialization Professionals (2022).

Rakhimzhanov Arman Berikovich

Member of the Board of Directors
(16/03/1992, Republic og Kazakhstan)
Member of the Board of Directors
(first elected to the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder dated 18/03/2025, order No. 122, current composition)
Deputy Director of the Department of Infrastructure Projects, Public Procurement and Assets of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Education:

M. Kozybayev NКSU, specialty History;
M. Kozybayev NKSU, specialty Laws.

Work experience:

2016 – leading specialist of the Akim Office of the Grigoryevsky rural district of the Akkayin district of the North Kazakhstan region;
2016 till 2017 – director of the KSO “Youth Resource Center” of the Internal Policy Department of the Akimat of the Akkayin district, the North Kazakhstan region;
2017 till 2020 – chief specialist, head of the Social Development Department of the Akim Office of the North Kazakhstan region;
2020 till 2023 – chief expert, head of the Department, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Civil Society Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2023 till 2024 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Center for Support of Civil Initiatives NJSC of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2024 till present – Deputy Director of the Department of Infrastructure Projects, Public Procurement and Assets of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Zhayzhumanova Asemgul Abaevna

(born on 05.02.1979, the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Member of the Board of Directors
(she was re-elected into the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder, dated 19.10.2022, the order No.115, current group)
Leader of the Department of Working with Non-state Legal Entities with State Participation of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Education:

Saken Seifullin Agrarian University (2000)
Economics and management in agro-industrial complex, managing economist

Labour experience:

2000-2001 – Acting leading specialist of the Division of National Companies;
2001-2003 – Leading specialist of the Division of National Companies;
2003-2004 – Chief specialist of the Division of National Companies;
2004-2005 – Acting head of the Division of Working with National Companies;
2005-2008 – Leader of the Division of Working with National Companies of the Department of Working with Non-state Legal Entities with State Participation of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2008-2021 – Chief expert of the Department of Working with Non-state Legal Entities with State Participation of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2021-till nowadays – Leader of the Department of Working with Non-state Legal Entities with State Participation of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Sagintayeva Saule Savetovna

Member of the Board of Directors
(he was elected for the first time into the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder, dated 22.04.2024, the order No. 182, current group)
Member of the Strategic Planning Committee.
Chairman of the Management Board – Rector
Doctor of Economics, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Mathematics.

Education:

Lomonosov Moscow State University (1987), majoring in mathematics;
The target postgraduate course of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1991).

Work experience:

Research assistant of the Karaganda Order of the Red Banner of Labor Polytechnic Institute (1987-1989);
Leading Engineer of the Laboratory of Mathematical Analysis of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the RK; Junior Researcher, Researcher at the Laboratory of Mathematical Analysis of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1991-1997);
Senior Lecturer, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Eurasian Market Institute (1997-2000);
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Branch of the Kazakh State Academy of Management; Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations of the Institute of Economics and Finance of T.Ryskulov KazEU; Head of the Department of Informatics and Applied Economics, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade (2000-2016);
Rector of the Gumarbek Daukeev Almaty University of Energy and Communications (2017-2023);
Freelance Advisor to the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (06.2023-08.2023);
Member of the Management Board – Vice-rector for Academic Affairs of NJSC Karaganda Buketov University (08.2023-03.2024);
Chairman of the Management Board – Rector of NJSC Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (04.2024 – present).

Uteshova Anar Abitaevna

(born on 20.07.1976, the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Independent Director
(she was elected for the first time into the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder, dated 19.10.2022, the order No.115, current group)
Chairman of the Audit Committee, member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee
Co-founder CEO of CROW Ltd

Education:

Taraz State University named after M.Kh. Dulati (1998) Engineer-economist;
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2012) Master of Management;
Nazarbayev University & Fuqua Duke University (2022) Master of Business Administration; Executive Master of Business Administration;
International Coach Union and International Coach &Trainer Association (2019, Minsk),
Certified “Professional Master Coach”, “Trainer of Coaching” and “Business Trainer”;

Additional training and internships:

University of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Madison University, Duke University, University College of London, Academy of Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ernst&Young, Bureau of Astana International Financial Centre, International Project Management Association etc.

Labour experience:

2000-2002 – Tax Committee in Astana, Astana-Jana kala. Chief Manager of the Planning and Economic Department, Head of the Department -Chief Accountant.
2004-2006 – JSC NC “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy”. Chief Manager of the Economic Planning and Financing Department of the Directorate of Transportations.
2006-2009 – JSC “Center of International Programs”, the program “Bolashak”.Leader of the Department of Economic Planning, Financing, State Procurement and Accounting.
2009 –L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Financial Director.
2010-2014 – OJSC “Nazarbayev University”. Director of the Budget Planning Department, General Manager.
2014-2017 – Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.Director of the Department of Finance, Deputy Director of the Finance and Budget Planning Department, Member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Member of the Board of Directors of JSC “Orleu”.
2017-2023 – Corporate Fund “Social Development Fund” of OJSC “Nazarbayev University”. Managing Director, Member of the Management Board.
2021-till nowadays – LLP “Jas Venture Almaty”. Member of the Supervisory Board.
2023-till nowadays – Co-founder CEO of CROW Ltd

Bondarenko Alexander Sergeevich

(born on 18.09.1988, the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Independent Director
(he was elected for the first time into the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder, dated 19.10.2022, the order No.115, current group),
Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee,
Member of the Audit Committee,
Director of Business Development of Wooppay LLP, partner of “Terricon Valley”, co-founder of the Association of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs “Association of the Information Technologies Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

Education:

Karaganda State Technical University (2010) Bachelor of Computers and Software, Translator in the field of professional communications

Labour experience:

2010 – LLP “Seven Soft Consult”. System programmer.
2012 – LLP “Wooppay”. Leader of the Technical Infrastructure Department.
2013 – LLP “Wooppay”. Technical Director.
2020 – till nowadays – Association of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs “Association of the Information Technologies Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan”; Executive Director, Founder.
2020 – till nowadays – JSC “Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation Saryarka”. Independent Director, Member of the Board of Directors.
2014 – 2023 – LLP “Wooppay”. Director, Managing Partner.
2023-till nowadays – Director of Business Development of Wooppay LLP

Additional information:

Member of the Regional Council of NCE “Atameken”; Member of the IT Council at NCE “Atameken”; Founder of PI “Center of Urban Studies”;
Co-founder of IT-hub “Terricon Valley”;
He is a mentor in the various acceleration programs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of financial technologies, electronic commerce and information systems.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

Board

Sagintayeva Saule Savetovna

Chairman of the Management Board – Rector

Doctor of Economics, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Mathematics.

Education:

Lomonosov Moscow State University (1987), majoring in mathematics;
The target postgraduate course of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1991).

Work experience:

Research assistant of the Karaganda Order of the Red Banner of Labor Polytechnic Institute (1987-1989);
Leading Engineer of the Laboratory of Mathematical Analysis of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the RK; Junior Researcher, Researcher at the Laboratory of Mathematical Analysis of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1991-1997);
Senior Lecturer, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Eurasian Market Institute (1997-2000);
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Branch of the Kazakh State Academy of Management; Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations of the Institute of Economics and Finance of T.Ryskulov KazEU; Head of the Department of Informatics and Applied Economics, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade (2000-2016);
Rector of the Gumarbek Daukeev Almaty University of Energy and Communications (2017-2023);
Freelance Advisor to the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (06.2023-08.2023);
Member of the Management Board – Vice-rector for Academic Affairs of NJSC Karaganda Buketov University (08.2023-03.2024);
Chairman of the Management Board – Rector of NJSC Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (04.2024 – present).

Nussupbekov Bekbolat Rakhishevich

Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of “Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University” NPJSC

Candidate of Technical Sciences (1998), Associate Professor HAC in Physics (2003), Professor at Committee for Control of Education and Science specializing in Physics (2018)

Education:

Karaganda State University, specialty “Physics” (1985)

Labor experience:

Engineer of steelmaking automation department, engineer-constructor of the third, second category of metallurgical processes development department of PDCB SPA “Chermetavtomatika” (1985-1991);
A.Buketov Karaganda State University, Senior Researcher of the Laboratory of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer, Deputy Director, Director of Scientific and Production Implementation Small State Enterprise “Hydrodynamics”, Lecturer of the Department of Thermophysics (1991-1998);
A.Buketov Karaganda State University, Deputy Dean of the Physics Faculty, Senior Lecturer of the Chair of Solid State Physics, Associate Professor of the Chair of Thermophysics (1998-2003),
A. Buketov Karaganda State University, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of the Physics Faculty, Associate Professor of the Department of Thermophysics (2003-2011);

– E.A.Buketov Karaganda State University, Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Technology, Professor of the Department of Engineering Thermophysics named after Zh.S. Akylbaev (2011-2019);

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2019-2020);
Member of the Board, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of E.A. Buketov Karaganda University (2020-2021);
Professor of the Department of Engineering Thermophysics named after Z.S. Akylbaev, Chairman of the Dissertation Council for educational program 8D05303-Teplophysics and Theoretical Heat Engineering of E.A. Buketov Karaganda University (08.2021-09.2024).
Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (09.2024-to the present).

Kanapyanov Timur Yerbolatovich

Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Digitalisation

PhD on Political Science

Education:

BA in Political Science .L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2008);
Master of Comparative Politics. University of Bucharest (2011);
PhD on Political Science .L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2015).

Work experience:

History teacher. Secondary school named after S.Maulenov №37, Astana (2008);
Senior Research Fellow. The Institute of State History of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008-2012);
Manager of International Projects and Public Relations. Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) (2012 -2021);
Deputy General Director for International Cooperation. Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) (2021 -2024);
APQN Board Director (The Asia Pacific Quality Network) (2022 – to the present);
Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Digitalisation of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (12.2024 -to the present).

Mehtiyev Ali Dzhavanshirovich

Member of the Board – Vice-Rector for Research

C. Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor

Education

Karaganda State Technical University (1993-1999) – majoring in electric drive and automation of technological complexes, engineer – electromechanic;
Karaganda State Technical University (2013-2015) – majoring in Radio Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Bachelor’s degree, diploma with honors;
National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (2022-2024) – majoring in Instrumentation Engineering, Master’s degree.

Labor experience

Power engineer of hot foundry shop No.1 of Karaganda Foundry factory (1992-1999);
Assistant lecturer, then senior lecturer of the Department of Electrical Supply and Electrical Engineering of KSTU (1999-2010);
Head of the Department of “Technologies and Communication Systems” of KSTU (2010-2016);
Head of Department “Power Engineering Systems” KSTU (2016-2017);
Head of the Department “Technologies and Communication Systems” KSTU (2017-2019);
Professor of the Department of “Technologies and Communication Systems” KSTU (2019-2020);
Associate Professor of the Department of “Operation of electrical equipment” Saken Seyfullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University. (2020-2024);

Member of the Board – Vice-Rector for Research NPJSC “Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University” (from 08.2024).

Kalykov Abai Koblandiyevich

Member of the Management Board, Vice-rector for Educational Work

Candidate of Economic Sciences

Education:

Karaganda State University (1992-1996) in specialty Marketing and Commerce, honors diploma;
Master’s degree program of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (1996-1998) in specialty Economic and Management;
Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2008-2011) in specialty Fooreign Language: two foreign lanaguages (English).

Experience:

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, the Department of Marketing of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (1998-2001);
Senior Lecturer, the Department of Management of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2001-2005);
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2004-2005);
Associate Professor of the Department of Management of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2005-2020);
Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of the Department of Management of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2007-2014);
Dean of the Faculty of Economics of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2014-2015);
Vice-rector for Educational Work and Social Issues of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2015-2018);
Dean of the Faculty of Additional Education of Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2018-2020);
Member of the Management Board, Vice-rector for Educational Work of Astana IT University LLP (2020-2022);
Member of the Management Board, Director of the Department of Legal Support and Human Resources Management of Astana IT University LLP (2022);
Professor of the School of Creative Industry LLP at Astana IT University (2022);
Member of the Management Board, Vice-rector for Educational Work of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University NJSC (since 12/2022).

Corporate secretary

Corporate documents

Corporate events

Committees of the Board of Directors

Composition of the Strategic Planning Committee

Composition of the Audit Committee

Composition of the appointment and remuneration committee

Full name	Position
Bondarenko Alexander Sergeevich	Chairman of the strategic planning committee, Independent director,Director of business development of LLC «Wooppay».
Orsariev Aryn Amangeldievich	Member of the strategic planning committee, Independent director, community leader.
Nurmanbetova Jamilya Nussupzhanovna	Member of the committee on strategic planning, member of the Board of directors, adviser to the minister of science and higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Sagintayeva Saule Savetovna	Member of the strategic planning committee, member of the Board of directors, Chairman of the Board – Rector of NPJSC « Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University»

Full name	Position
Uteshova Anar Abitaevna	Chairman of the audit committee, independent director,Co-founder of CEO «CROW Ltd».
Orsariyev Aryn Amangeldiyevich	Member of the audit committee, independent director, community leader.
Bondarenko Alexander Sergeevich	Member of the audit committee, independent director, Business development director LLP «Wooppay».

Full name	Position
Orsariev Aryn Amangeldievich	Chairman of the committee on appointments and remuneration, independent director, community leader.
Uteshova Anar Abitaevna	Member of the committee on appointments and remuneration, Independent director, Сo-founder of CEO «CROW Ltd».
Bondarenko Alexander Sergeyevich	Member of the committee on appointments and remuneration, Independent director, business development director LLP «Wooppay».