Corporate governance -

Board of directors

Alikhan Mukhamedyevich Baymenov

Chairman of the Board of Directors
(first elected to the Company Board of Directors by the decision of the Sole Shareholder dated December 22, 2025, Order No. 581, current composition)

Chairman of the Management Committee
of the Astana Civil Service Hub

Education:

Karaganda Polytechnic Institute, mechanical engineer.
Postgraduate study at the Moscow Automobile and Road Construction Institute, PhD in Engineering.

Professional career:

1981 – 1992 – Research and teaching.
1992 – 1994 – Deputy Head of the Zhezkazgan Regional Administration.
1995 – 1996 – Deputy and First Deputy Minister of Labor of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1996 – 1997 – Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan — Head of the Administration Organizational and Control Department.
1997 – 1998 – Head of the Prime Minister’s Office.
1998 – 1999 – Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1998 – 2000 – Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2000 – 2001 – Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2011 – 2014 – Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2014 – till present – Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Hub for Civil Service (ACSH).

Social and political activity:

1989 – 1990 – Chairman of the Ulytau public movement. Head of the Zhezkazgan regional branch of the Nevada-Semey anti-nuclear public movement.
1990 – 1993 – Deputy of the Zhezkazgan Regional Council of People’s Deputies.
1994 – 1995 – Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1995 – 2000 – Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
1997 – 2001 – Chairman of the Citizenship Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2002 – 2011 – Co-Chair and Chairman of the Ak Zhol Democratic Party of Kazakhstan.
2002 – 2011 – Founder and moderator of the Temirkazyk intellectual discussion club.
2006 – 2007 – Member of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
since 2005 – President of the Republican Federation of Togyzkumalak.
since 2008 – Organizer and President of the World Federation of Togyzkumalak.

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).

Yerlan Maratovich Ospanov

(25/06/1972, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director, Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(First elected to the Board of Directors of the Company by the decision of the Sole Shareholder dated December 22, 2025, Order No. 581, current composition)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saryarka Airport Joint-Stock Company.

Education:

Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Major: Robotics and Robotic Systems (1989-1995)
University of International Business (UIB)
Major: Finance and Credit, MBA (2001-2003)

Work experience:

1996-1999 – Senior Precious Metals Manager at Balkhash Mining and Processing Company;
1999-2001 – Precious Metals Dealer at the Treasury Department of the People’s Bank of Kazakhstan;
2001-2003 – Head of the Treasury Operations Department of the Treasury Department of the People’s Bank of Kazakhstan;
2003-2004 – Deputy General Director of the Almaty Investment Group LLP;
2003-2012 – General Director of the ATF Group LLP;
2006-2012 – Deputy General Director of the Verny Investments Holding LLP;
2012-12.2023 – General Director of the Verny Capital LLP.

Additional information:

Member of the Board of Directors of the ForteBank JSC (07.06.2022-04.2024);
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the RG Gold (gold mining company) (2012-2024);
Member of the Board of Directors of the Kar-Tel JSC (Beeline Kazakhstan) (2012-2024);
Member of the Board of Directors of the Sky Mobile LLC (Beeline Kyrgyzstan) (2012-2024);
Member of the Board of Directors of Narxoz University NJSC (Almaty) (2012-2023);
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Haileybury Almaty NJSC (2012-2023);
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Haileybury Astana School NJSC (2012-2023);
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Channel 31 Television and Radio Broadcasting Company LLP (2012-2023).

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

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 Internationalization

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 Internationalization of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University (12.2024 -to the present).

Mehtiyev Ali Dzhavanshirovich

Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation

C. Sc. in Engineering, 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).

Amirov Azamat Zhanbulatovich

Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Digitalization

Ph.D in Computer Science, Engineering, and Management

Education

Karaganda State Technical University 2000-2005, specializing in “Computer Systems for Information Processing and Control”;
Karaganda State Technical University 2005-2007, specializing in “Computer Engineering and Software”, Master’s degree, diploma with honors;
N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University 2007-2010, specializing in “Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Management”, doctoral program.

Work experience

Karaganda State Technical University, Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Systems (2009-2013);
Karaganda State Technical University, Head of the Department of Information Systems (2013-2017);
Karaganda State Technical University, Director of the Research Institute of EET named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017-2017);
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Director of the Department for the Development of the Digital University (2017-2022);
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Director of the Department of Information Technology (2022-2024);
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Dean of the Faculty of Information Technologies (2024-2025);
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Digitalization (since 10.2025 – present).

Kalykov Abai Koblandiyevich

Member of the Management Board, Vice-rector for Social and 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 Social and 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
Baymenov Alikhan Mukhamedyevich	Chairman of the strategic planning committee, Independent director; Chairman of the Management Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub.
Ospanov Yerlan Maratovich	Member of the strategic planning committee, Independent director; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saryarka Airport Joint-Stock Company.
Rakhimzhanov Arman Berikovich	Member of the committee on strategic planning, member of the Board of directors, 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.
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; Master Coach of the International Coaches Union Kazakhstan.
Baymenov Alikhan Mukhamedyevich	Member of the audit committee, independent director; Chairman of the Management Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub.
Ospanov Yerlan Maratovich	Member of the audit committee, independent director; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saryarka Airport Joint-Stock Company.

Full name	Position
Ospanov Yerlan Maratovich	Chairman of the committee on appointments and remuneration, independent director; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saryarka Airport Joint-Stock Company.
Baymenov Alikhan Mukhamedyevich	Member of the committee on appointments and remuneration, Independent director; Chairman of the Management Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub.
Uteshova Anar Abitayevna	Member of the committee on appointments and remuneration, Independent director; Master Coach of the International Coaches Union Kazakhstan.