Board of Directors
Khairat Salimovich Karibzhanov
Chairman of the Board of Directors, JSC QazTrade – Center for Trade Policy Development, Independent Director
Chairman of the HR and Remuneration Committee
Date of Birth: January 2, 1956
Place of Birth: Omsk Region, Russia, Shcherbakul District
Education:
Omsk Agricultural Institute, Engineer-Mechanic, full-time (1973–1978)
Almaty Institute of Political Science and Management, Political Science, full-time (1989–1991)
Candidate of Economic Sciences (2001)
Professional Development:
Procurement and Management (2000, Turin, Italy)
Modern Corporate Governance Practices (2004, London, UK)
Technical Regulation TR TS 018/2011: Requirements and Conformity Assessment (2015, Minsk, Belarus)
Training of Expert-Auditors on Personnel Conformity Assessment (2018, Astana, Kazakhstan)
ISO and BSI regional seminars (2018–2019)
Certified as an expert-auditor in personnel conformity in the transport and communications sector
Publications:
Economic and Legal Foundations of Transit (2002)
Standardization (2020)
Over 10 articles on transport and communication sector development, transit potential of Kazakhstan, and standardization issues
Awards:
Order of Kurtmet (2017)
Certificate of Appreciation from the President of Kazakhstan and Golden Leopard award (2006)
Commemorative medals: 10 Years of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Astana – 20 Years
Sectoral badges: Honored Communications Specialist, Honored Motor Transport Specialist, Honored Standardization Specialist
Labor Veteran medal
Career:
1978–1984 – Head of Repair Workshops and Production Manager at Burundai Motor Transport Enterprise, Almaty Region
1984–1986 – Director of Burundai Motor Transport Enterprise, Almaty Region
1987–1989 – Head of Industrial-Transport and Organizational Departments, Talgar District Party Committee, Almaty Region
1991–2000 – Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, from Department Head to First Vice Minister; Head of the Transport Inspectorate; Chairman of the Board of JSC Kazakhtelecom
2000–2006 – Vice President and President, JSC Kazakhtelecom
2006–2009 – President, JSC Kazinformtelecom
2009–2011 – Deputy General Director for Production, RSE Kazavtodor
2011–2014 – General Director, Agrocenter-Astana Holding
2014–2016 – Head of Technical Secretariat – First Deputy General Director, RSE Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Certification
2016–2020 – General Director, RSE Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Certification
2020–2022 – Assistant to Member of the Board (Minister) on Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation, Eurasian Economic Commission (Moscow)
Appointments:
November 3, 2023 – Elected Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director
Since May 22, 2025 – Chairman of the Board of Directors, JSC QazTrade, Independent Director
General Information, Education
Aidar Abildabekov was born in 1970.
He graduated from E. Buketov Karaganda State University and the Kazakh Engineering and Pedagogical University of Peoples’ Friendship with a degree in Law.
Career
In 1996, he began his professional career, engaging in entrepreneurial activities in the trade sector.
1998-2009 – worked in the customs authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan as inspector, senior inspector, chief inspector, deputy head of the customs post, and head of department.
2009-2010 – Head of the Department of Statistics, Deputy Head of the Department of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics.
From November 2010 to 2013 – Head of the Department of Statistics of South Kazakhstan Region, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics.
2013-2018 – Head of the Department of Statistics of South Kazakhstan Region, Committee on Statistics, Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2018-2021 – Head of the Department of Statistics of Turkestan Region, Committee on Statistics, Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2021-2022 – Head of the Department of Statistics of Almaty city, Bureau of National Statistics, ASPIR RK.
Since January 2022 – Deputy Chairman of the Trade Committee, Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan; from November 2022 to July 2023 – Acting Chairman of the Trade Committee, MTI RK.
From July 2023 to August 2025 – Chairman of the Trade Committee, MTI RK.
Since August 2025 – Vice Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Awards
- Certificate of Honor of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2013)
- Order of «Kurmet» (16.10.2023)
- Badge of Honor «Excellence in Statistics» (2012)
- Badge of Honor «Honored Worker of Trade» (2023)
- Jubilee Medal «20 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2011)
- Jubilee Medal «20 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan» (2015)
- Letter of Appreciation from Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan O.A. Bektenov (2024)
General Information & Education
Date of Birth: January 27, 1972
Place of Birth: Almaty, Kazakh SSR
Marital Status and Family Ties: —
Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English
Education, Qualifications, and Licenses:
– Kazakh State Academy of Management, major – “Engineer-Economist”
– International Academy of Business (IAB), major – “Master of Business Administration (MBA)”
Career Path:
– Chief Accountant, “Turan Alem Bank” JSC (1994–1998)
– Director, “AstykContract” Multisectoral Holding Company LLP (1998–2005)
– Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, “KMG EP-Catering” LLP (subsidiary of KMG EP JSC) (2005–2010)
– Head of Sector, “KazMunayGas Exploration Production” JSC (2010–2012)
– General Director, “QazExportPromotion” Corporate Fund (2024)
– General Director, “QazTrade” Center for Trade Policy Development JSC (since January 2025)
Other Positions Held:
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, “AstanaEnergoSbyt” LLP (2006–2009)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, “Oral International Airport” LLP (since 2012)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “Embamunaigas” JSC (since 2014)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “Ozenmunaygas” JSC (since 2015)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “QazTrade” Center for Trade Policy Development JSC (2022–2024)
Additional Information:
Throughout his career, he has held senior positions in various companies within the quasi-public sector.
Nurmakhan Abylkasymovich Adilbekov was born on February 19, 1973, in the South Kazakhstan region.
He graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management and the Kazakh Humanities and Law University.
He began his professional career in 1994 at the cotton-producing state farm “Pobeda” in the Chimkent region.
From 1995 to 2010, he held various positions at the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 2014 to 2020, he worked in various positions at the “Information and Accounting Center” JSC, in Astana.
From 2020 to 2022, he served as Head of the Department for the Sale of Republican Property and Post-Privatization Control at the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 2022 to 2024, he was Head of the Department of State Property and Privatization in the city of Shymkent at the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Awards:
- 2001 – Jubilee Medal “10 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
- 2016 – Jubilee Medal “25 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
- 2020 – Badge of Honor “Best in Financial Service”
- 2021 – Badge of Honor “100 Years of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
- 2021 – Jubilee Medal “30 Years of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
- 2023 – Order “Kurmet” of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Temirlan Zhakipbekov
Born on August 15, 1989, in Almaty.
Graduated from Karaganda State University named after. E.A. Buketov with a degree in Jurisprudence, Bolashak Academy, Moscow School of Polytechnic Research.
He began his career in 2007 as a legal consultant at China Geo-Engineering Corparation LLP.
From 2012 to 2014, he worked as Deputy General Director of New Horizont Capital China LLP.
From 2015 to 2021 – Executive Director of the KazAlko ALE, Association for the Sale of Alcohol and Tobacco Products.
From August 2021 to the present – President of the Bastama Institute for Assessment of Regulatory and Tax Impacts on Business.
Since November 13, 2023, he has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors, independent director of QazTrade Trade Policy Development Center JSC.
