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Company management

Dastan Yelemessovich Abdulgafarov

Chairman of the Management Board

Born on 16 December 1974

Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, Executive Program;
Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, specialty in Finance and Investment, Executive MBA;
Eni Corporate University, Milan, Master of Oil Business;
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, specialty in International Economy and Law;
Kazakhstan Institute of Law and International Relations, specialty in International Law, a lawyer;
Zhautykov National School of Physics and Math (FIZMAT).

More than 22 years’ experience in the JSC NC KazMunaiGas group of companies, 18 years in management positions.
Over the years Dastan Abdulgafarov worked as a lawyer for the International Contracts Department, General Manager of the New Projects Development Department, Director of the New Projects Development Department, Deputy Director, then director of the New Maritime Projects Development Department, Head of Project Management Group in JSC NC KMG and JSC Offshore Oil Company KazMunaiTeniz, Advisor to General Director, Managing Director for Business Development, Deputy General Director for Economy and Finance in KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production JSC, Managing Director of Exploration and Production Business Support, Head of Apparatus - Managing Director on Development in JSC NC KMG.

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on Business Development — Member of Board.

Born on 12 April 1983.

In 2005 graduated from the L.N Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Bachelor of Finance;
In 2003 graduated from the Moscow Modern Humanitarian Academy as a lawyer and from Kazakh-Russian International University as a lawyer.

April 2022 to the present - Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on Business Development – Member of Board;
July 2020—April 2022 — Director of Contracts Department;
2018—2020 — KPI Inc. LLP Managing Director on Legal Support -Member of Board, Deputy Chairman of Board for the Corporate Center;
May 2017—July 2018 — Atyrau Refinery LLP Managing Director for Administrative Legal Affairs - Member of Board;
February 2017-May 2017 - Gazpromneft LLP Head of Wholesale Department;
2016—2017 – JSC NC KMG Director of managing director’s office;
2011—2017 — JSC KMG Processing and Marketing Chief Specialist, Chief Manager, Deputy Director of Department, Director of Legal Support Department;
2009—2011 — JSC KMG Onimderi Chief Manager of the Audit Work Sector, Sector Manager of the Control and Audit Work Department Division; 2005—2009 - Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RoK Lead Specialist, Chief Specialist, Chief Expert (Head of Department);
2003—2005 — Transport Police Department Inspector of educational and personnel work, a lieutenant.

Recognition Certificates from the Ministry of Energy of RoK, JSC KMG, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of RoK.

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on Corporate Affairs - Member of Board.

Born on 10 March 1987.

Education: Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Forecasting (KIMEP), Bang College of Business.

December 2022- to the present — Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on Corporate Affairs – Management of Board;
2022 — KMG EP JSC General Director Advisor;
2017—2021 – Ozenmunaigas JSC Financial Director - Chief Accountant, Financial Director - Financial Controller, Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance;
2011—2017 KMG EP JSC Senior Accountant, Lead Accountant and Deputy Chief Accountant;
2009—2011 KMG EP JSC Auditor, then a Senior Auditor;
2007—2009 KPMG Audit LLP Auditor.