Chairman of the Management Board
Educational background
- 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).
Work experience
- 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.