Date and place of birth Born in 1986 in Atasu, Karaganda region.
Citizenship Republic of Kazakhstan
Marital status
Married
Education Graduated from Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade with a degree in Finance and University of Texas in Austin, USA, with a degree in Oil and Gas Engineering.
Work experience

2008-2010 – Research Engineer at the Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering to improve oil and gas recovery through the use of chemical technologies, Austin, Texas (USA).

2010-2016 – Drilling Engineer at ExxonMobil Corporation in California, Colorado and Texas (USA), and in Atyrau region; Senior Drilling Engineer in Iraq; Supervising Drilling Engineer in Russian Federation (Sakhalin Island); Senior Project Engineer for well ties at oil and gas complex treatment unit of Kashagan project in Atyrau city.

2016-2018 – Head of Field Supervisors and Senior Drilling Engineer at Merlin ERD, Perth, Scotland.

2018-2019 – Managerial Adviser and Global Oil and Gas Industry Expert at London office of McKinsey and Company for the projects in Columbia, Oman, Russian Federation, Alaska (USA) and UK.

2019-2020 – Sanzhar Serikbayevich Zharkeshov supervised geological industry as a Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2020-2022 – Deputy CEO for Geology and Development at Naftogaz - Deputy Director of Exploration and Production Division of Ukraine National Oil and Gas Company “Naftogaz”.

Since February 2022 – Acting Chairman of the Management Board of NC “QazaqGaz” JSC. Since March 2022 – Chairman of the Management Board of NC “QazaqGaz” JSC.
Other positions

Sanzhar Serikbayevich Zharkeshov is a member of the Council of the British Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and a holder of “Chartered Engineer” British title.
International awards

Международные премии: “For Innovation”, Houston, USA, and “SPE Drilling Engineering Award” of the World Society of Petroleum Engineers, Baku, Azerbaijan; the Queen Elizabeth II’s Award for Enterprise "For Contribution to the Development of the UK Oil and Gas Industry” (as part of Merlin ERD), London, UK.

Kazakh, Russian and English languages fluency.