Citizenship Republic of Kazakhstan
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.
Employment

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.