Corporate Governance

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.

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

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.

West Kazakhstan State University, Specialty: Electrical Engineer.

West Kazakhstan Engineering and Humanities University, Specialty: Master of Economics and Business.

Completed the full Management Development program at Schlumberger Headquarters (Paris, France).

Has industrial and managerial experience in international companies, participated in the implementation of major projects in 9 countries.

2002 – 2004: Electrical Engineer on the "Karachaganak" project at LLP "InzhTechService."

2004-2008: Supervisor at the Alibek-Mola and Kozhasai oilfields in the international company Schlumberger.

2008-2017: Chief Engineer at the Tengiz and Korolevskoye (TShO) oilfields, Regional Operations Director on the Sakhalin-1 project (Sakhalin Island, Russia), Regional Operations Director in Saudi Arabia at Schlumberger.

2018-2022: Regional Director of Marketing and Sales for new technologies in international company Schlumberger in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, the Russian Federation, and Central Asia.

2011-2012 – Analyst of S&P Global Platts Agency (London city, Great Britain);

2012-2013 – Senior Analyst of Department communications with investors of “KazMunaiGas” Exploration, Production” JSC;

2013-2018 – Senior Analyst, leading analyst, Deputy Director of Department of the Treasury and corporate financing of “KazMunaiGas” Exploration, Production” JSC;

2018-2019 – Deputy Director of Finance Controlling Department of “National Company “KazMunaiGas”;

2019-2021 – Director of Department of the Treasury of “NAC “Kazatomprom” JSC;

2021-2022 – Deputy General Director on economics and finance of “APPAK” LLP (Kazakhstan-Japan Joint Venture on production and uranium processing).

From 2019 to 2022 he had been a member of the Board of Directors of “Ulba Metallurgical Plant” JSC.

From March 2022 to present he is the Deputy Chairman of the Board on economics and finance of “National Company “QazaqGaz”, Member of the Board.

He is fluent in Kazakh, Russian and English languages.

Eurasian National University named after L.N.Gumilyov (1999), “Mechanical Engineer” qualification;

Moscow Transportation Institute (2001), “Management in transport and logistic systems”, “Logistic Manager” qualification.

Ph.D in Economics, subject of dissertation: “System of transport and logistic service of an enterprise” (2002).

1999-2000 – a leading specialist of Examination and Audit Department in RSE “KazCertiko” National Scientific and Practical Center”;

2000-2002 – scientific internship in Moscow Institute of Road Traffic (STU) within the thesis research;

2002-2020 – had been working in a group of companies “KazTransGas” JSC: manager, chief manager, deputy director of Gas transport and marketing Department of JSC “Intergas Central Asia” (2002-2006); director of Budget Planning and Economic Analysis Department of “KazTransGas” JSC (2006-2008); Managing Director, Deputy General Director on corporate development of “KazTransGas” JSC (2008-2014); Chairman of the Management Board of “KazTransGas Ónimderi” LLP (2014-2020).

2020-2021 - General Director of RSE “KazVodKhoz” of Water Resources Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since March 2022 up to present he is the Chairman of the Management Board on strategy and business development of JSC“NC“QazaqGaz”, a member of the Management Board.

He has 16 scientific publications in field of logistics, standardization, usage of liquefied and compressed natural gas.

For his professional achievements he was noted with national and industry awards.

Graduated from Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK. Received Bachelor of Science in Management, Master of Science in Marketing and Strategy, and MBA degree.

He completed a program at the CWC School of Energy, UK, majoring in the Negotiation of Oil and Gas Contracts.

2008-2010 – Contract engineer, Karachaganak project, JSC NC “KazMunayGas” in Aksai;

2010-2013 - Business development manager in the oil and gas sector, an investment analyst in the structural divisions of the Hinduja Group;

2014-2020 – Regional Director, Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2014-2022 – Head of the business development unit in the oil and gas sector, Head of the investment unit in the oil and gas sector, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tengri Partners Investment Banking (Kazakhstan) JSC;

2018-2022 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Leasing Group;

2021-2022 – Member of the Board of Directors of Alma Telecommunications Kazakhstan JSC.

From April 2022 to January 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Social and Labor Relations at JSC NC "QazaqGaz."

From January 2023 to the present, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Strategy and Investments at JSC NC "QazaqGaz."

Fluent in Kazakh, Russian, and English.

MBA at London Business School;

Master's program in petroleum engineering at Stanford University.

He started his career as an engineer at the Kashagan field at AgipKCO, then worked for Kazakhoil Aktobe and other companies in various positions, including the head of the geological service. Has experience in implementing oil and gas projects in more than 10 countries (Australia, China, USA, India, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Mexico);

Born in 1974 in the village of Sayak, Zhezkazgan region

1997-2001 - Assistant prosecutor of Balkhash, Karaganda region.

2001-2002 - Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of Legality in the Activities of State Prosecutor's Offices of the Karaganda Region.

2002-2004 - Deputy prosecutor of the Aktogay district of the Karaganda region.

2004-2005 - Assistant to the Astana city prosecutor for supervision of the application of international treaties.

2005-2009 - Senior prosecutor of the Office for Supervision of the Legality of Investigation and Inquiry in the bodies of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the AECCP of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the CTC of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Department for Supervision of the Legality of Investigation and Inquiry of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2009-2013 - Prosecutor of the city of Balkhash, Karaganda region.

2013-2014 - Assistant to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Department for Supervision of the Legality of the Pre-trial Stage of Criminal Proceedings of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2014-2017 - Deputy Head of the State Revenue Department for the Mangistau Region - Head of the Economic Investigation Service.

2017-2023 - Head of the internal investigation service of KAZ Minerals Management LLP.