Board of Directors
Board of Directors
According to the Charter, the Board of Directors may include no more than nine members. The composition of the Board of Directors of the Company is determined by the resolution of the General Meeting of shareholders of the Company. One of the Board of Directors members is elected as its chairman. The term of office of a Board of Directors member continues for a period determined by the General Meeting of shareholders, or until his/her resignation or until early termination of their powers by the General Meeting of shareholders. Members of the Board of Directors may be re-elected as directors for the next term after their first election. In addition to the development of strategy and approval of the Company's development plans, the Board of Directors also decides on the opening of the Company’s branches and representative offices, acquisition or disposal by Company of 10% or more shares (or, if applicable, shares in the authorized capital) in other legal entities, participation in the establishment and operation of other legal entities, entering into major transactions and interested party transactions, as well as the approval of annual budgets.
Alexey Buyanov
Member of the Board of Directors since January 25, 2019.
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Member of the Board of Directors since January 25, 2019. On May 19, 2022, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was re-elected for 3 years.
Mr. Buyanov is also an independent director of Kazakhtelecom JSC and Director at Bengala Investments S.A. From 2002 to 2014, he has held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and has been a member of the Management Board of Sistema OJSC – an investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange.
From 2014 to 2016, he has held the position of Managing Director and Head of the Investment Committee of Redline Capital Management S.A. Mr. Buyanov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) with a degree in Applied Physics and Mathematics, and completed Oxford Fintech Program by Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Yermek Ramazanov
Member of the Board of Directors since December 6, 2021.
Independent director
Member of the Board of Directors since December 6, 2021. On May 19, 2022, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was re-elected for 3 years.
Mr. Ramazanov has an extensive experience in the telecommunications industry. As a civil servant, he has been an independent director for telecommunications companies.
Mr. Ramazanov graduated from the Zhakhaev Kyzylorda Institute of Agroindustrial Engineers, majoring in Economics. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the European University of Geneva, as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from the T. Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University.
Jere Calmes
Member of the Board of Directors since January 15, 2019.
Independent director
Member of the Board of Directors since January 15, 2019. On May 19, 2022, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was re-elected for 3 years.
Mr. Calmes has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, wholesale and retail business with a particular focus on emerging markets. From December 2016 to June 2019, he was the CEO of Metro Cash & Carry Russia. Prior to that, Mr. Calmes held various senior positions in the telecommunications sector, including CEO of Tele2 Russia, Managing Director of Wind Telecomunicazioni, Managing Director of the Moscow office of VEON JSC. Mr. Calmes holds a bachelor's degree in Political science and Economics from Bates University, Maine, USA, and has also completed the Wharton School of Business Executive Development Program.
Alexander Lezgovko
Member of the Kcell Board of Directors since May 19, 2022.
Representative of shareholder Kazakhtelecom JSC
Member of the Kcell Board of Directors since May 19, 2022. On May 19, 2022, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was re-elected for 3 years.
Mr. Lezgovko has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Since 1999, he has worked at Kazakhtelecom JSC. From 2007 to 2021, he has held the position of the Chief Technical Director at Kazakhtelecom JSC.
Mr. Lezgovko graduated from the Almaty Energy Institute with a degree in Automatic Telecommunications. In 2005, he was awarded the title of ‘Kurmetti Baylanysshy’.
In 2012, he was awarded the Kurmet order.
Timur Turlov
Member of the Board of Directors since January 25, 2019.
Representative of shareholder Freedom Finance JSC
Member of the Board of Directors since January 25, 2019. On May 19, 2022, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was re-elected for 3 years.
Mr. Turlov is also the CEO of Freedom Finance Investment Company LLC, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Freedom Finance JSC, CEO of FFIN Brokerage Service, Independent Director on the Board of Directors of FFINEU Investments, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of FFIN Bank LLC, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Finance JSC, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Finance Life JSC and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Finance Insurance JSC. Mr. Turlov holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from the Tsiolkovsky Russian State Technology University.
Pietari Kivikko
Member of the Kcell Board of Directors since May 19, 2022.
Independent director
Mr. Kivikko has many years of experience in the telecommunications industry, where he has held senior positions at TeliaSonera and Tele2. He also worked as Managing Director of Paroc Owens Corning Insulation Materials in Russia. He is currently the Managing Director at Fexcon Consulting.
Mr. Kivikko holds a Master's degree in Management Accounting and Business Law and Marketing from the School of Economics and Business Administration (University of Turku) Turku, Finland.
Aliya Kishkimbaeva
Member of the Kcell Board of Directors since May 19, 2022.
Representative of shareholder Kazakhtelecom JSC
Since 2019, Ms. Kishkimbayeva has been the Managing Director for Legal Affairs and Risks of Kazakhtelecom JSC. Ms. Kishkimbayeva graduated from the Adilet Higher School of Law with a degree in Law, as well as the Kazakh State University of World Languages (English language department).
Ms. Kishkimbayeva has extensive experience in the telecommunications as well as oil infrastructure. Her previous work experience includes Kcell JSC, PetroKazakhstan Inc., KASP CJSC AralParker.
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