Askar Syzdykov

Independent Director

Date of election to the Board of Directors: Decision of the Sole Shareholder dated May 17, 2023 (Order No. 50-нқ).

Citizenship: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Date of Birth: August 13, 1954.

Education: In 1980, graduated from the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute named after V.I. Lenin, specializing in «Technology and Equipment for Prospecting Mineral Deposits». In 1988, completed postgraduate studies at the Leningrad Mining Institute named after G.V. Plekhanov, specializing in «Development of Drilling Technology and Equipment». In 2012, completed a Ph.D. program in «Management in the Oil and Gas Industry» at the Kazakhstan-British Technical University.

Work Experience:
1980 to 1991 – Aspirant, Scientific Research Laboratory, Institute of Mining and Oil, Engineer, Assistant Professor, Deputy Dean of the Oil Faculty at the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute named after V.I. Lenin.
1991 to 2003 – Technical Director at «Asko-A LLP», «Akademproekt LLP».
March 2003 to October 2003 – Director of the under-construction enterprise «Directorate of the under-construction enterprise – Zhambyl Branch of JSC “KazTransGas».
2003 to 2004 – General Director of «Amangeldy Gaz LLP», Taraz – a subsidiary of JSC «KazTransGas».
2004 to 2012 – Director of the Department for the Development of Gas Fields at JSC «KazTransGas», a subsidiary of JSC «NC KazMunayGas».
2013 to 2014 – General Director of «Amangeldy Gaz, LLP» Taraz – a subsidiary of JSC «KazTransGas».
June 2014 to November 2014 – Managing Director for Geology and Subsoil Use at JSC «KazTransGas», a subsidiary of JSC «NC KazMunayGas».
2014 to 2016 – General Director of «NeftGazConsult – Kazakhstan, LLP» a Russian-American-Kazakhstani enterprise. 2016 to 2017 – Advisor to the General Director of «NII «CaspianMunaiGaz LLP», a subsidiary of JSC «NC KazMunayGas».
From 2018 to the present – Professor of the Department of “Oil Engineering,” Director of the Institute of Geology, Oil, and Mining, Vice-Rector for Science, Director of the Institute of Geology, Oil, and Mining at Satbayev University.

Academic Titles, Degrees, Activities:
Ph.D., Professor of the «Oil Engineering» department at the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpaev, Professor at Satbayev University, Candidate of Technical Sciences (VAK USSR, 1988), Associate Professor (VAK USSR, 1989), Academician of the Academy of Mining Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Author of more than 50 scientific papers and inventions published in journals and conferences, including those indexed in the Scopus database. Inventor of the «Diamond Drill Bit» – a USSR copyright certificate, patents in the USA, Sweden, Japan, Germany (originally filed by KazPTI named after V.I. Lenin). In 1988, the «Diamond Drill Bit” invention, after extensive industrial testing in the USSR, was accepted into serial production (under the BIT brand) at the Kabardino-Balkarian Diamond Tool Plant (now «Terekalmaz») and is still produced and used in the CIS countries. Elected Positions, Deputyship: Candidate for the Mazhilis (Lower House of the Parliament) of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the political party «Birlik» (since February 12, 2016).

State and International Awards, Honors, Titles:
Honorary Prospector of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Excellence in Subsoil Prospecting of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Merited Worker of the Oil and Gas Industry, Medal for Contribution to the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry of Kazakhstan, «KazEnergy» Medal, Jubilee Medal «70 Years of Pipeline Transport in Kazakhstan», Jubilee Medal “120 Years of Oil in Kazakhstan, «Medal «Ken Shi Danky» III degree, Honorary Diplomas from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the National Welfare Fund «Samruk-Kazyna».

Ownership of the company’s shares, as well as suppliers and competitors of the company: None.