About us

Mr. Longfellow was born in 1958 and is a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Longfellow is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Nuclear Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control.

Mr. Longfellow started his career in electrical engineering in the United Kingdom. In 1991, he joined British Nuclear Fuels Limited, working at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in West Cumbria where he was Head of Reprocessing, before becoming Deputy Managing Director in 2007.

In 2009, Mr. Longfellow joined Westinghouse Electric Company as the Managing Director of Springfields Fuels Limited and Vice President of the European Fuel Business.

In 2013, Mr. Longfellow joined Costain PLC as Director of Major Projects for the nuclear, oil and gas sectors in the UK.

Since 2015, Mr. Longfellow has been an independent consultant to the international nuclear sector.

Since 8 August 2017, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC and since 18 May 2020, he is the Chair of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

*Meets the criteria of an independent director in accordance with the Regulations on the Board of Directors of Kazatomprom JSC NAC.

Mr. Banham was born in 1954 and is a citizen of Australia.

Mr. Banham has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of New South Wales. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He began his career as an auditor in 1974 in the Australian operations of Andersen, where he worked until 2002, and his last position was as an Audit partner.

In 2002–2007 he was the Advisory Services practice leader of Ernst & Young in Brisbane, Australia.

In 2007, he was appointed as the Audit function leader and an Executive Committee member of Deloitte CIS based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

In 2011–2014 Mr. Banham was Energy and Resources Industry group leader of Deloitte CIS based in Moscow, Russia.

Since 2014 he has worked as  independent director on the Boards of a number of international companies.

Since 14 August 2018, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC and since 27 May 2022, he is the Senior Independent Director of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

*Meets the criteria of Senior independent director in accordance with the Regulations on the Board of Directors of Kazatomprom JSC NAC.

Marc Kasher was born in 1970. He is a citizen of the United States of America.

Mr. Kasher has over 20 years of experience in private equity and investment management.

In 1992, Mr. Kasher graduated from Tufts University and received a bachelor's degree in Soviet Studies. In 1997, he received an MBA from Georgetown University.

Mr. Kasher began his career as an associate in private equity at AIG Capital Partners in 1997 (later re-branded PineBridge Investments). From 2010 to 2015, he was CEO of PineBridge Russia.  In 2013, he founded Sapiens Advisors.

From 2013 to 2019, Marc Kasher was an independent director of Luxoft where he chaired the Audit, Compensation and M&A committees. From 2018-2021 Mr. Kasher was an independent director of National Investment Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, whose primary mandate is to invest in alternative asset classes.

Currently, Mr. Kasher is a member of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Softline Digital Lab, which facilitates cybersecurity services and digital transformation through the most effective use of technology.

Since 18 May 2020, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

* Meets the criteria of an independent director in accordance with the Regulations on the Board of Directors of Kazatomprom JSC NAC.

Armanbay Zhubaev was born in 1977 and is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1999, he graduated from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, USA) with a Bachelor of Science in “Business Administration” (BSBA) degree. In 2003, he received a Master of Science degree in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford. In 2007, he received an MBA degree from the University of California in Berkeley (USA). Since 2012, he has been a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA).

A. Zhubayev began his career in September 1999 at the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, where he held the positions of Chief Specialist, Head of Section, Head of the Department of Accounting and Audit. In 2006-2008 he worked as a marketing specialist at SAP (USA), and in 2009-2010 he was a consultant at McKinsey in Moscow. From 2010 to 2012, he worked at Polymetal JSC (Kazakhstan). In 2012 -2013, he held the position of Senior Manager at KPMG LLP (Kazakhstan). In the period from 2013 to 2020, he was a senior manager, and later was appointed as a director at PwC LLP (Kazakhstan).

Since 2020, Armanbay Zhubaev has been the founder of the consulting company (StrategyLab LLP).

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors - an independent director at Kazakhtelecom JSC, a member of the Board of Directors – an independent director at Samruk-Energo JSC.

Since 3 February 2023, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

* Meets the criteria of an independent director in accordance with the Regulations on the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

Yernar Zhanadil  was born in 1984 and is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2006 he graduated from the Faculty of Accounting and Finance of KIMEP with a bachelor degree in Almaty. In 2009 he received his master degree from the University of Manchester.

Yernar Zhanadil began his career in 2006 as a senior consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In the period from 2010 to 2016 he worked as the Head of the Internal Audit Service and in 2016 as the Financial Controller of Samruk-Kazyna JSC. In 2017 was appointed for the position of Managing Director for Economics and Finance of Samruk-Kazyna JSC. From 2018 to 2021 he was a Co-Managing Director for Economics and Finance at Samruk-Kazyna JSC.

Since 22 June 2021, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

He currently holds the position of Acting Managing Director for Development and Privatization of Samruk-Kazyna JSC.

Nazira Nurbaeva was born in 1975 and is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1994-1998 she studied at the Kazakh State University of International Relations and World Languages. In 1996 she graduated from the University of Wisconsin Center Richland with a degree in business administration. In 2000 she graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management in Almaty with a degree in finance and credit. In 2017, she completed Executive MBA Courses at KIMEP in Almaty.

Nazira Nurbaeva began her career in 1997 as an assistant in the tax department at the branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Kazakhstan. From 1998 to 2003 she worked in the tax and legal services department at the branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In 2003 she held the position of Senior Tax Consultant at LUKOIL Overseas Service Ltd. From 2004 to 2014 she took the position of Senior Manager in the Tax and Legal Services Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and in 2014 was appointed to the position of Director of the Tax and Legal Services Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

From June 2020 Nazira Nurbaeva worked in tax and legal services department as a partner in Deloitte TFC LLP.

Since 2021 she has been taking the position of Managing Director for Economics and Finance in Samruk-Kazyna JSC.

Since 22 June 2021, she is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

Y. Berdigulov  is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was born in 1987.

In 2010, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bolashak Presidential Scholarship with a degree in Public Policy and International Relations. In 2018 he received a master's degree from the University of Warwick majoring in business administration.

Yernat Berdigulov began his career in 2010 as a chief specialist of the business administration department at Semizbay-U LLP, and in 2011 he was a project manager at the project office for the Management Reporting System (MRS) introduction at Samruk-Kazyna JSC. In the period from 2013 to 2018, he held such positions as Advisor to the Chair of the Management Board (on financial and economic issues), Analytical Support Director, Strategic Development Director, Project Management Director at Samruk-Energy JSC. From August 2018 to April 2019, he worked as an analyst of the Asset Management Business Unit at Samruk-Kazyna JSC. From May 2019 to April 2021, he worked as a project manager at the international consulting company Whiteshield Partners.

In 2021 Yernat Berdigulov joined Samruk-Kazyna JSC as Co-Managing Director for Strategy, Sustainable Development and Digital Transformation. Currently, he holds the position of Managing Director for Strategy and Asset Management at Samruk-Kazyna JSC.

Since 27 May 2022, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

Y. Mukanov is the Chief Executive Officer of NAC Kazatomprom JSC (hereinafter – “the Company”), is the Chair of the Management Board, establishes the development strategy, determines the prospects and areas for international cooperation and the HR policy. He coordinates and manages the activities of Chief Officers and Managing Directors. M. Sharipov represents the Company’s interests in the government, law enforcement and judicial authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international organizations on the Company’s matters.

Yerzhan Mukanov was born in 1977 in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He graduated from Satpayev Kazakh National Technical University in 1999 with a degree in Metallurgy of non-ferrous metals, and completed postgraduate studies in 2003 at the Institute of Metallurgy and Enrichment on the line Metallurgy of ferrous, non-ferrous and rare metals. In 2009 he graduated from Paris School of Mines (IEcole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris) majoring in Economic Assessment of Mining Projects. In 2021, he completed the course Executive MBA - Strategic Management and Leadership of Almaty Management University and St. Petersburg State University. Yerzhan Mukanov is currently studying at the National Research Technological University of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (Doctor in Business Administration). He has scientific publications and patents in the field of hydrometallurgy of precious metals.

Ye. Mukanov began his career in 1999 as an engineer of the laboratory of special methods of enrichment and hydrometallurgy at the Institute of Metallurgy and Enrichment under the RoK Academy of Sciences.

In the period from 2004 to 2006, he worked as a process engineer at Almaty Heavy Engineering Plant JSC.

He began his career with Kazatomprom’s group in June 2006 as a process engineer at JV KATCO LLP. From 2012 to 2014, he worked as production development coordinator at AREVA Mines. After that, he has held senior positions in Kazatomprom’s subsidiaries and affiliates - JV KATCO LLP, Kazatomprom-SaUran LLP, Karatau LLP and Semizbay-U LLP.

In March 2022, he was appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

Since  June 2022, he is the member of the Management Board of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

On September 14, 2022, he was appointed to the position of the Chief Executive Officer of NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

Since 01 November 2022, he is the member of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC

Yerzhan Mukanov does not have other part-time jobs.