Alma joined the Bolashak Group in 2012, with 12 years of experience in personnel management in various industries and multinational companies, and has made a significant contribution to the company. People are the most important resource of any organization, so Alma successfully fulfills a highly important role for Bolashak. Under her leadership, much progress has been made in the development and implementation of new approaches to human resources management. With her skills in planning and organization, she was able to successfully implement effective programs in training and personnel development. Educated in various fields including law, economics, management, and holding an MBA and with extensive career experience, she is proficient in all aspects of managing labour relations and interpersonal conflicts. With her leadership and strong organizational qualities and professionalism, Alma has brought momentum and positive changes to the company’s HR management and development.

Marat Turakbayev‘s experience has contributed significantly to the strengthening and development of the Group’s financial systems. He has twelve years’ experience in finance and he is fluent in English, Kazakh, Russian and Turkish. Marat’s career included eight years with a major international oil and gas service company where he progressed to the role of Finance Manager for the Caspian region. Marat is experienced in financial management, ERP system implementation, audit and internal controls and management of outsourced functions. Marat’s responsibilities in Bolashak cover all aspects of financial operations and accounting, including maintaining all financial records of the Company in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as well as preparing all financial reports and data for Management and the Board. He is responsible for overseeing all of our financial and accounting functions.

Having held a variety of roles with Bolashak, Elle has worked her way to her current position as Commercial Director. Fluent in English, Russian and Kazakh, Elle joined Bolashak when it was formed. She has a unique overview of Bolashak’s business, because of her involvement in managing our activities in a range of different areas. Elle's first role with Bolashak was managing our payroll and contracts functions in our Aksai office. Elle relocated to our Atyrau office, where she took up the role of Commercial Manager for the company as a whole. In 2011, her career path took her to its next natural step as Commercial Director. Her role covers management of contracts, all commercial issues and proposals. Now based in Uralsk, she is also responsible for managing our operations in the West Kazakhstan and Astana regions. Elle has further developed her skills from several training courses in the UK and Ireland, and this combined with her wide experience and knowledge of Bolashak’s activities make her a very important member of our team.

Malika started her career at Bolashak-Atyrau as an HR assistant in 2003. She has many years of experience in logistics, project work, HR and contracts management. She has worked on various projects at Tengiz, Kashagan and in Qatar on coordinating the mobilization and recruitment process. Since 2013 at Bolashak-Atyrau, she was engaged in the management and leading of the department of mobilization, migration control and logistics of Company foreign and local staff, organizing and obtaining of various permits for foreign and local staff, work with government agencies, supervised the crew process, accommodation, business trips within the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad for Company employees. Since May 2024, she was promoted as HR Director.

Svetlana has been a very important part of Bolashak’s team for many years. Fluent in English and Russian, she joined Bolashak in 2001, in our office in Astana. Svetlana’s initial role was to manage the work permit application process in Astana for Bolashak’s expatriates working throughout Kazakhstan. When the responsibility for the work permit process moved to the regional centres around Kazakhstan, Svetlana re-located to Almaty, where she established our branch office in 2003. Under Svetlana’s management, the Almaty office has grown to become a business unit in its own right with contracts with Almaty-based Oil and Gas companies, as well as clients from the mining, telecommunications and other industries. Svetlana manages all aspects of the business in Almaty and the Eastern regions of Kazakhstan, including recruitment, logistics, operations and business development. She also provides invaluable support with corporate affairs issues and oversees Bolashak’s PR and marketing functions. Currently Svetlana combines the positions of Almaty Branch Director, Head of Recruitment and QHSE.