Baitasov Armanzhan Merekeevich

(10.01.1970, Republic of Kazakhstan)

Independent Director

Member of the HR and Remuneration Committee

Education:

- Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov (1992)

Faculty of Journalism

Scientific titles, degrees, activities:

- Candidate of Philological Sciences, dissertation on the topic: "Imagination as a factor of cultural genesis" (1998);

- Academician of the Academy of Journalism of Kazakhstan (2001)

Work experience:

- Editor of RFC "Asia Dauysy" KazTV (1990-1991);

- Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the "Murager" KazTV (1991-1992);

- President of the TV and radio company TRK "Channel 31" (1992-2000);

- President of Channel 31 Media Holding (2000-2008);

- General Director of NUR-Media Media Holding (12.2008-12.2009);

- President of Icon LLP (2010);

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tan Media (2007-2008), the Board of Directors of TAN Shopping Mall, President of TAN Media Holding (2010);

- Head of United Media Group, publisher of Forbes Kazakhstan and Forbes Georgia (since 09.2011);

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forbes Media LLC, publisher of Forbes Russia magazine (2018-2019)

Other positions:

- Organizer of the contest of TV and radio programs "Altyn Zhuldyz" (1995);

- President of the National Association of Broadcasters of the Republic of Kazakhstan (12.2000-02.2003, 2006-2009);

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alash-Media (2003-2008);

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "Rauan Media Group" (03.2009);

- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Academy of Business (since 2012);

- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Charitable Foundation for the Support and Development of Mass Media of Kazakhstan

- Member of the National Council of Public Trust under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 17.07.2019);

- Deputy of the Maslikhat of Almaty, Chairman of the Commission for the Development of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Information Technology and Creative Industry (01.2021-14.09.2021);

- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Social Fund "Kazakhstan Khalkyna" (since 01.2022)

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:

- Golden statuette "Altyn Adam" at the competition-festival "Choice of the Year" in the nomination "Best director" (2000);

- Laureate of the prize of the Youth Union of Kazakhstan