Management Board

Askar Munara

Deputy General Director for Geology and Development, Member of the Management Board

In 2005, he graduated from Henri Poincare University (France) and received a Bachelor's degree in Earth and Universe Sciences (geology). In 2006, he graduated from the Kazakh National Technical University named after K.Satpayev with a degree in Petroleum Geology Engineer; in 2007, he graduated from the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Forecasting with a degree in Finance and Accounting. In 2008, he received a master's degree in Geosciences (geology), and in 2014 - a doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences from Henri Poincare University (France). 

He started his career in 2004 as a specialist in the logistics and supply department, then head of the Logistics and Supply Department, Deputy Marketing Director of BT Construction LLP.

2006 - 2007 – Specialist of the 2nd category of the risk management sector and industry financial analytics for the fuel and energy complex (fuel and energy complex) and oil and gas of JSC Turanalemsecurity.

2008 – 2012 – Consultant on Geology and Geosciences of Kazakhstan to CREGU, Kazakh Institute of Oil and Gas, Regional Consultant on Geology and Geosciences (Central Asian countries) to AREV NC

2012 - 2013. – Advisor to the Chairman of the Board, Director of the Department of Science, Innovation and New Technologies, Director of the Department development of the scientific and technological center, Head of the project office of JSC National Geological Exploration Company Kazgeologiya.

2013 – 2014 – Advisor to the General Director, Director of the Center for Earth Sciences of the Nazarbayev University Research and Innovation System, General Manager in Nazarbayev University (part-time).

2015 – 2016 – Director of the Department of Planning of Geology and Development of KazMunaiGas Scientific Research Institute of Production and Drilling Technologies LLP.

2016-2017 – General Director of JSC "Information and Analytical Center of Oil and Gas of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2017-2019 – Managing Director for Field Planning and Additional Exploration of KazMunaiGas Scientific Research Institute of Production and Drilling Technologies LLP.

2019-2022 - Head of the Kazakh Scientific Research Geological Exploration Petroleum Institute LLP.

From 2022 to July 2024 - Head of R&D Projects at Engineering LLP.