Corporate Secretary

The Corporate Secretary is an employee of the Company who performs their duties on an independent basis and is appointed and dismissed by resolution of the Board of Directors, to which the Corporate Secretary is functionally accountable. The term of office, functions and budget of the Corporate Secretary are determined by the Board of Directors. The activities of the Corporate Secretary are governed by the Regulations on the Corporate Secretary, approved by the Board of Directors and posted on the KMG website, and are carried out on an independent basis, with no combination with other functions at KMG. The Corporate Secretary’s main role is ensuring regular communication between KMG and its shareholders as well as between shareholders and the Board of Directors, the Internal Audit Service, the Compliance Service, the Ombudsman, the Management Board and other bodies within KMG.

The Corporate Secretary’s responsibilities include ensuring interaction with shareholders, including preparing for and holding General Meetings of Shareholders and consideration of requests, providing full support to the Board of Directors and its committees, assisting shareholders in making timely, high‑quality corporate decisions; acting as an adviser to the Board members on any matter related to their roles or the applicability of the Code’s provisions, and monitoring the implementation of the Code. The Corporate Secretary is responsible for improving corporate governance practices at KMG. Contact details of the Corporate Secretary are available on KMG’s website.

Damir Sharipov

Citizenship: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Date of birth: 22 January 1980.

Education

• Al‑Farabi Kazakh National University (International Relations Department), majoring in international law
• Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, MBA programme, majoring in Management
• Certified Corporate Secretary, certified trainer in corporate governance for corporate secretaries, trainer at Samruk Business Academy.

Experience

• Between 2001 and 2007, he held various jobs working at the Tengiz field in the Atyrau Region.
• From 2007 to 2012, he worked at Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
• From 2012 to 2014, he served in different capacities at KMG and KazTransGas.
• Since 5 January 2015, he has been Corporate Secretary at KMG.
• Since 24 November 2023, he has been an Honorary Member of the Central Asian Association of Corporate Secretaries.