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Askar
Batyrbayev
Former CCO of Kazatomprom
Mr. Batyrbayev is an accomplished professional with more than 15 years of experience in the nuclear industry specialising in marketing and logistics. He was formerly at the largest uranium producer in the world, Kazatomprom, starting in 2006 as a marketing manager in Appak LLP ( a joint venture of NAC Kazatomprom JSC and two Japanese corporations ) and progressed to become the Chief Commercial Officer of the entire Kazatomprom group in 2021. As CCO, Mr. Batyrbayev was responsible for the commercial operations and logistics of the company, which accounts for 24% of the world's uranium production.
Mr. Batyrbayev played a critical role in growing the company and maintaining robust relationships with customers and partners. The company successfully coped with the pandemic and fulfilled clients commitments in the evolving geopolitical tensions. He significantly expanded Kazatomprom’s portfolio and client base from the USA, Europe and South America.
Mr. Batyrbayev is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He holds a bachelor and graduate degrees in physics from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He also recently graduated in the Executive MBA program at the Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. In 2022, he took academic residency as a scholar in Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, USA.
