BOLAT SVYATOV

Chairman, National Mining Company, “Tau-Ken Samruk”

From 2002 to 2004 held the post of Director General of the Kazchrom Transnational Company. From 2004 to 2006 – Chairman of a Board of Directors in Kazakhstan Mining and Metallurgical Company.

From 2006 to 2009 – Director General of Taraz Metallurgical Plant.

Bolat Svyatov has a broad experience in leading and anti-crisis management of enterprises in metallurgical sector as well as management of enterprises with over 1 billion USD annual turnover. Mr Svyatov has Master’s degree in Management and PhD in Technical Science. He is a member and a corresponding member of international and domestic science and engineering academies. He is the author of 130 scientific papers and monographs in metallurgy. Some of his ideas were introduced in metallurgy enterprises.

He also has experience in setting up and managing vertically-integrated structures in mining and metallurgical sector, restructuring of business units and setting up new production units.

He was awarded the “Kurmet” medal and the Jubilee medal “10 years of Astana”.