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JAVIER DEL SER PEREZ
Executive Chairman
Javier del Ser Perez, 60, is a Chartered Engineer (Spain), master in Structural Engineering and has a degree in Finance from HEC. Javier has lived in Kazakhstan since 1996, when he was appointed as the Investment Adviser to a large investment fund focused on the country. It was through this role that Javier first became involved with the Group's cement business. He is the Chairman of the Company's operating subsidiaries, Central Asia Cement and Karcement. Javier has other business interests in Kazakhstan. Javier is also a Director of Steppe Cement Holding B.V. and Mechanical and Electrical Consulting Services Ltd.
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RUPERT WOOD
Senior Independent Director
Rupert Wood, 54, has been involved in Emerging Market Equities since the mid-1990s, predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe. Starting his career at NatWest Markets in 1996 covering Emerging Europe as an analyst and then in equity sales, he worked at CA-IB/Bank Austria and then at ING, where he managed distribution of Emerging Market Equities to institutional investors as Head of EMEA Equity Sales. He then joined Wood & Co as Head of Sales, before becoming Head of Equities and subsequently Senior Advisor. His wide capital markets experience has spanned the broader EMEA region including Central Asia, Turkey, the Gulf, South Africa, as well as Latin America. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), now a part of University College London (UCL). He is a Board Advisor at Adtones, the mobile advertising technology platform.
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WAN AFFAN WAN AZMI
Director (Non-Independent Non-Executive)
Wan Affan Wan Azmi, 38, is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Rohas-Euco Industries Berhad. He joined Rohas-Euco Industries Berhad in 2013 as a Business Executive, initially in Marketing and later directly involved in IT, Media and Communications. In 2019, he was assigned as Assistant to the COO, then promoted to Deputy COO in January 2020 and subsequently as COO in October 2020. He is currently running the day-to-day operations at both headquarters in Kuala Lumpur as well as the manufacturing facilities in Bentong, Pahang in Malaysia.
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SAIDA DJARBOLOVA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Saida,56, brings extensive international banking experience, having worked at ING for many years, including roles as head of Kazakhstan and Ukraine operations. She has a financial background and has been offered multiple board positions in Kazakhstan since relocating from the Netherlands. Saida accepted the appointment, noting her historical connection to the company dating back to 1996.
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PIOTR DURNEV
Chief Executive Officer
Piotr, 48 ,joined the company in November 1998 as approximately the 3rd or 4th employee, initially serving as Marketing Director. He subsequently became General Director of Central Asia Cement (CAC) in 2013. His responsibilities have expanded to include marketing, general affairs, legal coordination, administration, government relations, and ecological compliance matters.
