Verny Capital - Leader in private investments in Kazakhstan

Verny Capital seeks to assist companies in raising finance and managing local risks, as well as in implementing market-leading corporate governance and financial reporting practices

Who we are

One of the largest groups in Kazakhstan, specializing in making direct equity investments in private companies. By acquiring a controlling or significant minority stakes in companies in Kazakhstan and other CIS countries from private owners, the group is actively involved in their strategic and operational management. The group was founded in 2006.
What we do

We help companies in attracting financing, managing local risks and introducing the best practices in the field of corporate governance and financial reporting.

We enter the capital of adult companies with the aim of developing them at a new operational level, entering emerging markets, increasing their value with subsequent sales. At the same time, the portfolio of the group includes green field projects, implemented “from scratch”.

Five success factors

Partnership

Virtually in every project the Company attracts a partner with sector experience and professional expertise.

Market knowledge and experience

Focuses primarily on Kazakhstan and other countries within the CIS, i.e. on the markets the Company understands best.

Private Sector

Invests only in privately owned companies and projects and does not invest in state-owned assets or participate in government auctions.»

Best expertise

Partnership arrangements provide projects with access to best practice methodologies and the latest technologies.

Management

Actively participates in the management of the companies in its portfolio

Our principles

The group of companies adheres to the principle of synergy with the involvement of partners with the best expertise, work experience and the latest technologies in a particular sector. “Verny Capital” focuses its attention on the markets of Kazakhstan and CIS countries. The Group buys projects only from private owners, not participating in state tenders and other forms of sale of state property.
Our vision
To preserve and increase the value of the capital we manage.
Our mission
We integrate capitals, attract professionals to effective teams, introduce advanced technologies to create high-yielding companies thus to develop the economy and to augment public welfare.

Our values

Communications

Leadership

Integrity
Resilience

Our team

Aidan Akanov

  • Chief Executive Officer

Dauren Utemuratov

  • First Deputy CEO

Daniyar Tursunkulov

  • CFO - Deputy CEO

Iskander Zhakenov

  • Chief Legal Officer & Deputy CEO

Gaukhar Nurusheva

  • Managing Director for Financial Control

Daniyar Zhusupov

  • Managing Director for Asset Management

Aidan Akanov

  • Chief Executive Officer

Dauren Utemuratov

  • First Deputy CEO

Daniyar Tursunkulov

  • CFO - Deputy CEO

Iskander Zhakenov

  • Chief Legal Officer & Deputy CEO

Gaukhar Nurusheva

  • Managing Director for Financial Control

Daniyar Zhusupov

  • Managing Director for Asset Management
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About us

Portfolio

Contact us:

Phone: +7 (7172) 73-50-50
Fax: +7 (7172) 73-50-51
Email: info@vernycapital.com

Talan Towers, 16, Dostyk Str.,
010000, Astana

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Erlan Ospanov

Chief Executive Officer

Erlan Ospanov is one of the
founders of Verny Capital. He carries out management of the Group. He served as Deputy Director General of ATF Group in Kazakhstan.
He graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Department of Robotics. He also received a degree in Finance and Credit from KIMEP University and MBA from International Business in Almaty.

Erlan Ospanov

Chief Executive Officer

Erlan Ospanov is one of the
founders of Verny Capital. He carries out management of the Group. He served as Deputy Director General of ATF Group in Kazakhstan.
He graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Department of Robotics. He also received a degree in Finance and Credit from KIMEP University and MBA from International Business in Almaty.

Zharkyn Bekzhanov

Managing Director for Human Resources

Responsible for talent acquisition, human resources management and development.

Graduated from Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU), Almaty, with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and Maqsut Narikbayev University, Astana with a degree in International Law and Legal Studies.

He holds a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (USA).

Zharkyn Bekzhanov

Managing Director for Human Resources

Responsible for talent acquisition, human resources management and development.

Graduated from Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU), Almaty, with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and Maqsut Narikbayev University, Astana with a degree in International Law and Legal Studies.

He holds a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (USA).

Zhanbolat Ussenov

Managing Director for Corporate Affairs

Responsible for the company’s reputation, internal and external communications, including overseeing the Group’s social projects.

Career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, expert in stakeholder relations and communications. He has experience in both the public and private sectors.

Previously held the position of Deputy Director for Corporate Affairs at Chevron’s Eurasian division in Almaty.

Zhanbolat Ussenov

Managing Director for Corporate Affairs

Responsible for the company’s reputation, internal and external communications, including overseeing the Group’s social projects.

Career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, expert in stakeholder relations and communications. He has experience in both the public and private sectors.

Previously held the position of Deputy Director for Corporate Affairs at Chevron’s Eurasian division in Almaty.

Daniyar Tursunkulov

CFO - Deputy CEO

Daniyar Tursunkulov is responsible for the financial activities of Verny Capital’s investment projects.

Before joining Verny Capital he worked at Kazzinc, where he held numerous roles including Group Chief Transformation Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he headed the metals and mining group at Deloitte Caspian Region.

Daniyar is a graduate of the Kazakh State Academy of Management and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Daniyar Tursunkulov

CFO - Deputy CEO

Daniyar Tursunkulov is responsible for the financial activities of Verny Capital’s investment projects.

Before joining Verny Capital he worked at Kazzinc, where he held numerous roles including Group Chief Transformation Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he headed the metals and mining group at Deloitte Caspian Region.

Daniyar is a graduate of the Kazakh State Academy of Management and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Yana Kim

Managing Director for Human Resources

Responsible for talent acquisition, human resources management and development.
Has 20 years of experience in HR management, 13 years of them – in international companies of the financial and FMCG sectors.
She headed the HR department at Ferrero in Kazakhstan, worked for Citibank Kazakhstan, ABN AMRO Bank and RBS.
She graduated from Adilet High School of Law with a degree in jurisprudence.

Yana Kim

Managing Director for Human Resources

Responsible for talent acquisition, human resources management and development.
Has 20 years of experience in HR management, 13 years of them – in international companies of the financial and FMCG sectors.
She headed the HR department at Ferrero in Kazakhstan, worked for Citibank Kazakhstan, ABN AMRO Bank and RBS.
She graduated from Adilet High School of Law with a degree in jurisprudence.

Daniyar Zhusupov

Managing Director for Asset Management

Daniyar Zhusupov manages company’s assets in infrastructure and logistics, consumer industries and fast-food restaurants. He worked at Ernst & Young, M&A Advisory Department and at Middle East Private Equity Fund.
He graduated from KIMEP University with a degree in Finance.

Daniyar Zhusupov

Managing Director for Asset Management

Daniyar Zhusupov manages company’s assets in infrastructure and logistics, consumer industries and fast-food restaurants. He worked at Ernst & Young, M&A Advisory Department and at Middle East Private Equity Fund.
He graduated from KIMEP University with a degree in Finance.

Gaukhar Nurusheva

Managing Director for Financial Control

Gaukhar Nurusheva is in charge of accounting and Tax of the Verny Group, financial control, internal and external audit of the Group. She is responsible for budgeting, cost controlling, development of policies and procedures on the part of finance and treasury. She had worked as chief accountant for over 20 years, including in international companies.
She graduated from Institute of National Economy with a degree in audit and control, The Open Link University (United Kingdom) with a degree in Corporate Manager.

Gaukhar Nurusheva

Managing Director for Financial Control

Gaukhar Nurusheva is in charge of accounting and Tax of the Verny Group, financial control, internal and external audit of the Group. She is responsible for budgeting, cost controlling, development of policies and procedures on the part of finance and treasury. She had worked as chief accountant for over 20 years, including in international companies.
She graduated from Institute of National Economy with a degree in audit and control, The Open Link University (United Kingdom) with a degree in Corporate Manager.

Iskander Zhakenov

Chief Legal Officer & Deputy CEO

Iskander Zhakenov is the head of Legal Department and provides legal support for the Group. Engaged in private law practice in partnership with foreign lawyers. He has over 25 years of experience in international transactions, M&A, corporate governance and compliance.
He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in jurisprudence.

Iskander Zhakenov

Chief Legal Officer & Deputy CEO

Iskander Zhakenov is the head of Legal Department and provides legal support for the Group. Engaged in private law practice in partnership with foreign lawyers. He has over 25 years of experience in international transactions, M&A, corporate governance and compliance.
He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in jurisprudence.

Olga Abdrakhmanova

Chief Communications Officer & Deputy CEO

Olga Abdrakhmanova manages public relations of the Group and is in charge of reputation of the Company. She headed Communications Department of British Embassy in Astana.
She graduated from Robert Gordon University with a degree in corporate communications and work with government agencies, received a PR qualification from Royal Institute of Public Relations, United Kingdom.

Olga Abdrakhmanova

Chief Communications Officer & Deputy CEO

Olga Abdrakhmanova manages public relations of the Group and is in charge of reputation of the Company. She headed Communications Department of British Embassy in Astana.
She graduated from Robert Gordon University with a degree in corporate communications and work with government agencies, received a PR qualification from Royal Institute of Public Relations, United Kingdom.

Dauren Utemuratov

First Deputy CEO

Dauren Utemuratov is responsible for operational management of the Group, real estate asset management and social and infrastructure projects.

Previously he worked as the CEO of Astana Property Management company. He graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Economics and Management in Construction, and International Institute for Tourism and Management (Austria) as an Expert in the International Tourism and Hospitality field. He received an MBA degree from Leeds University Business School (United Kingdom).

Dauren Utemuratov

First Deputy CEO

Dauren Utemuratov is responsible for operational management of the Group, real estate asset management and social and infrastructure projects.

Previously he worked as the CEO of Astana Property Management company. He graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Economics and Management in Construction, and International Institute for Tourism and Management (Austria) as an Expert in the International Tourism and Hospitality field. He received an MBA degree from Leeds University Business School (United Kingdom).

Aidan Akanov

Chief Executive Officer

From 2019 to 2023 he held the CFO position, managing the financial aspects of investment projects.

He previously worked at Arthur Andersen/Ernst & Young, before that he was a financial director in a Canadian company. He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in International Economic Relations and received an MBA from Hofstra University (USA).

Aidan Akanov

Chief Executive Officer

From 2019 to 2023 he held the CFO position, managing the financial aspects of investment projects.

He previously worked at Arthur Andersen/Ernst & Young, before that he was a financial director in a Canadian company. He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in International Economic Relations and received an MBA from Hofstra University (USA).

Marlen Mirzabekov

Deputy CEO

Marlen Mirzabekov is responsible for managing companies operating in banking and mining sectors.

He graduated from the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany) with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Marlen Mirzabekov

Deputy CEO

Marlen Mirzabekov is responsible for managing companies operating in banking and mining sectors.

He graduated from the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany) with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Lazzat Borankulova

Executive Director

Responsible for management of the investment portfolio of the company and the Group’s investmentstrategy, oversees company’s assets in the telecommunications and financial sector.Prior to this, Lazzat was member of the Supervisory Board of Samruk-Kazyna Invest LLP and lead thestrategy development and investment strategy execution directions of Samruk Kazyna Fund.Lazzat has experience in business planning, asset management and restructuring.
She has degrees from KIMEP University (MBA), Manchester Business School (Master’s degree in Finance) and Harvard Business School (Executive AMP).

Lazzat Borankulova

Executive Director

Responsible for management of the investment portfolio of the company and the Group’s investmentstrategy, oversees company’s assets in the telecommunications and financial sector.Prior to this, Lazzat was member of the Supervisory Board of Samruk-Kazyna Invest LLP and lead thestrategy development and investment strategy execution directions of Samruk Kazyna Fund.Lazzat has experience in business planning, asset management and restructuring.
She has degrees from KIMEP University (MBA), Manchester Business School (Master’s degree in Finance) and Harvard Business School (Executive AMP).