An extraordinary general meeting of ForteBank shareholders took place in Astana on April 3, 2024. The shareholders voted on the changes in the Board composition.
Following the results of the meeting, the powers of Yerlan Ospanov and Marlen Mirzabekov, the members of the Board and the representatives of the interests of Bulat Utemuratov, the majority shareholder, were terminated ahead of schedule. The powers of Yeldar Abdrazakov, the Board’s Chairperson, non-executive director of the bank, were terminated ahead of schedule as well.
Bulat Utemuratov thanked the former members of the Board of Directors for their contribution to the development of the bank. He noted the significant progress in the implementation of the bank’s strategy, as well as strengthening its position in the financial sector of Kazakhstan, achieved during the chairmanship of Yeldar Abdrazakov.
ForteBank’s new Board of Directors consists of five members: two representatives of shareholders and three non-executive directors:
Timur Issatayev – chairperson of the Board of Directors, representative of shareholder interests;
Anuar Utemuratov – member of the Board of Directors, representative of shareholder interests;
Talgat Kuanyshev – member of the Board of Directors, non-executive director;
Fyodor Popandopulo – member of the Board of Directors, non-executive director;
Yerlan Tuyakbayev – member of the Board of Directors, non-executive director.
The powers of Fyodor Popandopulo and Yerlan Tuyakbayev as members of the Board of Directors expire simultaneously with the expiration of the powers of the entire Board of Directors, i.e. at the time of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2025.
