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Multi-Disciplinary Team Behind Every Solution

Bauyrzhan Askhat

CEO of the Fund


Former Civil Affairs Specialist at the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Dubai
•10+ years in legal in KZ &UAE.
•Project Manager at Mawasim Holidays (Abu Dhabi)

Dr. Kanat Kudaibergen

Chairman of the Board


Former CEO of Tau-Ken Samruk
  • 20+ years in mining, transport & energy. 
  • Senior roles at Kazatomprom 
  • Board roles: KazZinc, ShalkiaZinc, CECC

Arman Batayev

CEO of GWM Capital


Financial Expert and Auditor with ACCA Certification
  • Co-founder of HQB, QAMS
  • Founding Partner at OD Consulting Ltd.
  • Former (EY, KMG EP, AIFC)

Azamat Assanov

Independent Director


Member of the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve, ACCA
  • 15+ years in oil & gas, energy, quasi-sovereign
  • Former KazMunayGas, KMG EP & Ural Oil and Gas

Yerkezhan Akylbekova

Compliance and AML officer


Former senior associate at the AFSA
  • Certified FRM
  • Former (Samruk-Kazyna, KazAgro Holding, EY)
  • Expert in AIFC licensing

Aizhan Sadvakasova

Board of Director


BoD Member, GWM Capital & OD Consulting Ltd.
  • 10+ yrs in project leadership
  • Strategic & operational management, business development

Talap Botbayev

Chief Financial Officer


Former Director of Finance at KIDF
  • Certified in IFRS, ACCA (part)
  • Former BI Group, Almex Plus, Crowe Audit KZ
Meet Our Shariah Advisory Board for the Islamic Window
  • Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Essa
    SECP-Registered Shariah Advisor

    Well-known and highly respected Shariah scholar in the field of Islamic Banking and Takaful, with over 20 years of experience

    • Chairman of the Shariah Board at United Bank Limited
    • Former Chairman of the Shariah Boards at Zarai Bank, Habib Metropolitan Bank, and Bank of Khyber
    • Former Consultant at EY; issued over 4,000 fatawa
    • Teacher and Mufti at Jamiah Darul Uloom Karachi
  • Asjad Shoaib
    Certified Shariah Advisor & Auditor (CSAA, AAOIFI)

    Specialized in Shariah audits and compliance for banks, Sukuk, REITs, fintech, and BNPL companies

    • Manager, Alhamd Shariah Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
    • Remote Shari’a Auditor at Shariyah Review Bureau (Bahrain)
    • Research Scholar at Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi under Mufti Taqi Usmani
    • Authored over 350 fatwas and a thesis on digital currencies
    • Certifications from AAOIFI, IBA CEIF, and HIES
  • Akjigit Kokoev
    Shariah Advisor | Islamic Finance Trainer

    Former Shariah Board Member at Commercial Bank Kyrgyzstan

    • Shariah Trainer at Kolmo Madrasah, Kyrgyzstan
    • Former Specialist at the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan
    • Director of Alhamd Eurasia Sharia Advisory Services
    • Issued several hundred fatawa on Islamic finance and Shariah matters