Aidan Karibzhanov appointed as managing director of KazMunaiGas

/REUTERS, Almaty, January 7,04/ - Aidan Karibzhanov, an investment banker was appointed as managing director on economics and finance of oil state-run KaMunaiGas, and former director Daniyar Berlibayev now heads Kazmortransflot, a daughter company, official agency Kazinform reports. Earlier, 32-years old Karibzhanov worked as a managing director of Visor Investment solutions - an investment company - after he had quitted the largest in Kazakhstan Kazkommertsbank. Kairat Krymov, a former general director of Kazmortransflot, was appointed as a general manager of KazTransOil on Tuesday, managed by KazMunaiGas as well. Askar Smankulov, a former head of KazTransOil, according to information of Kazinform, agreed to head the office of KazMunaiGas'es president, and his predecessor Yermek Kosherbayev was appointed as an acting general manager of Rauan Media Group - a media holding controlled by KazMunaiGas, and the main shareholder of recently established NTV- Kazakhstan channel. [2004-01-07]