/KASE, June 4, 2024/ – Air Astana JSC (Almaty), whose shares are officially
listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the
following press release dated June 4, 2024:
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Air Astana Joint Stock Company (the "Company") announces changes to the
Board of Directors of the Company following the conclusion of the Annual
General Meeting on 30 May 2024.
According to the previously announced plans, as provided for in the Prospectus
of the Company published before the IPO of the Company in February 2024, the
Non-Executive Director, representative of shareholder BAE Systems
(Kazakhstan) Limited, Mr. Myles St John Westcott, has stepped down from the
Board of Directors of the Company effective from 30 May 2024.
Concurrently, Diyas Assanov has been appointed as an Independent Director,
effective from 31 May 2024.
During the last three years, Mr. Assanov has served in the role of the General
Director of the Siemens Regional company in Kazakhstan, focusing on its Digital
Industries and Smart Infrastructure businesses. Prior to that, he was the
General Counsel of Siemens Energy, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Mr.
Assanov holds a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from United States
Military Academy at West Point and a Bachelor’s degree in international law from
M.S. Narikbayev University of KAZGUU, Kazakhstan.
...
The current updated composition of the Board of Directors is as follows:
1. Mr. Nurlan Zhakupov - Chairman of the Board of Directors (Samruk-Kazyna
JSC);
2. Mr. Aidar Ryskulov - Member of the Board of Directors (Samruk-Kazyna
JSC);
3. Mr. Simon Wood - Member of the Board of Directors (BAE Systems);
4. Mr. Peter Foster - Member of the Board of Directors (CEO, Air Astana JSC);
5. Mr. Yeldar Abdrazakov - Independent Director;
6. Mrs. Janet Heckman - Independent Director;
7. Mr. Garry Kingshott - Independent Director;
8. Mr. Keith Gaebel - Independent Director;
9. Mr. Diyas Assanov - Independent Director
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The complete press release is available on:
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/AIRA/aira_relizs_040624_1.pdf – in Kazakh;
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/AIRA/aira_relizs_040624_2.pdf – in Russian;
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https://kase.kz/files/emitters/AIRA/aira_relizs_040624_3.pdf – in English.
[2024-06-04]