NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UMP JSC

April 30, 2024

The Sole Shareholder holding all voting shares of UMP JSC resolved to elect Sayabek Sakhiyev as member of the Board of Directors of UMP JSC for the period until the end of the term of office of the Board of Directors of UMP JSC as a whole (minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC dated April 24, 2024 No. 9/23). Authority of Assem Zhakipova, occupied this position earlier, was terminated ahead of schedule.

Sayabek Sakhiyev

Education:

1996 – Al-Farabi Kazakh State University, specialty “Physics”.

2009 – Karaganda University named after academician Ye.A. Buketov, specialty “Physics”.

2021 – Abai University, The TOP MANAGER UNIVERSITY Mini-MBA Program (316 academic hours).

Academic degree – Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Labor activity:

1995-2000 – senior lecturer at Al-Farabi Kazakh State University, Almaty.

2000-2001 – Chief Specialist, Head of Department, Deputy Head of Department, Head of Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2001-2002 – Chief Specialist of the Department of State Standards and Formation of State Orders of the Department of Higher and Secondary Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2002 – Chief Specialist of the Licensing Department of the Department of Higher and Secondary Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2002 – Head of the Department of Scientific and Technical Programs and Innovation Activities of the Directorate for Forecasting and Development of Scientific and Technical Programs and Innovation Activities of the Department of Science, Astana.

2002-2003 – Head of the Department of State Education Standards of the Department of State Order and Education Standards of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2003-2004 – Head of the Department of State Standards – Deputy Head of the Department of Organizational and Methodological Support of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2004 – Head of the Department of State Standards, Organizational and Methodological Support of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2004 – Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan by transfer from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2004-2005 – Head of the Department of Personnel and Organizational Work of the Administrative Department of Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.

2005-2006 – Acting Assistant Chairman of the Otan party, Public Association (hereinafter – PA) Otan Republican Political Party, Almaty.

2006 – Director of the Department of Social and Economic Policy of the Central Office of the Party, PA Otan Republican Political Party, Almaty.

2006-2007 – Deputy Director-Head of the Department for Monitoring the Implementation of Party Program Documents of the Department of Ideological Work, PA Otan Republican Political Party, Almaty.

2007-2008 – Director of the Department for Monitoring Programs and External Relations, PA Nur Otan People's Democratic Party of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

2008 – Head of the External Relations Department of the Department of Youth Policy and External Relations of the PA Nur Otan People’s Democratic Party of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

2008-2013 – Head of the External Relations Department of the PA People’s Democratic Party Nur Otan of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

2013 – Head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Protocol of the Secretariat of the Central Office of the PA Nur Otan People's Democratic Party of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

2013-2015 – President of the Association of Legal Entities in the Association of Scientific and Production Complex of Kazakhstan University of Innovation and Telecommunication Systems, Almaty.

2015-2016 – General Director of Nuclear Physics Institute, Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Use of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

2016-2017 – President of the Association of Legal Entities of the Association of Research and Production Complex of Kazakhstan University of Innovation and Telecommunication Systems, Almaty.

2017-2020 – Director of the Department of Science, Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay, Almaty.

2020-2021 – Vice-Rector for Research and Digitalization, Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai, Almaty.

2021-2022 – Director of the Agrotechnical Hub, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty.

2022 – till present time – General Director of Nuclear Physics Institute, Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Use of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

Awards:

2005 – Anniversary medal “10 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan”

2008 – Anniversary medal “10 years of Astana”

2011 – Anniversary medal “Қазақстан Республикасының Тәуелсіздігіне 20 жыл”

2012 – medal “Ерен еңбегі үшін”.

• Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC is one of the recognized world producers of uranium, beryllium, tantalum and niobium products for the needs of nuclear power, electronic, metallurgical industry and other fields. The company is part of the National Atomic Company «Kazatomprom».

• NAC Kazatomprom JSC is the world leader in the production of natural uranium and the national operator of Kazakhstan on import and export of uranium, rare metals and nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants. The Group of Kazatomprom consists of 46 companies which employ over 20,000 people. Assets include any complexes of the enterprises involved in the production chain of final products from uranium exploration, mining and nuclear fuel production to science, welfare and training.

Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund JSC owns 75% of the total number of outstanding shares of NAC Kazatomprom JSC, 25% is in free circulation on the Astana International Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.

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