Kaldybaev Askar Kuralbaevich

Executive Director of the Arbitration Center of NCE RK “Atameken”

Education:
1999: Kazakh State Law University.
2000: University of Bremen, Germany, Master of German Law (LL.M.)
2004: Kazakh Humanities and Law University, postgraduate studies
Candidate of Legal Sciences
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)

Specialisation: International law / corporate law

Career:
2000 - 2005: Lecturer of the civil law department, Kazakh Humanities and Law University, Almaty
2002 - 2005: Coordinator, German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), project “Legal Reform in Transformation Economies”
2006 - 2007: Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan LLP
2006 - 2007: Director of the Legal and HR Department, Kaztemirtrans JSC
2007 - 2009: Chief manager of the Legal Department, Samruk-Kazyna SWF
2009 - 2010: Independent director, Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant JSC
2009 - 2010: General director of a law firm, Centre for Legal Research and Analysis LLP
2010 - 2010: Senior associate, international law firm Salans LLP
2010 - 2012: Director of the legal support department, PSA LLP (a subsidiary of KazMunayGas NC JSC)
2012: Senior associate, international law firm Salans LLP
2013 - 2014: Secretary of the supervisory board, KazAzot LLP
2013 - 2014: Corporate secretary, Caspiy Neft JSC
2014 - 2015: Managing director for legal affairs, Regionalnoe JSC
2015 - present: Executive Director of the Arbitration Center of NCE RK “Atameken”

Languages:
Kazakh
Russian
English
German

Place of residence: Astana, Kazakhstan

Number of arbitration cases heard: 60