Eduard Ogay

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Eduard Ogay
Born (1969-10-18) October 18, 1969 (age 54)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
CitizenshipKazakhstan
Occupationbusinessman
SpouseMarina Ogay
Children3
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Eduard Viktorovich Ogay is a Kazakhstani businessman, [1] [2] shareholder and the CEO and Chairman of Kazakhmys between 2001 and 2022. [3]

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Eduard Ogay has been featured in the Kazakhstan's 50 richest [4] and most influential [5] businessmen ratings. Eduard Ogay and his children own shares in Karazhyra, one of the largest coal producers in Kazakhstan (named after a major deposit). [6] [7] He also held a stake in Kazakhaltyn, one of the oldest gold mining companies in the country. [8] [9]

Biography

Eduard Ogay was born in Alma-Ata on October 10, 1969. A graduate of Kazakh National Agrarian University (with a degree in Economics & Management), he started out as an entrepreneur, became the President of Kazresurs in 1996 and soon the CEO of Petrokaz LLC. [10] [11]

He joined Kazakhmys in 2001 as CEO, and left the company in 2005 to become a Deputy Akim of the Eastern Kazakhstan Region. [12] A year later Eduard Ogay returned to Kazakhmys as the chairman and retained this position until 2022. [13] [14] [15] [16] Mr. Ogay sat on the Political Council of Nur Otan. [17]

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