Directorship
Berik Kaniyev
Chairman of the Board of Directors

At various times, Berik Kaniyev held senior positions in oil refining companies such as KBK Corporation, Neko Ltd and Kazakhoil.

Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC 2003, carries out strategic management of Lancaster Group, currently is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Lancaster Group Kazakhstan, a member of the Board of Directors of ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLP.

Member of the Kazakhstan chapter of the international Organization of Young Business Leaders Organization of Young Presidents (YPO Kazakhstan).

 

Social activities:

 

- Co-founder of the Kazakhstan brand of schools "Quantum STEM School"

- Founder of the Public Environmental Fund "AirVision.Kz "

- President of the Republican League of Youth Football "Jas Qyran"

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Non-profit Joint Stock Company "Republican School of Physics and Mathematics" (RFMSh)

- Co-founder of the RFMSH Alumni Foundation

- Trustee of the educational project for rural schools "IQanat"

- Member of the Board of Trustees, patron of the charitable foundation "ANA UYI" (Mom's House)

- One of the founders of the Public Foundation "Nurlan Kapparov"

- One of the founders of the "Nurlan Kapparov Graduate Scholarship Fund" at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Administration

- Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Arlan Football Club

 

Awards:

• 2021 Jubilee Medal for the "30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan"

• 2020 Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

• 2019 The Order of "Kurmet"

• 1999 Medal "Eren Enbegi ushin"

 

Berik Kaniyev graduated from Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov and Duke University with an MBA degree.

Yuriy Pak
Member of the Board of Directors

 

Yuriy Pak worked in the wholesale and retail sector of consumer goods, petroleum products and industrial equipment. At various times, he held senior positions in such companies as KBK Corporation, Kazakhoil and ERC Holdings.

Since 2003, he has been carrying out strategic management of Lancaster Group, currently he is a member of the Board of Directors of Lancaster Group Kazakhstan JSC and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLP.

 

Social activities:

 

- Trustee of the Charity Fund "ANA UYI"

- Trustee of the Charitable Private Foundation “CHAMP1ON”, which implements the annual sports project “MY WIN”

- Trustee of the Association of Koreans of Kazakhstan

- One of the founders of the Public Foundation "Nurlan Kapparov"

- One of the founders of the "Nurlan Kapparov Graduate Scholarship Fund" at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Administration

 

Awards:

 

• 2021 Knight of the Order of "Kurmet"

 

Yuriy Pak graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management.

Gauhar Kapparova
Member of the Board of Directors

Gauhar Kapparova is the founder and President of G&G Glamour, which represents world-famous brands on the Kazakh market. Gauhar has considerable experience in the luxury and premium segment.

 

Gauhar Kapparova was the editor-in-chief of L'Officiel Kazakhstan magazine, and is currently the editor of LUX magazine, London, England.

 

Currently, she is one of the shareholders of the Lancaster Group holding.

 

Social activities:

 

- one of the founders of the Public Foundation "Nurlana Kapparova"

- One of the founders of the "Nurlan Kapparov Graduate Scholarship Fund" at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Administration.

- Trustee of the educational project for rural schools "IQanat"

- Member of the Kazakhstan chapter of the international organization of young business leaders Young Presidents Organization (YPO Kazakhstan)

- Member of Harvard Club NYC

 

Gauhar Kapparova graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management with a degree in International Economic Relations and the National Higher School of Public Administration. She also graduated from Harvard Business School.

Venera Barzamova
President

Over the years, Venera Barzamova held the position of Financial Director of Lancaster Group. She worked as the chief accountant of the mining company "Syrymbet", and also worked in the companies "KBK Corporation" and "DALA TV Company", where she gained extensive experience in accounting, auditing, and taxation.

Today he is the president of JSC "Lancaster Group Kazakhstan".

 

Venera Barzamova graduated from Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov and the University of International Business (UIB).

Has the following qualifications:

- CAP Certified Accountant-Practitioner (International Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors),

- Certificate "Practical aspects of the transition to international IFRS and GAAP standards" (Leading Ventures Associates with participation of ATC International, London Stock Exchange),

- Certificates "International Financial Reporting Standards", "Management Accounting" and "Taxation, fundamentals of legislation" (Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Kazakhstan).