All partners were trained at international audit firms and work under the shared Kreston Global methodology: consistent procedures for planning, quality control and risk management.
Audit partners
Olzhas Kuanyshbekov
Chief Executive Officer
Over 10 years of experience at international audit firms. ACCA diploma, certified auditor of Kazakhstan. Projects: Government for Citizens, Zhasyl Damu, Freedom Finance Bank Kazakhstan, KazGreenEnergy, Jet Group.
Yulia Shakurova, ACCA
Audit Partner
Over 25 years of experience at BDO, Crowe and Baker Tilly. Fellow member of ACCA, auditor of Kazakhstan. Projects: Moinak HPP, Zerde NPO, ETS Commodity Exchange, SCAT Airlines, HAMLE Company.
Alexander Nazarkulov, CPA
Audit Partner
Over 20 years of experience at EY and PwC, including as an audit partner. US CPA, auditor and tax consultant of Kazakhstan. Projects: KazMunayGas, Mangistaumunaigas, Kashagan BV, KazTransOil, CPC-K.
Elena Leibovich, ACCA
Audit Partner
Over 15 years of experience at KPMG. Fellow member of ACCA, auditor of Kazakhstan. Projects: ATF Bank, Kazakhstan Housing Company, Problem Loans Fund, Eurasia Insurance, Citibank Kazakhstan.
Dilshat Kurbanov, ACCA
Audit Partner
Over 15 years of experience at EY, including as an audit partner. Fellow member of ACCA, tax consultant of Kazakhstan. Projects: Tsesnabank, Nurbank, Halyk Bank, KEGOC, Tau-Ken Samruk.
Tax, valuation, outsourcing and legal partners
Shukhrat Tashpulatov, CPA
Partner, Tax and Advisory
Over 15 years at EY: audit of financial and tax reporting, M&A transaction advice. US CPA, auditor and tax consultant of Kazakhstan. Projects: Kazakhmys, KazMunayGas, Kcell, Microsoft, Shell, Nokia, CISCO.
Rafael Khaidarov
Tax Partner
Over 12 years at EY: tax consulting and appeals against tax audit results. Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Kazakhstan and the Chamber of Legal Consultants (KazBar). Projects: Huawei, ExxonMobil, Inpex, NCOC, CNPC, CPC, TCO.
Amanzhol Zhakupov, MRICS
Valuation Partner
Over 15 years at RSM, Grant Thornton and Baker Tilly: valuation of business, movable property and intangibles. Certified valuer of Kazakhstan, RICS member. Projects: Samruk-Kazyna group, Development Bank of Kazakhstan, KazMunayGas, Allur Auto.
Anar Suleimenova
Outsourcing Partner
Over 20 years of experience in accounting and tax bookkeeping, financial management and business process automation. Professional accountant and tax consultant of Kazakhstan. Projects: Astana Motors, Helios, Kagazy Recycling, Agroproduct Group.
Eldar Babayev, LL.M., MBA
Legal Partner
Corporate and M&A lawyer educated in the United States. In practice since 2008; previously with Macleod Dixon and Norton Rose Fulbright. Co-founder of CONTINENTAL Law Firm — now Kreston Kazakhstan Legal.