The Internal audit Service

Kasymbekov Bekzhan Beisenovich

Head of the сеntralized Internal Audit Service across “Samruk-Energy” JSC group 

Education:

2011 – Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications 

2012 – MSc, Lancaster University (Great Britain, recipient of the State Bolashak scholarship programme) 

2023 - Executive MBA Nazarbayev University

2026 – Graduate Certificate in International Management, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Professional experience:

2012-2014 – worked in audit and advisory at Big Four firms, including Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

2014–2018 – senior internal auditor at “Baiterek” NMH (including appointed to a managerial position within the Group at Otbasy Bank JSC).

2018–2020 – Senior internal auditor at Transtelecom.

Since 2020 – Head of the centralized Internal Audit Service across “Samruk-Energy” JSC group.

He holds various internationally recognized professional certifications in audit, including:

Diploma in Internal Audit from the Institute of Financial Accountants (DipIA IFA, United Kingdom);

Diploma from the Institute of Financial Managers (DipCPIA, United Kingdom).

He also holds international certifications in IT fundamentals (ITILv3, Netherlands) and project management from the International Project Management Association (IPMA, Switzerland).

The Internal Audit Service is a centralized function of “Samruk-Energy” JSC, reporting directly to the Board of Directors.

The Internal Audit Service of “Samruk-Energy” JSC provides the Board of Directors with independent assurance and objective consulting aimed at improving risk management, internal control and corporate governance processes to facilitate the achievement of the Company's strategic goals and objectives.

According to the results of an independent external quality assessment of the Internal Audit Service conducted by KPMG in 2025, the Service was found to be 97% conformant with the International Standards for Internal Auditing. The assessment also highlighted the auditors’ high level of professionalism, methodological maturity, robust risk assessment practices, and well-established reporting procedures aligned with the International Standards for Internal Auditing.