Daniyar Zhanbekov

Daniyar Serikbay was formerly legally known as Daniyar Serikpayevich Zhanbekov. The name change was recorded in the Kazakhstan civil registry in August 2023. His current surname, Serikbay, is derived from his father’s given name, Serikpay, in accordance with the Kazakh practice under which a father’s name may be adopted as a family name. Corporate, employment, regulatory and media records dated before August 2023 therefore appear under Daniyar Zhanbekov. All records under these names relate to the same individual.

Between 2007 and 2023 his Kazakhstan career included investment banking at Renaissance Capital, Central Asia; private-equity and investment roles, including contributing to the establishment and operation of the Kazakhstan–Hong Kong Development Fund; service as Chief Financial Officer of Channel 7; the establishment and management of Arai Production and Arai Media; more than nine years on the Board of Directors of KazTransCom; and the co-founding of Everest Capital Management.

In January 2021, under his then legal name, he acquired 100% of JSC Insurance Company Basel from Kaspi Bank. He remains the company’s sole shareholder under his current legal name, Daniyar Serikbay.

His current professional profile and Dubai business activities are presented at daniyarserikbay.com.