Vyacheslav Kim
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Vyacheslav Kim Вячеслав Ким | |
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| Born | June 12, 1969 |
| Citizenship |  Kazakhstan |
| Occupation(s) | economist, financier |
| Spouse | Tatyana Kim |
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Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Kim (born June 12, 1969, in Almaty, Kazakhstan) is an economist and financier, co-founder and chairman of the Board of Directors at Kaspi.kz, and President of the Kazakhstan National Taekwondo Federation.
Since 2020 he is one of the top five most influential and richest businessmen of Kazakhstan.[1]
Education
Vyacheslav Kim graduated from the Republican Physics and Mathematics School in 1996.[2] In 1998, he got a degree in Finances and Economy from the Kazakh National Pedagogical University.[3]
In 1987–1989, Kim did military service in the USSR Armed Forces.[4]
Early career
In 1990, he was a co-founder of Konovalov’s Ophthalmology Clinic[5] and he became one of the founders and owners of the Planet of Electronics Network of Stores in 1993.[6]
In 2003–2004, he took the position of chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Kazakhstan Association of Manufacturers and Equipment[7] and then he was the president of Asia Technics Group JSC for a year.[8]
In 2004–2006, Vyacheslav Kim was the adviser to the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan.[9] At the same time in 2005–2006, he worked as a Managing Director of Economics at Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC.[10]
Kaspi.kz
In 2002–2006, Kim was a shareholder and a member of the Board of Directors at Bank Kaspiyskiy JSC.[11] In 2006, he became the largest shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors at Bank Kaspiyskiy JSC.[12]
Since 2008, he has been the chairman of the Board of Directors at Kaspi Bank JSC.[13] On December 05, 2018, he became the chairman of the Kaspi.kz Board of Directors.[14] In October 2020, the value of his stake in Kaspi.kz was estimated at $1.9 billion.[15][16]
On February 21, 2020, the president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Vyacheslav Kim and the Chairman of the Kaspi.kz Board Mikhail Lomtadze to discuss the digital service development strategy.[17] On February 26, 2021, the President of Kazakhstan and the Kaspi.kz founders discussed the areas of joint activity of the state bodies and Kaspi.kz, including the development of non-cash payments in Kazakhstan.[18]
Other projects
Since 2013, Kim has been a co-owner of Kolesa Group[19] and he became a co-owner of the Alseco Company in 2015.[20]
In 2016–2019, he was a member of the Board of Directors and Independent Director of Group of Companies Allur JSC.[21]
In 2017–2019, Kim was a co-owner of the Magnum Retail Chain.[22] Since 2019, he has been the chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Magnum Retail Chain.[23]
In 2021 Kim became an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna".[24][25]
Social activity
On November 11, 2013, Vyacheslav Kim became the president of the Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation.[26]
In 2016–2019, he was the president of the Kazakhstan Kendo and Iaido Federation.[27]
Wealth
Since 2002, Vyacheslav Kim has been included in the list of the richest people in Kazakhstan by Forbes Kazakhstan.[28] In 2021, he entered the Forbes global list of billionaires, taking 925th place.[29]
Due to protests in Kazakhstan in January 2022, became $1.4 billion poorer, as Kaspi’s shares fell 30% from $118 on January 4 to $87 on January 6.[30]
Awards
- The Order of Kurmet (December 14, 2007)[31]
- The Order of Parasat (December 13, 2016)[32]
References
- ^ Букеева, Ардак (2020-12-21). "50 самых влиятельных бизнесменов Казахстана – 2020". www.forbes.kz. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ 5 Ministers – Graduates from the O. Zhautykov School
- ^ Gizitdinov, Nariman. "Digital Frenzy Creates Two Billionaires in U.K. Fintech IPO". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Kim (personal background information)
- ^ Forbes Kazakhstan Presents: Businessman of the Year 2020
- ^ The Two Billion Dollar Mystery Behind The Ownership Of London-Listed Kazakh Fintech Kaspi
- ^ Activities of Vyacheslav Kim
- ^ Healthy Perfectionism
- ^ 100 new faces of Kazakhstan - Vyacheslav Kim
- ^ Prominent Banker Vyacheslav Kim was Elected as President of the Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation
- ^ In BANK CASPIAN OJSC (Kazakhstan) Board has changed
- ^ BANK CASPIAN JSC (Kazakhstan) presented information about its big shareholders
- ^ The Top-management Presented their New Kaspi Bank
- ^ V. Kim appointed as Chairman of Board of Directors of Kaspi.kz
- ^ Digital Frenzy Creates Two Billionaires in U.K. Fintech IPO
- ^ Kaspi.kz Announced the Successful IPO
- ^ The Head of State held a number of meetings
- ^ Tokayev met with Kaspi.kz founders
- ^ Biggest Almaty classified ad papers go digital only as Kazakhs buy more online
- ^ Forbes.kz (2015-08-13). "Вячеслав Ким и Михаил Ломтадзе приобрели 90% акций АО «АЛСЕКО»". www.forbes.kz. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "AllurGroup Composition of Director board of AllurGroup was changed". www.allurgroup.kz. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Kenes Rakishev is on the Forbes list again". Warsaw Point. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Dawkins, David. "The Two Billion Dollar Mystery Behind The Ownership Of London-Listed Kazakh Fintech Kaspi". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Акишев и Ким вошли в совет директоров фонда «Самрук-Қазына»". kaztag.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Вячеслав Ким и Данияр Акишев вошли в совет директоров Самрук-Қазыны". Деловой портал Капитал.кз (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Management of the Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation WT
- ^ Kazakhstan Kendo Federation
- ^ Kazakhstan, Forbes (2021-01-08). "Дуумвират: Forbes Kazakhstan определился с выбором лучшего бизнесмена 2020 года". www.forbes.kz. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Kim". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Dawkins, David. "Kazakhstan's Tycoons–Including Members Of Nazarbayev Family–Shed Billions As Stocks Plunge". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ The Staff of the AllurGroup Board of Directors Changed
- ^ The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Presents the State Awards