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Gulzhan Bekturganova

Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director

Date of birth: December 22, 1982.

Citizenship:Republic of Kazakhstan.

Date of election to the current Board of Directors: June 22, 2023.

Functions of the Member of the Board of Directors are stipulated by the Law of the RK “On Joint-Stock Companies”, the Statute, Regulation on the Board of Directors and other in-house documents of National Information Technologies JSC.

Membership in the committees of the Board of Directors:

  • Chairman of Audit Committee;
  • Member of Strategic Planning Committee;
  • Member of Compensation and Nominating Committee.

Education:

  • In 2004, G. Bekturganova graduated from the Kazakh State Law University with a Bachelor's degree in Law.
  • In 2004, G. Bekturganova graduated from the Kazakh State Law University with a Bachelor's degree in Law.
  • In 2013, she graduated from the International University of Information Technologies with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and Software.
  • In 2021, she gained a degree of Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics degree from the University of Pennsylvania USA.v
  • 2022: certification of the Association of Independent Directors in "Effective Corporate Management".
  • 2023: diploma of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (Great Britain) in Managerial Accounting.
  • 2023: diploma of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (Great Britain) with the awarding of the title "Professional Financial Manager".

Work experience: she started her career in 2001. Over the years, G. Bekturganova has been engaged in teaching and has experience in public service.

From February 2010 to October 2018, she worked in various positions in the group of companies of "Zerde" National Infocommunication Holding JSC.

From November 2018 to July 2019, she worked as Consultant for Fintech Hub Astana International Financial Center.

From March 2022 to date, she is the co-founder and Director of dBridge LLP.

She is also a member of Kazakhstan Independent Directors Association, a member of the advisory board of Kazakhstan Independent Directors Association, a holder of "Bolashak" scholarship.

Being the Independent Director of the Board of Directors in National Information Technologies JSC, G.Bekturganova meets the independence criteria stipulated by the Law, the Company`s Statute, and also by the Regulation on the Board of Directors, including the following: she is not the Company`s affiliated person and has not been one within three years prior to selection to the Board of Directors (except when being on the position of the Company`s Independent Director); she is not an affiliated person in relation to the Company`s affiliated persons; she is not governed by the management of the Company and Company`s affiliated organizations/persons; she is not a public official; he is not the Company`s Auditor and has not been one within three years prior to selection to the Board of Directors; she does not participate in the Company`s audit as Auditor working for audit organization and has not participated in such like audit within three years prior to her selection to the Board of Directors.

NIT JSC shareholding: N/A.

Shares of the Company`s suppliers and competitors: does not have.