Maksat Bagitovich Idenov is a prominent energy executive within the international oil and gas industry, currently the Executive Vice President at
Eni.
Maksat Idenov has been in the oil and gas industry for nearly 30 years, and worked as the First Vice President of
KazMunayGas, the National Oil Company of Kazakhstan, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
KazTransOil. Previously, Idenov worked at
Royal Dutch Shell
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New Yo ...
as the Regional Vice President on Strategy and Business Development in the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, and the Caspian Regions.
Prior to Shell, Idenov served as the Advisor on Caspian Energy and Export Oil & Gas Pipelines to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Idenov has managed world-class projects that have revolutionized and redefined the structure of the modern oil world. Through his work with regional governments, national and international oil and gas companies, and international financial and political institutions, Idenov's peers rank him amongst the upper echelon of high executives of international oil and gas companies.
Awards
Maksat Idenov has been the recipient of numerous national honors, such as the
Order of Kurmet
The Order of Kurmet ( kk, Құрмет ордені, ''Qurmet ordeni'') or the Order of Honour is an order awarded by the government of Kazakhstan since 1993. It is awarded to citizens of Kazakhstan who have exhibited merit in the fields of econo ...
(2008), granted to the top few nationals who have made outstanding contributions to the economic development of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
.
In June 2008, despite a difficult global economic crisis, Maksat Idenov successfully led a team of financial and legal experts to raise USD 3,000,000,000 in non-sovereign bonds
for
KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company. Under the leadership of Idenov,
KazMunayGas was awarded the Best Emerging EMEA Bond of the Year Award in 2008, by the International Financing Review in London.
Furthermore, Idenov received the prestigious Ambassador's Award from the American Chamber of Commerce for Best Business Practices of the Year of 2009.
Ambassador
Richard E. Hoagland personally presented this award to Idenov. Hoagland's speech in Idenov's honor provides a glowing assessment of Idenov's business practices, as he discussed Idenov's "tireless advocacy of good business practices and corporate responsibility."
References
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1967 births
Living people
Kazakhstani businesspeople
Recipients of the Order of Kurmet