Oleg Novachuk (born 9 February 1971) is a Kazakh businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of

KAZ Minerals KAZ Minerals plc is a British copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining in Kazakhstan. The Group is listed in London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges. The company operates 3 underground mines and 2 concentrators in the East Reg ...

Early life

He has a master's degree in applied mathematics from

Kazakh State University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ( kz, Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті, Äl-Farabi atyndağy Qazaq Ūlttyq Universitetı), also called KazGU or KazNU, is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan ...

Career

Novachuk has been CEO of

Kazakhmys Kazakhmys Group is a vertically integrated holding company whose key assets are concentrated in the mining industry and non-ferrous metallurgy. It was established and registered in the form of a joint-stock company in August 1997. On 14 January ...

since 15 March 2007, having been Finance Director from 23 September 2005 to 15 March 2007, and joining the company in 2001. From 1998 to 2001, he was deputy chairman, then chairman, of JSC Kazprombank, at that time one of the largest private banks in

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 ...

. Following the completion of the Restructuring of Kazakhmys PLC Novachuk continued as the CEO of KAZ Minerals PLC. As at April 2021, he owns 39.4% of KAZ Minerals.

References

1971 births Living people Kazakhstani businesspeople Al-Farabi Kazakh National University alumni Kazakhmys {{Kazakhstan-bio-stub