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Erlan Dosymbekov
EUROBAK Board Member/Managing Partner for Kazakhstan and CA, Ernst and Young Kazakhstan
Erlan supervises a variety of EY projects in the region, most of which are aimed at public sector reforms, including
development of infrastructure, cleantech, regional integration, tax and customs administration and many others.
Currently Erlan co-chairs the FIC Investment Policy working group, and during 2012 – 2013 he co-chaired the FIC
Investment Image Enhancement working group. Erlan is committed to the enhancement of investment environment
through his personal engagement in business and professional associations and EY corporate projects. He is a
regular speaker at various conferences/ roundtables on the subject of Kazakhstan’s investment attractiveness.
Erlan is a part of EY Emerging Markets global network.
Hakan Demirceken
EUROBAK Board Member / General Director, InterContinental Almaty
Promoted in 2010 to head all hotel operations and service delivery encompassing 277 luxury guest rooms, multiple
restaurants and meeting rooms, and extensive recreational/outdoor facilities. Hold bottom line accountability
for administration and performance of core departments and functions spanning food and beverage, human
resources, sales and marketing, budgeting, forecasting, accounts receivable/payable, cost and inventory control,
procurement, and events. Supervise, train, and evaluate 380+ full time and seasonal employees. Establish and
monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and short-/long-term goals, with focus on generating new revenue
sources, reducing operating expenses, and elevating quality of services, staff morale, and guest satisfaction.
Sustain continual involvement through weekly and monthly management, budget, revenue, and sales meetings.
Maintain compliance with InterContinental brand standards, local laws/regulations, and industry best practices
for hotel safety and security, customer service, and food/ beverage quality and sanitation.
Sergey Nazarchuk
EUROBAK Board Member/Managing Director, Pernod Ricard Kazakhstan
Sergey NAZARCHUK, 47, originally from Altay region, Russia, graduated from Altay State Technical University with
a Master’s degree in Engineering. Sergey has joined Pernod Ricard Group in 2004 as a logistic manager for Russia,
and has taken several positions there before was appointed operations director for Pernod Ricard Eastern Europe
in 2010. In 2014 he became a managing director of Pernod Ricard Kazakhstan. Prior to joining Pernod Ricard, he
has worked in different State organizations and international companies in Russia mostly in the field of industrial
and commercial project management.
Anton Peshkov
EUROBAK Board Member, Tikkurila
Anton Peshkov was appointed General Director of LLP "Tikkurila" in Kazakhstan and the regional director of
Tikkurila in Central Asia, October 1, 2013. Earlier this position was occupied Utkur Makhmutov appointed in April of
2013. Anton Peshkov graduated of the Economics Faculty of Moscow State University. During the 14-year career,
he has held the positions of Sales Director, Commercial Director, Managing Director in companies such as Hortex,
Bunge, Nutricia, Wimm-Bill-Dann, Fidea Group. Now A. Peshkov works with "Tikkurila" LLP and is responsible for
the administrative and functional management.
Traian Laurentiu Hristea
EUROBAK Honorary Board Member, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation
to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ambassador Traian Laurenţiu Hristea is a Romanian diplomat, who has been seconded to the European External
Action Service. Through his successive assignments, Mr Hristea served in the capacity of the director of Directorate
Enlarged Europe and Republic of Moldova (CIS countries), Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of
Romania to Ukraine, the director of the Directorate for Prognosis and Policy Planning at the Romanian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs etc. Before arriving to Kazakhstan, he served as the Head of the European Union Delegation to
Armenia in 2011 – 2015. Ambassador Hristea has the PhD in international relations, OVIDIUS University, Romania.
He speaks fluently English, Russian, French, Mongolian and Italian.
Julie Kussidi
EUROBAK Board Member / Executive Director
Julie started her career working for a European company. She has worked in various sectors including the quality and
verification control programme with the Customs Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the oil & gas industry during
times of massive privatization in Kazakhstan, and banking. As of November 1999, she has been in charge of the Secretariat
Office of the European Business Association of Kazakhstan, working closely with the government of Kazakhstan. In this
role with EUROBAK, she also works with European companies present and those planning to do business and invest in
Kazakhstan. Her role also includes working with embassies represented in Kazakhstan as well as Kazakhstan embassies
in other countries and the Delegation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan. She also works with various charity and
business associations and chambers of commerce in Kazakhstan and worldwide.
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