Vladimir Kim

Vladimir Kim
Владимир Ким
Born (1960-10-29) October 29, 1960 (age 64)
Myrzakent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipKazakhstani
Occupationbusinessman

Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Ким; born 29 October 1960) is a Kazakhstani businessman and billionaire who is the richest person in Kazakhstan.[1][2][3][4] He made his wealth in Kazakhstan's natural resources sector.[5] He owns a network of offshore companies.[5][6][7]

Early life

Kim was born in 1960. He is of Korean ethnicity. He graduated from the Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (then known as the Alma-Ata Architectural Institute) in 1982 with a degree in civil engineering.[8] He holds an MBA degree, and received his PhD in business and administrative management at the John F. Kennedy University in California in 1998.[2][9][8]

Career

In 1995, Kim was appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Zhezkazgantsvetmet JSC, Kazakhmys' core subsidiary at the time. He was elected chairman of the board of directors of Zhezkazgantsvetmet in 2000, and Chairman of Kazakhmys upon its listing on the London Stock Exchange in October 2005.[10] Kim stepped down as chairman of Kazakhmys in May 2013 to become a non-executive director.[2][11][12] Following the completion of the Group restructuring in 2014,[13] Kim remained a non-executive director and a major shareholder in KAZ Minerals PLC, a mining company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.[14][15][16]

He holds approximately 33% of KAZ Minerals.[17]

In 2022, Kim was ranked as Kazakhstan's wealthiest individual for the fifth year in a row by Forbes, with a fortune of $5 billion.[18][19] He sits at 584th in the global rankings [18][19]

In June 2023, Hitech Grand Prix motor racing team announced that Kim had bought a 25% stake of the company.[20]

Personal life

Kim is married and has four children.[1] He resides in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vladimir Kim". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ a b c BusinessWeek profile
  3. ^ Richard Orange, 'Vladimir Kim reverses plans to sell more of Kazakhmys stake', in The Daily Telegraph, 15 Feb 2011 [1]
  4. ^ "Kazakhmys biography". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  5. ^ a b Kazakhstan, Miranda Patrucic, Ilya Lozovsky, and OCCRP. "Secretive Offshore Maneuvers Enriched Unofficial Third Wife of Kazakhstani Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Pandora Papers: Kazakhstan and the Offshore Shuffle". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  7. ^ "Kazakhstan website blocked after covering Nazarbayev offshore allegations | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  8. ^ a b "Корпорация Казахмыс. Официальный сайт компании - Руководство". www.kazakhmys.kz. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  9. ^ "Ким Владимир Сергеевич". Biografia.kz. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  10. ^ INFORM.KZ (2021-10-20). "Kazakh President gets acquainted with Kazakhmys Corporation's plans". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  11. ^ "Kazakhmys Announces Changes to the Board of Directors". London Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  12. ^ "Kazakhmys Announces Changes to the Board of Directors". Interactive Investor. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  13. ^ "Kazakhmys PLC announces proposed group restructuring". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  14. ^ "Kazakhmys announces completion of restructuring". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  15. ^ "Kazakhmys Completes Restructuring, Changes Name to KAZ Minerals". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  16. ^ "Copper miner Kazakhmys restructuring over, now called Kaz Minerals". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  17. ^ "KAZ Minerals Shareholders Information on Morningstar". Morningstar. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  18. ^ a b "The Richest Get Richer in Kazakhstan". The Diplomat. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  19. ^ a b "Positions of Kazakh billionaires changed in updated Forbes world ranking". KazTag. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  20. ^ Noble, Jonathan (2023-06-26). "Hitech confirms F1 bid as it announces major new investor". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.


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