Vladimir Kim Explained

Vladimir Kim
Post-Nominals:Владимир Ким
Birth Date:29 October 1960
Birth Place:Myrzakent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:businessman
Citizenship:Kazakhstani

Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim (ru|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.[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]

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vladimir Kim . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629032859/https://www.forbes.com/profile/vladimir-kim/ . 2023-06-29 . live .
  2. https://archive.today/20130118161512/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=26200410&ticker=KZMYF:US BusinessWeek profile
  3. Richard Orange, 'Vladimir Kim reverses plans to sell more of Kazakhmys stake', in The Daily Telegraph, 15 Feb 2011 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/8324056/Vladimir-Kim-reverses-plans-to-sell-more-of-Kazakhmys-stake.html
  4. Web site: Kazakhmys biography . 2012-01-06 . 2012-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109014815/http://www.kazakhmys.com/en/about_us/senior_management . dead .
  5. Web site: Kazakhstan. Miranda Patrucic, Ilya Lozovsky, and OCCRP. Secretive Offshore Maneuvers Enriched Unofficial Third Wife of Kazakhstani Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. 2021-10-04. OCCRP. en.
  6. Web site: Pandora Papers: Kazakhstan and the Offshore Shuffle. 2021-10-20. thediplomat.com. en-US.
  7. Web site: Kazakhstan website blocked after covering Nazarbayev offshore allegations Eurasianet. 2021-10-20. eurasianet.org. en.
  8. Web site: Корпорация Казахмыс. Официальный сайт компании - Руководство. www.kazakhmys.kz. 2017-06-23.
  9. Web site: Ким Владимир Сергеевич. Biografia.kz. 2015-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190059/http://www.biografia.kz/promyishlennost/kim-vladimir.html. 2015-09-23. dead.
  10. Web site: INFORM.KZ. 2021-10-20. Kazakh President gets acquainted with Kazakhmys Corporation's plans. 2021-10-20. www.inform.kz. en.
  11. Web site: Kazakhmys Announces Changes to the Board of Directors. https://archive.today/20150223201637/http://m.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/mobile/news/detail/11502952.html. dead. February 23, 2015. London Stock Exchange. 2015-04-13.
  12. Web site: Kazakhmys Announces Changes to the Board of Directors. Interactive Investor. 2015-04-13.
  13. Web site: Kazakhmys PLC announces proposed group restructuring. Reuters. 2015-04-13.
  14. Web site: Kazakhmys announces completion of restructuring . 2014-12-12 . London Stock Exchange.
  15. Web site: Kazakhmys Completes Restructuring, Changes Name to KAZ Minerals . 2014-12-12 . Bloomberg.
  16. Web site: Copper miner Kazakhmys restructuring over, now called Kaz Minerals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427140333/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kazakhstan-copper-idUKKBN0IK0ZN20141031 . April 27, 2016 . 2014-12-12 . Reuters.
  17. Web site: KAZ Minerals Shareholders Information on Morningstar. Morningstar. 2015-04-13.
  18. Web site: 2022-05-13 . The Richest Get Richer in Kazakhstan . 2022-08-16 . The Diplomat . en.
  19. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Positions of Kazakh billionaires changed in updated Forbes world ranking . 2022-08-16 . KazTag . en.
  20. Web site: Noble . Jonathan . 2023-06-26 . Hitech confirms F1 bid as it announces major new investor . 2023-06-26 . www.motorsport.com . en.

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