Zhandos Nurmaganbetov is the Director General of the KAZENERGY Association, appointed in August 2024. He has held key leadership roles across Kazakhstan’s energy sector, including serving as Vice Minister of Energy (2021–2023), and previously as Managing Director for Strategy, Sustainable Development, and Digital Transformation at KEGOC JSC. His extensive professional background includes executive positions at the Settlement and Financial Center for Support of Renewable Energy Sources, Kyzylorda Distribution Power Grid Company, and Karaganda Regional Energy Company. He also led Kyzylorda’s Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation and Karuglesbyt LLP. Nurmaganbetov holds degrees from Karaganda State University, University of International Business, Kyzylorda State University, and KIMEP University, reflecting a strong academic foundation in business and public administration.