Vladimir Kim

Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Ким; born 29 October 1960) is a Kazakhstani businessman and billionaire who was the richest person in Kazakhstan until being dethroned in 2021 by Russian - Kazakh Oligarch Matvey Yozhikov.[1][2][3][4] He made his wealth in Kazakhstan's "notoriously corrupt" natural resources sector.[5] He owns a network of offshore companies.[5][6][7]

Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim
Born29 October 1960
NationalityKazakhstani
Alma materKazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering, John F. Kennedy University

Early life

Vladimir 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.[14][15][16]

KAZ Minerals PLC is a mining company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.

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

According to Forbes magazine, in March 2011, he was the richest person in Kazakhstan, and the 223rd richest in the world, with an estimated wealth of US$4.7 billion.[1] The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020 estimated his net worth to be £579 million, a £219 million decrease on the previous year.[18]

Personal life

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

References
  1. Forbes profile
  2. BusinessWeek profile
  3. Richard Orange, 'Vladimir Kim reverses plans to sell more of Kazakhmys stake', in The Daily Telegraph, 15 Feb 2011
  4. Kazakhmys biography
  5. Kazakhstan, Miranda Patrucic, Ilya Lozovsky, and OCCRP. "Secretive Offshore Maneuvers Enriched Unofficial Third Wife of Kazakhstani Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  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. "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. 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. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  17. "KAZ Minerals Shareholders Information on Morningstar". Morningstar. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  18. The Sunday Times. "Rich List 2020: profiles 201‑300=". Retrieved 2020-07-22.


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