Halyk-Life JSC Board Appoints Gaukhar Buribayeva as Chair and Board Member

Gaukhar Buribayeva to Lead Halyk-Life JSC as New Chair in 2026

The board of directors of Halyk-Life JSC has appointed Gaukhar Buribayeva as chair of the management board and a member of the board of directors, effective April 1, 2026, the company's press service announced.

Born in 1983, Buribayeva graduated from Kazakh Humanitarian Law University in 2004 with a degree in law. In 2006, she earned a second degree in finance from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. She also holds a master's in business management from The London College UCK (2015, UK) and an MBA in Digital Banking and Finance from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, Moscow, 2021).

With over 20 years of experience in finance and public administration, Buribayeva served as CEO of the Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund from 2019 to 2025, overseeing state programs to support businesses and entrepreneurs.

From 2013 to 2017, she held the position of vice president for financial and economic affairs at an agency under the Kazakh Presidential Administration. Between February and December 2025, she acted as an economic advisor to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

According to Halyk-Life, Buribayeva has previously held senior roles at Kazakhstan's Food Contract Corporation (Ministry of Agriculture), Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, Samruk-Kazyna Invest LLP, Alliance Bank JSC, National Center for Transport Logistics Development (now KTZ Express JSC), and a branch of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) NC JSC.