Nurkhat Kushimov
Chief Executive Officer, Astana Financial Services Authority
Mr Kushimov was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Astana Financial Services Authority on 17 March 2022.
Mr Kushimov has extensive experience in senior positions in the area of financial market regulation. Prior to this appointment, Mr Kushimov served as Executive Body member in charge of FinTech regulation and company registration at the AFSA. He started his career at the AIFC in 2018 at the Astana International Exchange (AIX), where he oversaw matters relating to the regulation of issuers and IPOs of Kazakhstan’s and international companies.
Over the years, he has held various leadership positions in the civil service, including ministries of justice and interior.
A Bolashak graduate, he holds LLM degree from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law (2013).