Vugar Namazov
CEO, UniCapital
Since 2021, Vugar Namazov has been with the Unicapital Investment Company OJSC, one of the leading investment company in Azerbaijan. Starting from 2023 Mr. Namazov holds the position of Unicapital IC’s Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Namazov has extensive expertise in finance and financial institutions, IT, trading infrastructure, project management, international relations and public administration. Vugar held various senior positions at the Baku Stock Exchange for over 13 years, including the Chairman of the Executive Board. Before joining the Unicapital IC team, he worked as an advisor to the Chairman of the Board at Agrarian Procurement and Supply OJSC under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In parallel, Vugar Namazov holds the position of researcher at the Eurasian Economy Research Center at Azerbaijan State University of Economics.
In July 2023, Mr. Namazov was appointed as the member of the Observative Board of the National Depository Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Mr. Namazov received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) in 2005 and a master’s degree in International economic relations from the same university in 2007. In 2021, he studied at the Kellogg Business School’s Organizational Leadership Program. Mr. Namazov holds Professional Project Manager (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI).