KPO MANAGEMENT
The KPO Directors Committee is the executive body. This is an advisory body for making operational decisions for managing the Company, including collective decisions.
The Directors Committee includes heads of all key divisions in the Company. The directors are represented both by secondees from the Operating companies and KPO employees from among the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The appointment of directors is subject to the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement. The term of appointment of directors is three years. Each nominee for a relevant director position undergoes strong selection by the Operators based on his/her professional qualification and background.
Representatives of the Operator companies – Shell and Eni – are alternately appointed to the positions of General Director and Operations Director, Deputy General Director. The KPO organisational structure does not provide for a position of an independent director.
The following are the members of the Directors’ Committee as of June 2024. The gender ratio at the time of issue of the Report made up 82 % for men and 18 % for women. KPO Directors do not include representatives of underrepresented social groups.
The latest information about the KPO Directors Committee is provided on our website in section KPO Management.
Marco Marsili has over 25 years of extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, cultivating a robust technical and operational background alongside versatile commercial and management skills through diverse global assignments.
Since 2002, Marco has been a valuable asset within the Shell organization, undertaking managerial responsibilities across various projects spanning the Netherlands, Italy, the UK, Iraq, the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil.
Prior to the appointment as KPO General Director, Marco Marsili was the Managing Director and President of the Board for Shell’s Upstream operations in Italy. Prior to that, he spent nearly 5 years in the US, initially as the Vice President of New Business Development for North America and Brazil, followed by a role as Vice President of Commercial New Basins within the Shales operations.
Nicola has over 17 years of global leadership experience in the oil and gas industry. He joined ENI in 2006 as a Production Engineer and his last assignment prior to the current appointment was ENI Malta Branch General Manager & Libya and Malta Operations Division Manager, ENI North Africa (ENINA), Tripoli, Libya. He has worked in various countries worldwide including Libya, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, Italy and Kazakhstan. From 2016 to 2021 he held the positions of Operations Technical Manager and Field Operations Manager in KPO.
Mukhtar Mankeyev has extensive managerial experience, having held not only various Director but also Governor positions in his career, representing state authorities. He possesses a Master’s degree in international Business Administration, in addition to also holding an engineering degree from the West Kazakhstan University.
Mukhtar started his career as a Construction Field Engineer with Petrofac International at the Karachaganak Project. He has also worked in Finland as a Director of Finnish Business Hub LLP. Before his appointment at KPO, Mukhtar held the position of General Director of JSC "Information and Analytical Centre for Oil and Gas" of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Almasbek Mukhashov has over 20 years of work experience within Eni group of companies. He has worked in different business functions from external relations, economic analysis and finance to industrial project development, and commercial and negotiations being involved in different projects in Nigeria, Mexico, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Venezuela and Kazakhstan in upstream and midstream. In his previous role, Almasbek worked as New Businesses and Regional Analysis Manager at Agip Karachaganak B.V. Kazakhstan Branch.
Jean Vacqué has 20 years of global leadership experience through a broad range of financial positions in the oil & gas industry, both in Upstream and Midstream and in eight countries.
As a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, Jean has built expertise in Treasury, Financial Controls, Corporate Finance and JV Finance on a variety of management roles, including six years at Basrah Gas Company in Iraq and most recently as the Country Finance Director for Shell’s businesses in Mexico.
Sergey has almost 20 years of experience in leadership roles in Legal sphere in international companies. Has held senior positions in Shell and its subsidiaries since 2007. Prior to his appointment at KPO, his last assignment was Head of Legal at Shell Exploration and Production Services (RF) B.V. in Moscow, Russia.
Oscar has been working for Shell and its subsidiaries since 1990. Before this appointment, he held the position of General Manager Projects Digital, Shell Projects & Technology in Bangalore (India).
Oscar has vast experience in engineering and project management. His professional background includes managerial roles in Shell affiliates in Netherlands, UK, Nigeria, Syria, India and Kazakhstan.
Roccantonio has been working in Eni Group since 2002 covering various international managerial roles at corporate level and overseas. He is a performance-driven, experienced manager with proven expertise in the Energy and Oil & Gas industry. Before this appointment, he held the roles of Corporate Vice President/Head of Security for Eni Natural Resources Division and General Manager in GSA (Eni-Sonatrach Joint Venture in the Algerian Sahara Desert). Roccantonio has also previous experience in Kazakhstan, working in KPO in the roles of Operations HSE and Corporate Safety Manager.
Slushash has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles in Human Resource Management. Her previous position was Human Resources Controller at KPO. Before joining KPO, Slushash held management positions in large oil multinational corporations such as Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operations Company, NC Production Operations Company B.V. and North Caspian Operations Company B.V. Joined Shell in 2017.
Prior to her assignment at KPO, Zhanat held a post of Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Zhanat has a Master Degree in Oil & Gas Engineering from the University of Aberdeen, and Bachelor of Science in Computers & Software and Chemical Envineering with universities in Almaty. In her earlier professional background, she has worked as Deputy Chair at the National ICT Holding “Zerde” and Deputy Director of IT with the RoK Ministry of Information and Communication. At the beginning of her career Zhanat occupied a number of positions at the Ministry of Information and Communication having worked in the areas of ICT sector development, regulatory environment and promotion of national e-governance projects. Among the projects initiated by Zhanat are the digital information systen for accounting of O&G production, online auction for subsoil usage rights, digital contracts and other.
* This position was introduced in the KPO Organisational Chart in 2023 in view of the current focus on implementaion of digital solutions into all Company aspects.
Norbert has more than 20 years of experience in HSE. He has a Master Specialized Degree in Environment Engineering and Management. Norbert has been working with Eni since 2006 covering the position of HSE & Sustainability Manager in various countries, mainly in Africa. Held a number of managerial positions in international companies such as ERM, ENI, NAOC, etc. Prior to his appointment at KPO, Norbert held the position of HSE Corporate Division Manager at NAOC in Port-Harcourt, an Eni’s subsidiary in Nigeria.