AFSA appoints Evgeniya Bogdanova as Chief Executive Officer

The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Evgeniya Bogdanova as Chief Executive Officer from 21 October 2024 by the decision of the AFSA Board of Directors.

Nurkhat Kushimov, who previously held the position of AFSA’s Chief Executive Officer, has become adviser to the AIFC Governor.

Evgeniya has over 25 years of experience working on international financial markets. Before joining AFSA, Evgeniya had led for five years Regulation & Compliance at the Astana International Exchange (“AIX”), supervising listings of financial instruments, market conduct of AIX trading members, developing regulatory framework for AIX market participants and enforcing compliance therewith, as well as overseeing the AIX Group’s functions in compliance, corporate governance, risk management and internal audit. Prior to joining the AIX, Evgeniya had managed Legal and Corporate Governance affairs at investment bank Renaissance Capital.

While practicing law at White & Case, she advised on a broad range of securities products and cross-border capital markets matters, representing leading global investment banks, major corporations, sovereigns and funds.

She began her career at the Federal Commission for the Securities Market where she was involved in policymaking for Russian securities market and the adoption of global standards supported by international development institutions.

AIFC Governor Renat Bekturov said:

“I would like to express my gratitude to Nurkhat Kushimov for his tremendous contribution to the development of AFSA. I am also very pleased to welcome Evgeniya on board and we are confident that her extensive knowledge and experience will lead AFSA to its further development goals.”

AFSA Chief Executive Officer Evgeniya Bogdanova said:

“I am happy to be part of the Astana International Financial Centre family and to contribute to the continued success of building fair and transparent financial markets and further development of the business-friendly environment for doing business within AIFC jurisdiction.”

Reference: 

The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) is the independent regulator of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), which is established in accordance with the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Astana International Financial Centre” for the purposes of regulating financial services and related activities in the AIFC. AFSA administers the AIFC Regulations and Rules and is responsible for the authorisation, registration, recognition and supervision of financial firms and market institutions in the AIFC.

Over 3,200 firms from 82 countries are registered in the AIFC. These firms provide banking, insurance, investment, professional and other services. The range of financial services offered at the AIFC is comparable to the list of services available in long-established financial centers of the world, such as London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and others. www.afsa.kz

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is an independent jurisdiction with a favourable legal and regulatory environment and a developed infrastructure for starting and doing business, attracting investment, creating jobs and developing Kazakhstan’s economy. https://aifc.kz/ 

Contact information:

Public Relations and Communications Division of AFSA: +7 (717) 264 73 43; +7 7172 61-37-45 email: [email protected]