Shukhrat Ibragimov

Group CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, ERG S.à r.l.

Shukhrat Ibragimov is a member of the Board since 2021, and the Executive Director of ERG Sa.r.l. and has now become the Chairman of the Board. 

Mr. Ibragimov has ten years of experience with ERG Group. He has held various positions, including at the shop floor level, enabling him to gain wide experience in metals and mining and deep expertise across technological processes, finance and strategic development.

While coordinating ERG's business development projects, Mr. Ibragimov was in charge of production planning as well as working with the Group’s international partners. He has been instrumental in the development and launch of a number of the Group's projects in Kazakhstan and globally, also in cooperation with China. These include Metalkol, which has become one of the world's top 3 cobalt producers.

Mr. Ibragimov is a member of the Board of Directors of Eurasia Insurance Company, Kazakhstan’s leading insurance business, and Eurasian Bank, a socio-economically important local financial institution. 

Shukhrat Ibragimov is closely involved in several charitable initiatives, including in his role as the Chair Trustee of “I am part of”, a UK charity focused on providing access to water and hunger relief to people in Africa and Asia. He is also the Chairman of the Asian World Film Festival.

Starting from 2024, Mr Ibragimov is a member of the Foreign Investors' Council under President of Kazakhstan.

Mr. Ibragimov graduated from the European Business School in London and the Beijing Language and Culture University.