Reserve of the 2019 Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve, Aidanа ABISHEVA became the 6th and youngest professional in Kazakhstan to receive the highest degree of the UK Institute of Directors IoD – Chartered Director (verified director).

Aidana is a native of the city of Aktobe. She graduated from the Zhautykov RFMSH with the “Altyn belgi” (Gold Standard) distinction and completed the University of Manchester with honors, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
She is Deputy Head of Financial Compliance of the ERG Group, an independent director, a member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Audit Committee of the NAO “Kokshetau University named after Shokan Ualikhanov”, and also an independent director and a member of the Board of Directors of JSC “Kaztechnologies” (a subsidiary of JSC “Kazakhstan Engineering”).
Aidana is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the UK and represents Kazakhstan at the international ACCA assembly, a consultative body to the Global Board of Directors of ACCA.
The Chartered Director status is the third and final stage after Certificate and Diploma, and its awarding is an indicator of the highest level of a director’s professionalism. Previously, holders of the Chartered Director qualification in Kazakhstan included Damir Suentaev, Eldar Abdrazakov, Mukhtar Bubeev, Kamila Syzdikova, and Elnar Adaybekov.
Founded in 1903, the UK Institute of Directors (IoD) is the only organization in the world authorized, based on the Royal Charter, to confirm a director’s qualification (Chartered Director).
Source: ©Qazaq Independent Directors @qid_kz
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