Maksat Idenov
Maksat Bagitovich Idenov {{cite web|url=http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/company_news/maksat-idenov-has-become-.shtml|title=Maksat Idenov has become first Vice-President of JSC NC "KazMunayGas"|work=Scandinavian Oil and Gas Magazine|accessdate=21 June 2007}} is a prominent energy executive within the international oil and gas industry, currently the Executive Vice President at Eni.{{cite web|url=http://investkz.com/articles/7660.html|title=Максат Иденов приглашен в ENI по инициативе итальянской компании|work=The Kazakh Telegraph Agency|accessdate=12 May 2018}}
Maksat Idenov has been in the oil and gas industry for nearly 30 years, and worked as the First Vice President of KazMunayGas, the National Oil Company of Kazakhstan,{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e693928-a908-11dd-a19a-000077b07658.html%23axzz2oVR0eURn|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131225165832/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e693928-a908-11dd-a19a-000077b07658.html%23axzz2oVR0eURn|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 December 2013|title=Kashagan Partners End Dispute|work=Financial Times|accessdate=1 September 2018}} and Chairman of the Board of Directors of KazTransOil.{{cite web|url=https://kaztransoil.kz/ru/file-preview/?id=722|title=KazTransOil Annual Report 2008|work=KazTransOil|accessdate=4 May 2021}} Previously, Idenov worked at Royal Dutch Shell as the Regional Vice President on Strategy and Business Development in the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, and the Caspian Regions.{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=35129877&ticker=KMG |title=Maksat Bagitovich Idenov |work=Businessweek |accessdate=16 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130118151416/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=35129877&ticker=KMG |archivedate=18 January 2013 }} Prior to Shell, Idenov served as the Advisor on Caspian Energy and Export Oil & Gas Pipelines to the Republic of Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url= https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-166636687.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160910080823/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-166636687.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 10 September 2016|title= Former Shell Man Takes Top Oil Job.(Maksat Idenov appointed at Kazmunaigas)|work=NEFTE Compass|accessdate=13 August 2016}}
Idenov has managed world-class projects that have revolutionized and redefined the structure of the modern oil world.{{cite web|url=https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/The-heat-is-on|title=The Heat is On|work=Elektor Magazine|date=October 2009 |accessdate=20 December 2016}} Through his work with regional governments,{{cite web|url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/19804.asp|title=BP Amoco, stable in Azerbaijan-Turkey gas pipeline|work=NTV MSNBC|accessdate=12 August 2018}} national{{cite web|url=https://kursiv.kz/news/2008-11/krasivye-itogi|title=Красивые итоги|work=www.kursiv.kz|accessdate=31 August 2018}} and international oil and gas companies,{{cite web
|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/kazakhstan-kashagan-idUSLV11817920081031|title=Kazakhstan, partners sign final Kashagan deal
|publisher=Reuters
|accessdate=31 August 2018}} and international financial{{cite web
|url= https://kursiv.kz/news/2009-01/debyutnye-evroobligacii-kazmunaygaza-priznany-luchshey-sdelkoy-goda|title=Дебютные еврооблигации "КазМунайГаза" признаны лучшей сделкой года
|publisher=www.kursiv.kz
|accessdate=31 August 2018}} and political institutions,{{cite web|url=https://forbes.kz/life/view/ekonomicheskiy_oskar|title=Экономический «Оскар»|work=Forbes|date=8 June 2012 |accessdate=12 August 2018}} Idenov's peers rank him amongst the upper echelon of high executives of international oil and gas companies.{{cite web|url=https://www.neweurope.eu/article/idenov-block-n-key-deal-kazakhstan/|title=Idenov: Block "N" key deal for Kazakhstan|work=New Europe Online|accessdate=30 September 2018}}
Awards
Maksat Idenov has been the recipient of numerous national honors, such as the Order of Kurmet (2008), granted to the top few nationals who have made outstanding contributions to the economic development of Kazakhstan.{{cite web
|url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/print/1229385132
|title=Aрхивы - Правительствo
|publisher=kazpravda.kz
|accessdate=2017-05-16
|url-status=bot: unknown
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130221011850/http://www.kazpravda.kz/print/1229385132
|archivedate=2013-02-21
}}
In June 2008, despite a difficult global economic crisis, Maksat Idenov{{cite web |url= https://nomad.su/?a=4-200806300227|title= 24 июня 2008 года КМГ успешно завершило размещение дебютного выпуска еврооблигаций в рамках программы среднесрочных облигаций в размере 3 млрд. долларов|publisher=www.nomad.su |accessdate=23 March 2021}} successfully led a team of financial and legal experts{{cite web |url= https://www.zakon.kz/131479-razmeshhenie-evroobligacijj.html |title=Размещение еврооблигаций национальной компании «КазМунайГаз» названо лучшей сделкой года |publisher=www.zakon.kz |accessdate=18 March 2021}} to raise USD 3,000,000,000 in non-sovereign bonds {{cite web|url= http://www.ftseglobalmarkets.com/emerging-markets-report/issue-28-june-july-2008/the-outlook-for-kazakh-bond-issues.html|title= The Outlook for Kazakh Bond Issues.|work= FTSE Global Markets|accessdate=26 August 2017}} for KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company. Under the leadership of Idenov,{{cite web |url= https://archive.np.kz/events/2540-obligacii_na_milliard.html|title= Облигации на миллиард|publisher=Новое поколение |accessdate= 5 April 2021}} KazMunayGas was awarded{{cite web |url= http://meta.kz/novosti/kazakhstan/72264-luchshaja-sdelka-goda-kompanii-kazmunajjgaz.html|title= Лучшая сделка года компании «КазМунайГаз»|publisher=www.meta.kz |accessdate=24 March 2021}} the Best Emerging EMEA Bond{{cite web |url= https://www.ifre.com/download-public-attachment/e1a182f5-bf15-44a6-a717-6caca81faf87/ifr-awards-winners-208|title= IFR AWARDS 2008 THE WINNERS|publisher=International Financing Review |accessdate=16 April 2021}} of the Year Award{{cite web |url= https://www.ifre.com/featured/ifr-awards|title= IFR AWARDS ARCHIVE 2008|publisher=International Financing Review |accessdate=23 March 2021}} in 2008,{{cite web
|url= http://www.ifre.com/emerging-emea-bond/566996.article
|title=Emerging EMEA Bond: Record Breaker
|publisher=International Financing Review
|accessdate=2012-07-30}} by the International Financing Review {{cite web|url=https://www.ifre.com/extra/about|title=About IFR|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=International Financing Review|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2019-10-27}} in London.{{cite web
|url= http://www.kmg2.isd.kz/page.php?page_id=18&lang=1&article_id=484
|title=Сделка года
|publisher=www.kmg.kz
|accessdate=2012-07-29}}
Furthermore, Idenov received the prestigious Ambassador's Award from the American Chamber of Commerce for Best Business Practices of the Year of 2009.{{cite web
|url=http://russian.kazakhstan.usembassy.gov/pr-09-28-09.html
|title=Ценность Корпоративной Ответственности. Выступление Посла США Ричарда Ю. Хоугланда
|publisher=Дипломатическая Миссия Соединенных Штатов Америки КАЗАХСТАН
|accessdate=2016-12-20
|url-status=bot: unknown
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140517180224/http://russian.kazakhstan.usembassy.gov/pr-09-28-09.html
|archivedate=2014-05-17
}} Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland personally presented this award to Idenov. Hoagland's speech in Idenov's honor provides a glowing assessment of Idenov's business practices, as he discussed Idenov's "tireless advocacy of good business practices and corporate responsibility."{{cite web
|url=http://kazakhstan.usembassy.gov/pr-09-28-09.html
|title=U.S. Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland The Value of Corporate Responsibility
|publisher=United States Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan
|accessdate=2016-12-20
|url-status=bot: unknown
|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140517180137/http://kazakhstan.usembassy.gov/pr-09-28-09.html
|archivedate=2014-05-17
}}