Zhanaydar Zhandeldinov has been appointed chief executive officer of Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. (KPI). He was introduced to the company’s staff by Sayatai Alipbayev, director of the oil refining and petrochemicals department at KazMunayGas.
Zhandeldinov graduated from S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University in 2008 with a degree in chemical technology of organic substances and materials. He completed a master’s degree in the same field in 2010.
He began his career in 2008 as a process unit operator at Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant. He later worked there as an engineer responsible for introducing new equipment and technology, and as a lead process engineer.
From 2014, he held various roles within KMG International, including design engineer, head of engineering, production director and deputy general director of the Petromidia refinery, part of KMG Rompetrol SRL in Romania. Before his appointment, he was chief director for production and industrial services at KMG Rompetrol SRL.
KPI’s new management has been tasked with ensuring the plant operates steadily and without interruption, improving operational efficiency and process reliability, and maintaining high product quality.
KPI is Kazakhstan’s first integrated gas chemical complex producing polypropylene. It was commissioned in the Atyrau Region in 2022. Its products are supplied to the domestic market and exported.
Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: KazMunayGas
