🌍 Where he’s based: Almaty, Kazakhstan
💼 Years of experience: 20+
🗣️ Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English
🎯 What Azamat Brings to Fainin Advisory
Azamat Azilkhan is an entrepreneur and business development specialist with extensive experience in scaling companies, operational restructuring, and market expansion across Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region.
His work focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses grow into larger, more structured organisations through strategic management, operational optimisation, and team development. He is particularly experienced in joining companies at a leadership level to accelerate growth, improve performance, and expand market presence.
Within the Fainin Advisory expert network, Azamat contributes practical expertise in business scale-up, interim management, and private sector development, supporting initiatives related to entrepreneurship, SME growth, and investment readiness.
🚀 Key Projects & Roles
• CEO of OBSfood.kz, leading business development and strategic growth initiatives
• Managing Partner at AKARI.group, a consultancy focused on business scaling, operational efficiency, and Kaizen-based management approaches
• CEO of Alem Technologies, one of the early IT outsourcing companies in Kazakhstan
• Operational Director at BAHANDI, responsible for operational restructuring and business performance improvement
• Asia & CIS Region Director at TopSales.kz, supporting regional market expansion and sales development
• Founder and Chairman of First Business Community, a business networking platform for entrepreneurs in Almaty
💡 Why We Value Him
Azamat brings strong hands-on experience in business growth, operational leadership, and strategic restructuring. His background in scaling companies and building entrepreneurial ecosystems provides an important practical dimension to the Fainin Advisory expert network.
His expertise is particularly valuable in initiatives that require private sector engagement, SME development, and practical implementation of growth strategies in emerging markets.
👉 Selected Areas of Contribution
Within the international expert network of Fainin Advisory, Azamat Azilkhan contributes particularly in the areas of:
• business scale-up and SME growth strategies
• interim management and operational restructuring
• market expansion and business development in Central Asia
• entrepreneurship ecosystems and private sector development
• investment readiness and business transformation
