Vladimir Kim

In 1995, Kim was appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Zhezkazgantsvetmet JSC, Kazakhmys' core subsidiary at the time. He was elected chairman of the board of directors of Zhezkazgantsvetmet in 2000, and Chairman of Kazakhmys upon its listing on the London Stock Exchange in October 2005.^[10] Kim stepped down as chairman of Kazakhmys in May 2013 to become a non-executive director.^[2][11][12] Following the completion of the Group restructuring in 2014,^[13] Kim remained a non-executive director and a major shareholder in KAZ Minerals PLC, a mining company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.^[14][15][16]

He holds approximately 33% of KAZ Minerals.^[17]

In 2022, Kim was ranked as Kazakhstan's wealthiest individual for the fifth year in a row by Forbes, with a fortune of $5 billion.^[18][19] He sits at 584th in the global rankings ^[18][19]

In June 2023, Hitech Grand Prix motor racing team announced that Kim had bought a 25% stake of the company.^[20]

Kim is married and has four children.^[1] He resides in Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[1]