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We find leaders,who transform business

From non-executive directors and C-level executives to rare specialist talent. Confidential, with results guaranteed — for over 15 years.

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15+years in executive search

Services

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Executive Search — Board & C-level

Recruitment of chief executives and board members: CEO, CFO, COO, CTO and non-executive directors. We work by direct search: market mapping, confidential approaches, in-depth interviews and reference checks. Shortlist in 5–10 days.

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Women Leadership Pool

An international pool of women candidates for senior roles. We help companies advancing diversity in leadership to find strong candidates for their boards and executive teams.

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HR audit and corporate governance

A diagnostic review of governance and hiring processes: board structure, remuneration, succession and employer brand. The outcome is a concrete plan for change, not a report for the drawer.

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Training and strategy sessions

Corporate development programmes for senior teams: facilitated strategy sessions, leadership programmes and work with boards. Formats range from one-day sessions to year-long programmes.

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End-to-end support for organisational transformation: change management, improvement of HR processes and the implementation of unified HR standards.

We support transformations at every stage — from diagnosing current processes and identifying areas for development to designing and implementing new HR approaches, unified standards and management practices. Our work covers the improvement of HR processes, change management, the development of HR policies and standards, greater organisational efficiency and support for teams throughout the transformation.

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Case studies

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Non-executive director

FMCG · Uzbekistan

Strengthening the board with a candidate from the Women Leadership Pool — international experience in retail and corporate governance.

Shortlist in 5 days

CTO

Fintech · Uzbekistan

Search for a chief technology officer for a payments platform entering new markets. The role called for experience of scaling a product and working with regulators.

Shortlist in 8 days · closed in 6 weeks

HR Director

Retail · Kazakhstan

Replacement of the head of HR for a chain of 200+ stores. The search ran alongside an audit of hiring processes, so the role profile was refined together with the client.

Shortlist in 10 days · closed in 5 weeks

COO

Agriculture · Central Asia

Chief operating officer for a vertically integrated agricultural holding. We sought a candidate with experience of managing production and logistics across several jurisdictions.

Shortlist in 12 days · closed in 9 weeks

CFO

Energy · Kazakhstan

Confidential search for a chief financial officer for a top-10 Kazakhstani bank. A shortlist of five candidates in six days.

Role closed in 4 weeks

CFO

Transport infrastructure · Uzbekistan

Search for a chief financial officer for a major infrastructure company. The decisive criteria were strong financial expertise, experience of complex corporate structures and an understanding of the infrastructure sector.

Role closed in 7 weeks

Business Development Manager

Industrials · Central Asia and Mongolia

International search for a business development lead for a European industrial company. The brief was to find someone able to grow the company's presence and open new commercial opportunities across Central Asia and Mongolia.

Shortlist in 5 days

Venture Capital Associate

Venture capital · Central Asia

Search for an investment professional for an international venture capital firm. The focus was on candidates with strong analytical skills, a grasp of the investment process and knowledge of the region's technology ecosystem.

География и отрасли

Работаем в регионах

  • Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan
  • Azerbaijan · Georgia
  • UAE · Türkiye
  • Russia · United Kingdom · Germany
  • Singapore

As a member of the international IRC Global network, we have access to candidates in more than 40 countries.

Отраслевой фокус

Finance and bankingMiningFMCG and retailIT and fintechEnergy, oil and gasIndustrialsAgriculture

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4FinanceAirbusArnur CreditAVIAREPSBI GroupCoventry UniversityDomino VenturesJP ForfaitingKazatompromKazmunaigazNostrum Oil & GasRio TintoSensata GroupSilenoYDAZubr CapitalAnchor XOD ConsultingTCA CapitalFerro GroupUCC HoldingHelio ai
4FinanceAirbusArnur CreditAVIAREPSBI GroupCoventry UniversityDomino VenturesJP ForfaitingKazatompromKazmunaigazNostrum Oil & GasRio TintoSensata GroupSilenoYDAZubr CapitalAnchor XOD ConsultingTCA CapitalFerro GroupUCC HoldingHelio ai

Team

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CEO

Zulfiya Sembayeva info@i-talent.kz

Head of Marketing and Communications

Zarina Kuanysh marketing@i-talent.kz

Executive Search Consultant

Gulzeinep Bopetay cv@i-talent.kz

Business Development Manager

Gaukhar Zhanassayeva

Executive Search Consultant

Bibigul Takisheva

Executive Search Consultant

Marzhan Kenzheakhmetova

Executive Search Consultant

Ulzhan Tasmagambetova

Executive Search Consultant

Altynai Karamuratova

Executive Search Consultant

Aigerim Kadirova

About us

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I-Talent is an international executive search consultancy with offices in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. We help businesses find leaders — from board members to middle management.

Partner-led approach

Every assignment is led by a partner with sector expertise — never handed down to junior consultants.

Confidentiality

We work with discretion, assessing not only a candidate's track record but also their fit with the client's corporate culture.

Payment on results

A success-based fee model and a guarantee on every placement. Many clients return for a third and fourth assignment.


Client testimonials

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«We had the shortlist within a week. The candidate we hired as CFO is now in his third year with us.»

Chair of the Board

Banking

«We value their discretion: the search for a new CEO was entirely invisible to the market. We have now returned to I-Talent with a fourth assignment.»

Shareholder

Mining

«We wanted to strengthen our executive team and turned to the Women Leadership Pool. We received four candidates of a calibre we could not have found ourselves — two of them joined us.»

CEO

Food production

«We had to replace our COO in the middle of a transaction. The team delivered in nine days and handled the approaches so discreetly that not one employee knew a search was under way.»

Shareholder

IT and fintech

«We were looking for a non-executive director with energy transition experience. Through the IRC Global network we were shown finalists from three countries, all with relevant board experience.»

Chair of the Board

Energy

«The HR audit gave us a clear one-year plan rather than a hundred-page report: what to change in hiring, remuneration and succession. We implemented half the recommendations in the first quarter.»

HR Director

Insurance

News

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8 September 2026

I-TALENT invites you to the webinar "Voice vs. Game: Two Technologies, One Question — Who Are You Really?"

On 11 September 2026 I-TALENT will host an online webinar on new AI-driven technologies for assessing candidates and employees. A CV shows experience. An interview shows how well…

1 September 2026

I-Talent announces the speaker of its corporate governance programme in Baku

I-Talent introduces the expert speaker of the international programme "Modern Corporate Governance", to be held on 1–2 October 2026 in Baku. The programme's speaker will be Sergey…

14 August 2026

I-Talent hosts an expert webinar with Larisa Melnik

On 14 August 2026 I-Talent held an open online webinar, "Is Your Board Ready for the Next Crisis?", featuring Larisa Melnik — an expert in corporate and climate governance…

Questions and answers

We present a first shortlist within 5–10 working days. The full cycle — from briefing to the candidate's start date — usually takes four to eight weeks, depending on the complexity of the role and the market.

The search is conducted without naming the company until the interview stage: the market learns neither about the vacancy nor about a planned succession. Access to project materials is limited to the lead partner and their team.

If the executive leaves the company within the guarantee period, we run a replacement search at no cost. The terms of the guarantee are set out in the contract before the assignment begins.

We work on a success-based model: the main part of the fee is paid once the candidate starts. Exact terms depend on the seniority of the role — your partner will set them out at the first meeting.

Yes. Through the IRC Global Executive Search Partners network we search in more than 40 countries: the assignment stays under the management of your partner in Almaty or Tashkent, while network colleagues work their own markets as local consultants.

With a briefing: the partner discusses the objectives of the role, the candidate requirements and the corporate context with you. We then agree the search profile, timeline and terms — and start building the longlist.

Let's discuss your brief

Tell us what kind of leader you are looking for and an I-Talent partner will be in touch within one business day. Confidentiality guaranteed.

OfficesAstana, Kazakhstan · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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