Kemal Amanbayev

Kemal Amanbayev currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Kazakhstan and Central Asia at Xcalibur Smart Mapping since January 2024. Prior to this role, Amanbayev held multiple positions at Aurora Geophysics Ltd., including Director and Vice President of Innovations from March 2019 to January 2024. Previous experience includes Project Manager at Nordal and Lead Technical Specialist at Aurora Minerals Group LLP, where responsibilities included project execution and technical support in exploration geology. Earlier, Amanbayev worked as a Project Engineer at TerraTech Engineering, successfully implementing UAV technology for agricultural mapping. Amanbayev's career began as a Sales Assistant at СЛИН-сервис. Academic achievements include a Bachelor of Science degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and studies in Organic Chemistry at Karagandinskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet im. E.A. Buketova.