Mr Sarsenov has over twenty years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is a member of the Kazakhstan National Committee of the World Petroleum Council and the World Energy Council. Prior to joining KAZENERGY in 2005, Mr Sarsenov held senior positions in the National Company "Transportation of Oil and Gas", National Company "KazMunayGas", National Company "Trade House "KazMunayGas" and the Kazakh-Russian company "KazRosGas". Mr Sarsenov graduated from the Diplomatic Academy majoring in "International Relations", underwent advanced training in "Master of Petroleum Businesses", and has a number of scientific publications.