Vladimir Sergeyevich Kim (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Ким; born 29 October 1960) is a Kazakhstani businessman and billionaire who is the richest person in Kazakhstan.
[8] He holds an MBA degree, and received his PhD in business and administrative management at the John F. Kennedy University in California in 1998.
[2][9][8] In 1995, Kim was appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Zhezkazgantsvetmet JSC, Kazakhmys' core subsidiary at the time.
[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.