Marc Bassot

Marc Bassot is an executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in project management, business development and negotiation across Central Asia and Europe. He is Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Almaty and Advisor to the President of the Chamber on Luxembourg Economic Affairs.

Since 1998 he has been Chairman and Owner of Check Point Kazakhstan, which provides manpower outsourcing, HR management consulting, training, real estate consulting, public relations and business advice. Under his leadership the recruitment and executive search agency grew tenfold and opened branches in Astana, Atyrau and Aktau.

Since 2013 he has been Director of Archetype Kazakhstan LLP. He led the development of resort-style projects, including the Burabay Golf Resort (4* hotel and villas) and the 100-hectare Astana Eco-City masterplan.

Since 2006 he has been Owner and CEO of Kazakhstan Newsline, a daily news digest in English and Russian (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Newsline are published as well), distributed by Dow Jones Factiva and LexisNexis.

Since 2010 he has been a Co-Founder of the French-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce (CCIFK).

He previously worked as Regional Advisor for Central Asia at BRGM, the French Geological Survey (2000–2002); Area Manager for Central Asia and Mongolia at the Italian trading company Ralot Limited (1994–1998); Trader and Commercial Representative at Sucden Kerry Moscow (1993–1994); Broker at REFCO S.A. in Paris (1991–1993); Assistant to the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome (1989–1991); and Computer Expert with the French Agency for Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Haiti (1987–1989).

He holds a master's degree in computer science from the École Supérieure d'Informatique (ESI) in Paris (1983–1987) and speaks French, English, Russian and Italian.