About Kusto Group

About the Kusto Group

Kusto Group was founded in 2002 by Yerkin Tatishev and partners. The company is a multi-industry investment group, which operates in more than 10 countries of the world. The group is successfully engaged in agribusiness, oil production and processing, energy, development, construction materials, education and other areas. Some brands of Kusto Group are known to Kazakhstani consumer - KazBeef, Compass, Tambour, High Tech Academy; other brands such as KazSEEDs, Kusto Agro, KazPetrol and others are known in B2B sphere. The total number of employees at Kusto Group projects worldwide exceeds 8,000 people.

At Kusto, we hold ourselves to a quality of high standard in everything we do. Each of our companies strives to be a leader and create new standards in their industry.

  •  Laying the foundations for Asia's most dynamic economy

    Laying the foundations for Asia's most dynamic economy

  •  Creation of a new oil and gas business

    Creation of a new oil and gas business

  •  Turning a veteran paint company into a global force

    Turning a veteran paint company into a global force

  •  Investment in business education

    Investment in business education

Our projects

The investment holding Kusto Group has projects in agribusiness, building materials, education and other areas in its portfolio.

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Our values

  • Long term

    When we invest, we invest for the long term. We show commitment to our projects and support them.

  • Bravery

    We take on new challenges and try different approaches. We reward ingenuity and are not afraid to fail.

  • Trust/Relationship

    Effective and open communication between employees and with partners/clients. We value goodwill, openness, and honesty in relationships that add to the "emotional bank account" of each employee.

  • Entrepreneurship

    This is the most important quality we cultivate in our people. We want our employees to be proactive and think for themselves.

  • Quality

    We are determined to raise standards and build high-quality enterprises. It appears in our investment criteria, our partnerships and the training we give to our people.