Shalakhmetov Gadilbek Minazhevich
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of GR-club

- Founder of "Mir" interstate TV and Radio Company.
- President of "Mir" Interstate TV and Radio Company (1992-2002).
- Head of Press Service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992).
- President of "Kazinform" Kazakh Information Agency (2002-2004).
- First Deputy Minister of Press and Mass Media of the Kazakh SSR - Chairman of the Kazakh State Broadcasting Company (1991-1992).
- Part-time adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2000).
- Advisor to the President of "Samruk" JSC (2007 - 2009).
- Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2004-2007).
- Academician of the Kazakh National Academy of Natural Sciences (KazNANS).
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS) since 2001.
- Academician of the World Club of the planet’s nations since 1996
- Member of the bilateral U.S. - CIS Commission on Media Policy, Carter Center of Emory University, Atlanta, GA (1991).