Rustam Kunanbaev​

Rustam Kunanbaev​

General Manager, Almaty & TAZI Almaty

Rustam started career in British American Tobacco Uzbekistan and later joined agency side of the business. After joining Grey Affiliated Agency “GForce” and working there for several years Rustam was transferred to Kazakhstan to enhance Almaty office of GForce/Grey. In order to grow, he made several transitions. Joined BBDO CA as Group Account Director, became Client Services Director for DDB and even moved back to Uzbekistan to gain experience in media agency. In 2021 Rustam joined FCB Artgroup Almaty as Client Services Director and within a year was promoted to General Manager. Now Almaty office is in the top 3 creative agencies of Central Asia, got awards at local, regional and world advertising festivals. Within 15 years Rustam worked with clients like: Red Bull, Nestlé, Beeline, British American Tobacco, Danone, EFES, PepsiCo, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Jaguar & Land Rover, LEGO, Ferrero, Nikon, Henkel, Coca Cola, Magnum, Halyk, Jusan, Tele2, Altel, Servier and others.