---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000924805-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRHC"
cik: "0000924805"
company_name: "Freedom Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2024-06-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:02:35.604301+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freedom Holding Corp appoints three new directors and creates CLO role

## Summary
- Jason Kerr resigned as director, appointed as Chief Legal Officer effective May 28, 2024.
- Andrew Gamble, Philippe Vogeleer (independent), and Kairat Kelimbetov (employee) appointed as directors.
- Board expanded to 7 members, 4 independent; Gamble and Vogeleer fill vacancies from Stillman and Kerr.
- Gamble chairs Risk Committee; Vogeleer chairs Nominating and Corporate Governance; Kelimbetov on Risk Committee.
- Kelimbetov was previously Strategic Advisor at subsidiary Freedom Horizons; no additional director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000924805-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRHC
- cik: 0000924805
- company_name: Freedom Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-06-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/a2024-06x03directorappoint.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924805-24-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924805-24-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924805-24-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kairat Kelimbetov was appointed as Director at Freedom Holding Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board increased the number of directors to seven and appointed Kairat Kelimbetov as a director, with immediate effect, to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the number of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Andrew Gamble was appointed as Director at Freedom Holding Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board appointed Andrew Gamble as a director, with immediate effect, to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Leonard Stillman on February 25, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jason Kerr resigned as Director at Freedom Holding Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Jason Kerr resigned from his position as a director with immediate effect.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jason Kerr was appointed as Chief Legal Officer at Freedom Holding Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: Concurrently with such resignation, the Board established a new Chief Legal Officer position in the executive management of the Company and appointed Jason Kerr to such position with immediate effect.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Philippe Vogeleer was appointed as Director at Freedom Holding Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board appointed Philippe Vogeleer as a director, with immediate effect, to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Jason Kerr.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480524000033/0000924805-24-000033-index.htm

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