Marat Zalalov joined Antal in 2025.

Previously, Marat co-owned and headed a niche recruitment company in the CIS for six years, during which he conducted more than 500 negotiations with top managers of SMEs and MNCs, interviewed thousands, and hired hundreds of employees for positions ranging from Office Manager to CFO. He grew the business from a four-person startup with no structure into a company of over 100 employees and nine branches across four countries.

For four years, Marat lived in the SEA region (Singapore), where he graduated from INSEAD with an MBA degree and launched startups in the Finance and Maritime industries.

Leveraging his deep knowledge of the local market, industry specifics, and business education, Marat’s goal is to further strengthen and expand Antal Uzbekistan’s expertise, making it the go-to partner for our clients.

Areas of expertise:

• Business Development
• Operational Efficiency
• People and Culture
• Performance Management
• Process Excellence
• Finance

Marat Zalalov, Country Manager, Antal Uzbekistan

[email protected]
+998 94 410 44 17

We focus on different areas including:

• B2B: Logistics & Engineering
• B2C: Sales & Marketing
• Back-office: Finance & Accounting, Law, HR & Admin
• Information and Technology

Since early 2023, Uzbekistan has experienced rapid development in Fintech, Retail, FMCG, Pharm, Logistics, and Engineering sectors. A testament to this growth is our successful partnership with a leading Uzbek Fintech company, reflecting our adaptability and proficiency.

Apart from recruitment, we're also growing in areas such as:

• Customized Labour Market & Salary Surveys: we provide labor market surveys for certain industries and specialization.
• HR-consulting: Antal provides consulting services on all aspects of HR.
• Outsourcing & Outstaffing Services: Antal provides continuity of work through its staff.
• Outplacement: upon request of companies, we help employees find new jobs.
• Trainings: the client can choose training for development and motivation of employee.
• HR-implant services, which are in high demand on UZB labour market

These additional services are crucial, helping us better understand our clients and candidates to forge long-lasting, successful partnerships.

Starting in Q3 2021, we entered an exciting growth phase, increasing our consultant count from 5 to 15 in just nine months. This surge culminated in our move to our new office in October 2022.