Being Famous as a successful entrepreneur, Sukanto Tanoto is the founder and chairman of the Royal Golden Eagle or RGE, which was first established in 1973. RGE Group was previously named as RGM through starting the plywood industry that has made Indonesia upgrade its raw material exports into more value-added products. Starting the first step Read more about Sukanto Tanoto, World Class Businessman with Social Movement[…]
PT Indofood is Anthony Salim’s ‘weapon’ to conquer the world of food marketing in Indonesia, with various brands produced from instant noodle to milk. However, Indomie has become one of his ultimate products since 1994 (before that, Indomie had been made by another company, PT Sanmaru Food Manufacturing, before acquired). Even with many competitors that Read more about How Anthony Salim Brought Indomie Brand to the Top[…]
Benjamin Setiawan is the owner of PT Kalbe Farma, Indonesia’s pharmacy giant, and he is also a pharmacy graduate from University of California. Therefore, you can expect him to have some secrets for energetic golden years. At the age of 81, he is still capable of doing a lot of activities, including being involved in Read more about Secrets of Keep Being Active from Benjamin Setiawan[…]
As the owner of one of the biggest cigarette companies in Indonesia, Gudang Garam, Susilo Wonowidjojo also runs several CSR programs mandatory for big companies like his. One of his specific programs in education is English Camp, which becomes an important program since English skill is definitely necessary for students in Indonesia to be able Read more about Susilo Wonowidjojo Aims to Improve Middle School Students’ English Skill[…]
Sri Prakash Lohia, one of Forbes’ Indonesian richest people, has Indonesian nationality. However, he still does not forget his homeland, India. He has been recently famous because of his completion of restoration project on Wharton House in 2013, a project that spent around 50 million of pounds. Although Wharton House is now the private property Read more about Sri Prakash Lohia Restores British Era Building in India[…]
As the richest Indonesian in Forbes list, Michael Hartono has vast range of business area, including at Indonesian branch of McDonald’s. One of his success stories in McDonald’s Indonesia was his effort during National Breakfast Day last year, which made him arrange all 120 outlets of McDonald’s in Indonesia to distribute breakfast menu. Since fast Read more about How Michael Hartono Promoted McDonald’s Breakfast Menu through National Breakfast Day[…]
Year 2015 is a year of open market for all ASEAN countries, where trading borders between these countries are reduced and market becomes more permeable. As the Minister of Economy, Chairul Tanjung stated to media that he supports the plan of acquisition PT Bank Mandiri Tbk toward Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), in order to form Read more about Chairul Tanjung Supports Mandiri Acquisition Plan toward BTN[…]
Despite being a country that has good atmosphere for investment, Indonesia’s economic growth is relatively slow because there are problems such as huge social gap and infrastructure quality. According to Peter Sondakh, owner of Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia and several mining companies and international hotels, bad infrastructure and the lack of job opportunities are the Read more about Peter Sondakh: Better Infrastructure for Double Digit Economic Growth[…]
The commitment of Sukanto Tanoto, one of richest persons in Indonesia, to educational sector in the country is unquestionable. Through his foundation, namely Tanoto Foundation, he offers varied educational programs. They are not simply limited to certain events, which are held only once a year. Tanoto Foundation has extended its partnership program to high-level education Read more about Tanoto Foundation Extends the Scholarship for University Students[…]
As the owner of one of Indonesia’s palm oil giants, Eka Tjipta Widjaja realized that having many potential human resources is important. Therefore, through his foundation Eka Tjipta Foundation (ETF), the owner of Sinar Mas Group initiated scholarship programs aimed for students who want to study more about oil palm plantation and oleo chemical engineering. Read more about Eka Tjipta Widjaya Initiated Agriculture Scholarship for Oil Palm Career[…]
PT Musim Mas, owned by Bachtiar Karim, is one of the most successful oleo chemical companies in the world and sending most of its production for export. Although famously known as a low profile business person, Bachtiar Karim also has great business skills and achievement sense to develop his family’s originally small soap company into Read more about Bachtiar Karim Shared Secrets of Managing Family Company[…]
As a mastermind behind the successful Lippo Group, Panin Bank, BCA and Matahari stores, Mochtar Riyadi realized that education is one of the most important things to achieve if one wants to be successful. He is famous for his tremendous contribution to National University of Singapore, especially for its business school. There are two contributions Read more about Mochtar Riady Contributions to Business Education[…]
Murdaya Poo may be famous as the owner of Central Ciputra Murdaya Group, but not many people know that he is also an avid golf lover. Besides often playing golf, Murdaya also has several golf courses in Indonesia, and some of them are definitely international level golf courses. His dedication to golf and golf tourism, Read more about Murdaya Poo Honored at Asia Pacific Golf Summit Gala 2014[…]
Being a successful entrepreneur with medical science background is less common in Indonesia. However, who would predict that with medical science, Boenjamin Setiawan has been included among the richest people in Indonesia. Who does not know Kalbe Farma, a pharmaceutical company whose products are widely advertised in the national televisions and easy to get in Read more about Boenjamin Setiawan Commitment for Research in Health Sector[…]