Mr. Sharif Cicip Sutardjo, aged 72, Indonesian citizen, born in Yogyakarta on October 10th, 1948. He has extensive managerial and supervisory experience in a number of companies engaged in property, plantation, transportation, mining, and trade.
He currently serves as Vice Chairman of Governing Board of the Golkar Party since 2016, Chairman of the Indonesia Advisory Board of China Business Council (ICBC) since 2006, and President Commissioner of PT. Persija. Previously, he served as Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia for the period of 2011-2014, Chairman of Supervisory Board of Kadin (the Chamber of Commerce and Industry) for the periods of 2009-2010 and 2019-2020, General Chairman of Indonesia China Business Council (ICBC) for the period of 2002-2006, Chairman of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry - China Committee for the period of 1996-2004, General Chairman of the Association of Indonesia Young Entrepreneurs for the period of 1986-1989, and served as member of the Indonesia People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia for three periods, since 1987-1999.
In addition, with remarkable professionalism and organizational experience of more than 40 years both at the government and private sector institutions, currently he is still active as a presenter at various trainings and seminars which talk about economic and business issues, as well as key note speaker for a number of national and international media outlets.
He earned a degree in economic and political study from London Economic and Political Institute, London. He obtained a master’s degree in law from the University of Padjajaran Bandung in 2009, and Ph.D. in law from the University of Padjajaran Bandung in 2013.
Anton Setianto Soedarsono serves as the Company’s Commissioner since 2009. He began his career with Pertamina in 1966-1981. In the last 5 years of his tenure at Pertamina, he served as Deputy General Manager of the Foreign/ Export Marketing for Crude Oil and Petroleum Products. After his duty in Pertamina, he became an independent consultant for oil and gas companies and international oil business. He declared an idea that was implemented to sell the Indonesian crude oil at a premium price in 1979.
In 1985, he joined Unocal and served in the Representative office of Unocal in Jakarta, Indonesia. During 10 years of his career, he has attended several oil industry conferences in the US, United Kingdom and Singapore. He was the first Vice President of Unocal Indonesia. In 1994-1998, he was CEO and President Director of Bakrie Investindo and Vice President Commissioner of PT Bakrie Capital Indonesia in 1998-1999.
He graduated from Yokohama National University, Japan in 1966.
An Indonesian citizen, he was born in Bandung on 22 November 1940.
Mr. Kanaka Puradiredja, aged 72, Indonesian citizen, born in Bandung on December 8, 1944. He currently serves as chairman of Certification Board of Indonesia Audit Committee Institute (since August 2016), Member of National Committee for Corporate Governance Policy (KNKG) (since October 2016), Member of Honorary Board of Association of Risk Management Professionals (PRIMA), Chairman of Executive Board of Indonesian Institute of Commissioners and Directors (LKDI) and Chairman of Team of Formulation of National Governance Policy.
He is the founder of Public Accountant Office Kanaka Puradiredja & Suhartono and served as Senior Partner (2000-2007). He is also one of the founders of KPMG Indonesia with the last position as Chairman (1999). He had served as Chairman of the Honorary Board of the Indonesian Institute of Accountants (2002-2010) and Chairman of the Honorary Board of the Indonesian Audit Committee (until 2016). He holds a Bachelor degree in economics majoring in accounting from Padjadjaran University, Bandung (1971). He is Chartered Member at LKDI, Chartered Accountant, as well as certified Risk Management Professional and Practitioner of Audit Committee.
Mr. Y.A. Didik Cahyanto, aged 50, Indonesian citizen, born in Surabaya on February 15, 1967. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia (1986-1993) and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Indonesia (2000-2003).
Mr. Y.A. Didik Cahyanto had served as directors and commissioners in a number of companies, among others, as commissioners at PT Bank Pundi Tbk (2014-2016), PT Capitalinc Finance (2014-2015) and as President Director of PT Berau Coal (2010) and PT Recapital Asset Management (2000-2009). He currently serves as Director of PT Recapital Advisors and Commissioner of PT. IPMI International Indonesia.
Mr. Thomas M.Kearney, aged 52, Irish Citizen, born in Boynton Beach, the United States of America on April 23, 1965. He holds a Bachelor Degree cum laude in Slavic languages and literatures from Harvard College in 1983-1987 and holds a Master’s of Arts degree in International trade and economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1989-1991.
Mr. Thomas M. Kearney has held several key positions for a number of world-class companies, among others: Executive Director in Enron Europe Limited in 1998-2001 and as Partner and Vice President in London & Newyork-based Herakles Capital in 2001-2003. In 2003-2009, he served as Commercial Director di BISICHI MINING PLC di London, and as CEO of Africa Commodities Group (A member of the Noble Group) in 2009-2010. Since 2011 –present, he served as founder and managing Director of T.M. KEARNEY & Company Limited, an international energy industry advisory and commodity-broking firm.
Mr. Jinping Ma, aged 53, Chinese citizen, born in China on October 27, 1963. He has a very deep knowledge of HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) and new development business, and is well experienced in mining industry and has successfully led the development, construction and production of several key mines worldwide. He earned a master’s degree in Metal Material Science from Central Iron & Steel Research Institute dan Beijing Institute of Technology.
Mr. Jinping Ma is also well connected in both Chinese and international markets in this industry. He successfully led the construction and production of Chambishi Copper Mine and served as Vice President at NFC Africa Mining Plc (Zambia) in 1998-2003 and as President at China Nonferrous Metal Intl Mining Co in 2003-2005.
Mr. Ben Niu, Chinese Citizenship, domiciled in China.
Mr. Niu is currently a Senior Vice President of CIC Capital Corporation (“CIC Capital”), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation (“CIC”) and is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities in the metals and mining industry and management of CIC Capital’s existing portfolio assets in the same sector.
Prior to joining CIC Capital in 2019, Mr. Niu was a Senior Manager at China Minmetals Corporation, responsible for its overseas mining strategy and commodity analysis in the mining sector. Mr. Niu received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tsinghua University, majoring in Electronic Engineering.