Anthony Salim – Leading the Salim Group to Renewed Prosperity
Like Sukanto Tanoto, head of the $15 billion RGE Group, Anthony Salim is ranked on Forbes magazine’s list of the 10 wealthiest men in Indonesia. While Mr. Tanoto built up… Read more >
Li Ka-shing – Planning for Succession
Sukanto Tanoto, ranked by Forbes magazine as one of Indonesia’s 10 richest men, heads both the RGE Group of companies and the wide-ranging Tanoto Foundation, which directs funding to education,… Read more >
Sri Prakash Lohia – A Heart for Philanthropy
Sri Prakash Lohia, like Sukanto Tanoto, is listed by Forbes magazine among the wealthiest men in Indonesia. The similarities do not stop there. Both men are also well known for… Read more >
Susilo Wonowidjojo Keeps Gudang Garam a Top Brand
As of December 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Sukanto Tanoto and Susilo Wonowidjojo among Indonesia’s ten richest men. The founder and CEO of the $15 billion RGE Group, Mr. Tanoto is… Read more >
Tanoto Foundation Fights Poverty through Education
Poverty in Indonesia has decreased significantly over the past few decades, from 24 percent of the population in 1999, to 17 percent in 2004, to 12 percent in 2012. Yet,… Read more >
Irwan Hidayat Took a Family Business Public to Become Highly Successful
Irwan Hidayat recently spoke to a group of Indonesian young would-be entrepreneurs in an installment of the Tanoto Entrepreneurship Series. The series, founded by RGE Group CEO Sukanto Tanoto, invites… Read more >
Susi Pudjiastuti – Self-Made Entrepreneur and Government Leader
In October 2014, Indonesian President Joko Widodo appointed the first-ever high school dropout to his country’s cabinet. At the time of her appointment, Susi Pudjiastuti, the new Minister of Marine… Read more >
Like Indonesia, Africa Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed
Across the developing world, new initiatives are working to encourage and sustain entrepreneurism, to the benefit of both individual entrepreneurs and entire societies. In Indonesia, self-made businessman and philanthropist Sukanto… Read more >
RGE Journalism Workshop Helps Hone Newsroom Skills
RGE Group, the $15 billion family of natural resources-based manufacturing companies headed by Indonesian philanthropist and entrepreneur Sukanto Tanoto, recently hosted its third annual Journalism Workshop. For the five-day 2014… Read more >
Kenyan Leaders Learn RGE Business Philosophy
Recently, a group of 10 senior-level officials from Kenya traveled to Singapore to learn about RGE Business Philosophy and the Group’s sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The trip highlighted… Read more >