Susilo Wonowidjojo

Susilo Wonowidjojo is an Indonesian billionaire businessman.

In this Chinese Indonesian name, the family name is Cai (surname).
Susilo Wonowidjojo
蔡道平[1]
Born
Tjoa To Hing
CitizenshipIndonesia
Net worth$2.6 billion
Susilo Wonowidjojo
(Chinese Indonesian name)
Traditional Chinese蔡道平
Simplified Chinese蔡道平
Hanyu PinyinCài Dàopíng

Wonowidjojo was born Cai Daoping (蔡道平[2]) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family.[2] He is the son of Surya Wonowidjojo, founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.[2]

Mr. Susilo Wonowidjojo has been the President Director of PT Gudang Garam Tbk since June 2009. Mr. Wonowidjojo served as Vice-President Director at PT Gudang Garam Tbk. He has been a Director of PT Gudang Garam Tbk since 1976.[3]

Along with his family, Wonowidjojo owns Gudang Garam, the country's largest clove cigarette maker; the name translates to "salt warehouse". Shares hit a 4-year high in 2009 in the wake of a deal in which British American Tobacco bought a majority stake in its rival Bentoel International. [4] Susilo was named president in June, replacing a non-family member who left in February. He and his brother Sumarto sit on the company's board while their sister, Juni Setiawati, is a company commissioner. Their brother Rachman Halim ran the business until his death in 2008.[5]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Leo Suryadinata. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.
  3. "Susilo Wonowidjojo". Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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