Leading organizational sustainability

He has more than 30 years of experience in consultancy services and as a practitioner in natural resources based industries including oil and gas, mining, fast moving consumer goods and palm oil plantation. He held a position of Development Manager Kalianda Resort Lampung (1997 – 1998), Head of External Affairs Assessment Group of Indonesia (1998 – 2008), Partner of Consultant Kiroyan Partners (2008 – 2011), Sustainable Development Director Danone Aqua (2011 – 2015), Director of Sustainability PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya, Tbk (2015 – 2018), Director of Partnership and Development The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation Indonesia (2019 – present). He gained his BA in Business Administration from University of Indonesia (1987), Master of Science in Tourism and Travel Service Management from University of Surrey (1996). He has competencies in Corporate Social Responsibility, Strategic Sustainability Management, Community Development, Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership, Communication, Water Management, Waste Management, Social Environmental and Political Risk Management. With his rich experiences and high-level skills, he holds a position of Senior Advisor to Mahawira Group and its business units.

He has experiences in various sectors, such as palm-oil, power and coal mining. He started his career as a Project Officer at a non-profit organization Studio Drya Media (2004 – 2008), then Assistant Manager Corporate Social Responsibility Goodhope Asia Holdings Limited (2008 – 2010), CSR and Sustainability Strategic Coordinator PT. Jawa Power (2011 – 2013), Social Specialist The Forest Trust (TFT) (2013 – 2015), Department Head CSR and External Relations – PT. Mitrabara Adiperdana, Tbk – Baramulti Group (2015), Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Cirebon Power (2015 – 2018), Manager CSR and External Relations PT Borneo Indobara – Sinarmas Mining (2018 – 2019). He gained BA in Social Anthropology from Padjajaran University (2007), and Regional Innovation from Padjadjaran University (2018). His competencies include social development, conflict management, grievance handling, stakeholder communication & engagement strategy, risk mitigation, public policy, local politics analysis, and innovation of sustainable development. He was called to found Mahawira Group to support economic development with a vision to synchronize economy and political aspects.

He has extensive experiences in media and communications particularly in political issues, energy, and extractive industries. He used to work with Forum Keadilan Magazine as a researcher (1993 – 1998), reporter for Nusa Daily, Bali (1998 – 2001), Editor for Tabloid Autonic, Bali (2001 – 2004), Editor for Tabloid Indonesia Monitor (2004 – 2007), Editor-in-Chief GEO ENERGI Magazine (2008 – 2012), Editor-in-Chief Energy Nusantara Magazine (2012 – 2017), Deputy Editor-in-Chief Forum News Network (FNN) (2012 – present), Editor-in-Chief online media Detak Jabar (2017). His professional experiences drive him to devote his life for writing. He has written and edited a number of books published by famous publishers in Indonesia. He gained his BA from the Faculty of Literature, University of Indonesia (1994). His background in journalism brought him to a position of News and Communications Director at Mahawira Group.