Soegiarto Adikoesoemo Explained

Soegiarto Adikoesoemo
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:Indonesian
Occupation:Businessman
Known For:Founder of AKR Corporindo
Spouse:Married
Children:2, including Haryanto Adikoesoemo
Website:www.akr.co.id

Soegiarto Adikoesoemo (Chinese: 翁鈺鶯, born 1938) is an Indonesian billionaire businessman and the founder of AKR Corporindo.

Career

Soegiarto started a small chemical trading business in Surabaya and incorporated PT Aneka Kimia Raya in 1978, which traded and distributed basic chemicals in Indonesia.

Soegiarto built Sorini a manufacturing plant for sorbitol in Indonesia and Khalista in China, and grew both plants to become one of the biggest producers in Asia.

He is president commissioner of PT AKR Corporindo TBK.

Personal life

He is married, with two children, and lives in Surabaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

His son Haryanto Adikoesoemo opened the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Museum MACAN) in Kebun Jeruk, a suburb of Jakarta, with 800 contemporary and modern art works from his collection.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forbes profile: Soegiarto Adikoesoemo. Forbes. 5 March 2018.
  2. News: Thanks to One Man's Collection, Jakarta Now Has a World-Class Museum. Jon. Emont. The New York Times . 27 November 2017. 5 March 2018. NYTimes.com.
  3. Web site: Indonesia's Richest 2017: Heir To Chemicals Fortune Brings Modern Art To Indonesia. Jennifer. Wang. forbes.com. 5 March 2018.