Anthoni Salim

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Anthony Salim
林逢生
Lîm Hông-seng
Born (1949-10-25) 25 October 1949 (age 71)
Kudus, Indonesia
Alma materNorth East Surrey College of Technology
OccupationBusinessman
OrganizationSalim Group
Indofood
Parent(s)Sudono Salim

Anthoni Salim, also known as Liem Hong Sien (Chinese: 林逢生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Hông-seng, born 25 October 1949) is an Indonesian businessman. He is the head of the Salim Group, which conducts business all over Indonesia. As of 2019, he is the sixth wealthiest person in Indonesia, with a net worth of 5.5 billion dollars).[1]

Early life[]

Anthoni Salim was born as the youngest son of Sudono Salim and Lie Las Nio. His father was the founder of the Salim Group, which Anthoni took over after his father's death. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1971 at Ewell County Technical College in the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] Despite not excelling in his studies, after returning to Indonesia, he became a talented businessman.[4] During the May 1998 riots, his family's home was set on fire and he fled to Singapore.[5]

If your house is already burned, the next thing they would try to do is get the people, you don't want to get caught in the middle of something like that.

— Anthoni Salim

He came back to Jakarta to rebuild his company and to pay off $5 billion in debt.[5]

Career[]

In 1998, during the Indonesian monetary crisis, Salim's father handed down the company to Anthoni while the company had high debts.[4] Now, he controls many of Salim Group's subsidiaries such as Indofood and Indomaret. He is the Chairman of First Pacific since 2003, after serving as a director since 1981.[6]

He is listed as substantial shareholder (74%) of Indofood Agri Resources, a Singaporean agriculture holding company often criticized for working with dubious shadow companies involved in obtaining palm oil from undisclosed, contested land.[7][8]

Family[]

At the age of 25, Salim married Siti Margareth Jusuf.[4] They have three children.

His oldest son, Axton (born 1979), studied business administration in Colorado and has leading roles in Salim Group's companies. He is a director of Indofood[9] since 2009, and non-executive director of IndoAgri since 2007.[10][11] His youngest son, Alston, has become a fashion designer and cosplayer.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Anthoni Salim". Forbes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Anthoni Salim". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Anthoni SalimIndofood CBP". InfoFoodCBP. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Borsuk, Richard (2014). Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group : the Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-9814459570.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Landler, Mark (16 May 1999). "Year of Living Dangerously For a Tycoon in Indonesia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Management Team". firstpacific. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Indofood Agri Resources Ltd". indofoodagri.listedcompany.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Indofood Agri Resources – Material Risks from Contested Land and Labor Issues". chainreactionresearch.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Axton Salim | Indofood". www.indofood.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Business Leaders". marketscreener. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Axton Salim- Indofood". indofood. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ "ALSTON STEPHANUS BIO". alstonstephanuscosplay. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

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