Sondakh to make Indonesia's Rajawali global player in food supply

Tan Sri Peter Sondakh(inset), the Indonesian billionaire, made his fame and fortune turning around sickly state-owned enterprises into hugely profitable companies. Now, the Rajawali Group chairman and chief executive officer(inset) told StarBis he is interested in making his company a global giant in the palm oil business.

JAKARTA: Tan Sri Peter Sondakh, the Indonesian billionaire, made his fame and fortune turning around sickly state-owned enterprises into hugely profitable companies.

He launched in 1986 Indonesia’s first private television company and rolled out Asia’s first prepaid telecommunication services in 1997 – at the onset of the Asian financial crisis.