Board of Patrons:

Chairman:   

Putera Sampoerna
Former President Commissioner of PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk (HMS) and a number of its subsidiary companies. Mr. Sampoerna studied internationally and in the USA at the University of Houston, Texas. He founded Sampoerna Foundation in 2001 and has been involved in philanthropic works throughout ASEAN for over 25 years. He currently directs the holding company, Sampoerna Strategic, which has a global portfolio of diversified businesses.

Members:  

Edward Frankel
Formerly the Group Chief Operating Officer and a Director for PT. HMS, Mr. Frankel has worked over 25 years for Sampoerna Group companies. He received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in Administration from the University of Portland.

Jonathan Bradford Sampoerna
Oldest son of Mr. Putera Sampoerna. He has studied internationally, receiving his degree in Finance at Texas A&M University, USA. He has worked in Hong Kong under the guidance of Dr. Marc Faber, international investment strategist. Mr. Jonathan Sampoerna has also directed the business development arms of Sampoerna Family Trading Companies.   

Farah Khristina Sampoerna
Youngest daughter of Mr. Putera Sampoerna. She has studied in Asia and the United States, receiving a degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, USA. Initially working with a fashion house in New York, Ms. Farah Sampoerna has taken a sabbatical to raise her son.

James P. Barnes
Mr. Barnes is the former General Counsel of PT HMS and was a member of the Board of Commissioners. He received a B.S. from Lewis and Clark College and a JD from the University of California. He has worked for the Sampoerna Group of companies for over 25 years.   

Kathleen C. Liem
Wife of Mr. Putera Sampoerna. She has been involved in charities and Family philanthropic activities throughout ASEAN for over 25 years. Mrs. Sampoerna has been the focal point of numerous company design initiatives for Sampoerna Family businesses as well as for the Sampoerna Foundation. She directed the establishment of the Sampoerna museum in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Michael Sampoerna
The youngest son of Mr. Putera Sampoerna. Formerly President Director of PT. HMS and President Commissioner of a number of its subsidiary companies, Mr. Sampoerna studied at the London School of Economics (UK). Currently, he is Sampoerna Strategic’s Head of Operations and functions as President Commissioner and President Director of many of its subsidiaries. 

Board of Supervisors:
 
Chairperson:

Jacqueline Michelle Sampoerna
Oldest daughter of Mr. Putera Sampoerna. Formerly a Communication Manager at PT HMS and Director of Sampoerna Jones Designs, Ms. Sampoerna studied internationally, receiving her B.A. in Mass Communications from St. Mary's College in California. She was "on point" with her father for all preliminary research and planning regarding Sampoerna Foundation and has led the Foundation since its inception.  

Members:   

Alexander Abbassi
Mr. Abbassi is the Chief Information Officer of the Sampoerna Strategic Group. Formerly, he was the Director of Information Technology for American Standard Asia Pacific and prior to that he was with Bankers Trust New York as the Wholesale Banking System Manager. He received his B.S. degree from the State University of New York and had the opportunity to study MBA at Columbia University (NY).

Agustinus Irawan
Mr. Irawan is a Senior Partner - Head of Transactions Advisory Services - at PT. Ernst & Young Advisory Services (an affiliate of Ernst & Young International). He received his B.S. in Accounting from De La Salle University, Philippines.

Arief Tarunakarya Surowidjojo
Mr. Surowidjojo is the founding partner of law firm Lubis, Ganie and Surowidjojo. He is a senior lecturer at the Law Faculty at University of Indonesia and one of the founders of Transparency International Indonesia. He received his bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Indonesia, and Master in Law from the University of Washington, U.S.A.

Aryata Giripati
Former President of the Sampoerna Foundation Alumni Association (SFAA). He received Sampoerna Foundation's national graduate scholarship to obtain his Master of Management from University of Indonesia. Mr. Giripati is now running his own business in the frozen meat industry with his colleague.

Bambang Sulistyo
Mr. Sulistyo is the Commissioner of PT. Sampoerna Telekomunikasi Indonesia and Commissioner of PT. Sungai Rangit. He formerly served as the Indonesian Head of Production and Country Head of Myanmar for PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk. He earned his Chemical Engineering degree from University of Dortmund, Germany.

Ekadharmajanto Kasih
Formerly a Director of PT HMS, Mr. Kasih has spent over 25 years in Financial Control.. He graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and currently serves as an Economic lecturer at the same university. Mr. Kasih was the CFO of PT HMS and is currently an Independent Commissioner. He also serves as an executive of Sampoerna Strategic.

Hendra Prasetya
Formerly a Director of PT HMS, Mr. Prasetya is currently the Director of PT. Buana Sakti, the President Commissioner of PT Putera Mataratam Mitra Sejahtera, the Commissioner of PT Gita Raya Persada and President Director of PT Anugerah Sinar Sejahtera. He graduated from Petra Christian University in Surabaya with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

John N. Meeks
Formerly the Director of Corporate Development for PT. HMS, Mr. Meeks worked for more than a decade in Asia and is currently Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at the McCoy Corporation based in Texas. He graduated with honors from Texas A&M University.

Kemal A. Stamboel
Mr. Stamboel is the Chairman of WWF Indonesia, the Supervisory member (Oversight Committee) of BRR Aceh and Nias, and founding member of MTI (the Indonesian Society for Transparency). He was the Managing Partner at Price Waterhouse Consulting Indonesia. He received a Master of Science in Business Management from the Management Institute of Arthur D. Little, USA.

Niken Rachmad
Ms. Rachmad is currently the Director of Communication of PT HMS. Formerly, she established and directed one of the first private Indonesian Public Relations firms. Ms. Rachmad graduated from the University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta with a degree in Physics and received a Diploma in Journalism from Georgetown University, Washington DC. 

Rosemary Basile King
Ms. King is currently Chairman of Yayasan Indonesian Heritage Society and Senior Advisor to Quaero Corporation, a US-based marketing technology consulting firm. A former adjunct professor at New York University, Ms. King received her B.A. from Harvard University and MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Lin Che Wei, CFA
Mr. Lin was formerly the CEO of Sampoerna Foundation. Prior to holding the position, Mr. Lin served as President Director of PT. Danareksa and the Special Staff for the Coordinating Minister of the Economics (Investment Climate, Capital Market & State Owned Enterprise). He received a degree in Industrial Engineering from Trisakti University and MBA degree from the National University of Singapore.


Board of Executives

Ron Perkinson
President
Formerly served as the Principal Education Specialist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group in Washington DC, USA. A qualified teacher from New Zealand Mr. Perkinson has held chairman and senior executive positions in the education sector and in multinational service companies in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the United States, spanning more than 25 years.

Elan Merdy
Chief Operating Officer
Formerly Manager of Business and Financial Consulting Division at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, Mr. Merdy received his B.S. from Philippines School of Business and MBA from De La Salle University, Philippines.

Titus Cheong
Chief Marketing Officer
Most recently serving as Hewlett Packard’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director of Marketing, Mr. Cheong developed his marketing career at KPMG Consulting Inc. and National Computer Systems (NCS). He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Toronto specializing in Finance and Economics and has a music diploma from the Royal Schools of Music, London.

Eddy Henry
Programs and Alumni Affairs Director
Formerly CEO of a software company, Mr. Henry obtained his bachelor (honors) degree from Trent University, Canada in Mathematics and Computer Studies. He is currently the chairperson of the United World Colleges (UWC) National Committee for Indonesia, and a member of International Baccalaureate Office (IBO) Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Committee.

Stefanus Aryawan
Chief Financial Officer
Formerly an Associate Manager at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and a Program Manager at PT. Bank International Indonesia Tbk (BII), Mr. Aryawan received his B.S. in Marketing from Boston College, Massachusetts.

Vira Soekardiman
Director of Sales
Formerly the Corporate Director of Marketing & Sales at Coldwell Banker Indonesia, and Head of Global Commercial Cards at American Express Bank, Ms. Soekardiman has extensive experience in marketing and sales in various organizations in Indonesia and overseas. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.

Sapto Handoyo Sakti
Communication Director
Formerly the Senior Manager of Communications and Outreach at WWF Indonesia, Mr. Sakti received his bachelor degree from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and his MBA from a joint IPMI Business School Indonesia and Monash University, Australia program. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Management from Massey University, New Zealand.

Agung Binantoro
Director of Program Development
Formerly a Senior Program Manager at PT Bank International Indonesia Tbk, Mr. Binantoro started his career at KPMG Consulting (Utrecht, the Netherlands) and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (Jakarta, Indonesia). Mr. Binantoro obtained his B.S. majoring in Industrial Engineering from University of Indonesia and his MBA from University of Leuven, Belgium.

Rini Tampi
Director of Scholarship and Student Loan
Formerly a General Manager at PT Matahari Putra Prima, a leading department store in the country, Ms. Tampi obtained her bachelor degree in Finance from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA and her MBA degree in Banking from Golden Gate University, USA.

Kenneth Cock
Director of Teacher Institute
Formerly the executive principal of one of Indonesia’s leading private schools, Sekolah Global Jaya, Mr. Cock has worked in the field of school education for more than 30 years including positions in Australia. He has a B.S. in Chemistry and Microbiology from Adelaide University and a post graduate degree in Teaching and Educational Administration from University of South Australia.

Amir Sjarifuddin
Head of Internal Audit
Mr. Sjarifuddin was formerly the Chief of Internal Audit at PT HM Sampoerna Tbk; where he was employed from 1992 to 2005. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics, University Indonesia, having pursued a degree in Accounting.