Gandi Sulistiyanto Soeherman (born February 13, 1960) is a businessperson, an Indonesian diplomat, and former Managing Director of Sinar Mas Group. He serves as the Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea.

Gandi Sulistiyanto
Member of Indonesia's Presidential Advisory Board
Assumed office
17 July 2023
Serving with
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PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byArifin Panigoro
Indonesia Ambassador to South Korea
Assumed office
2021
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byUmar Hadi
Personal details
Born (1960-02-13) February 13, 1960 (age 64)
Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia
SpouseSusi Ardhani
Children3
Residence(s)Jakarta, Indonesia
Alma materDiponegoro University (Indonesia)
OccupationDiplomat and Businessman

Early life and education

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Sulistiyanto was born in Pekalongan, Central Java. He is the eldest of six children from a farming family. He received an undergraduate degree from Diponegoro University, Semarang.

Under the care of his grandparents, Sulistiyanto went through high school and college while working and entrepreneurship in order to help pay for his younger siblings' education. His professional career began after studying at Diponegoro University – which also brought him together with Susi Ardhani, his life partner.[1]

Career

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The first ten years of his career took place at an automotive company, which is now known as Astra International, then continued to Sinar Mas by joining one of its companies, PT Asuransi Jiwa Eka Life (now known as Sinar Mas MSIG Life) in 1992.[1]

Having experienced various assignments and positions in a number of Sinar Mas business pillars, in 2001 he was trusted to become the Managing Director of Sinar Mas, with the initial challenge of leading the Sinar Mas Debt Restructuring Task Force Team, which at that time amounted to USD13.5 billion, the impact of the Asian financial crisis in 1998.[2]

He has served as Managing Director of Sinar Mas from 2001.[3]

Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea

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In June 2021, President Joko Widodo proposed Gandi Sulistiyanto as the sole candidate for Indonesia Ambassador to South Korea.[4]

Sulis was sworn in as Ambassador to South Korea on November 17, 2021 at Istana Negara,[5] and would assume his role in South Korea in December 2021.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b developer, mediaindonesia com (2021-07-01). "G Sulistiyanto, Nakhoda Sinar Mas Berinovasi Hadapi Pandemi". mediaindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ Mediatama, Grahanusa (2016-09-28). "Sinar Mas jatuh tujuh kali, bangkit delapan kali". kontan.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2023-07-17). "Profil Gandi Sulistiyanto, Eks Bos Sinar Mas Kini Jadi Wantimpres". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  4. ^ "Eks Bos Sinarmas Dubes untuk Korea Selatan, Begini Perjalanan Karier Gandi Sulistiyanto | Kabar24". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. ^ "Jokowi appoints professional as Indonesia's ambassador to Korea". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ^ 남상현 (2021-12-07). "New Indonesian envoy to S. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2022-01-19.