Bunjamin J. Mailool President Director
Richard Gibson Vice President Director - Independent
Christian Kurnia Director
Andre Rumantir Director
Bunjamin J. Mailool
57 years old, Indonesian citizen, domiciled in Jakarta.
Bunjamin Mailool was most recently reaffirmed as the Company’s President Director in 2019, pursuant to the Deed of Statement of Meeting Resolution No. 56 dated 26 April 2019, in Jakarta. He was initially appointed as President Director on 30 October 2009, pursuant to a resolution of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2009. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in science from California State University, USA, and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma, USA.
He serves concurrently as President Director of PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (PLC) (2002-present) and as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of PT Multipolar Tbk (PLC) (2015-present), both members of the Lippo group of companies. Before joining the Lippo group, he was the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President Director of PT Sentul City Tbk (PLC) (1997-2001), and held various positions at Citibank N.A. in Jakarta, including Vice President of Treasury Risk Management, from 1989 to 1997.
He is not affiliated with any other member of the Board of Directors or any of the majority shareholders.
Richard Gibson
57 years old, US citizen, domiciled in Jakarta.
Richard Gibson was reaffirmed as the Company’s Vice President Director in 2019, pursuant to the Deed of Statement of Meeting Resolution No. 56 dated 26 April 2019, in Jakarta, having been appointed as Independent Vice President Director on 26 April 2017, pursuant to a resolution of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2017. He has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since 15 August 2016 and Chief Financial Officer since 2010. Richard has finished his role and duty as Chief Executive Officer of Matahari as of 31 October 2019, but he will remain on the Board of Directors as non-executive director. His professional qualifications include membership of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
With a retail industry career that spans more than 30 years in both Europe and the United States, he began working for Debenhams department stores in the United Kingdom (1985-1987), before joining Warner Bros Studio Stores, where he served as European Director of Finance, based in London, and later Vice President of Finance, based in the USA (1989-1997). He went on to serve as Retail Global Controller for Nike’s worldwide retail division, Chief Financial Officer of David’s Bridal, a division of May Department Stores (2001-2006), and Chief Financial Officer of Orchard Supply Hardware, a division of Sears (2006-2008).
He is not affiliated with any other member of the Board of Directors or any of the majority shareholders.
Christian Kurnia
53 years old, Indonesian citizen, domiciled in Tangerang.
Christian Kurnia was reaffirmed as a Director of the Company in 2019, pursuant to the Deed of Statement of Meeting Resolution No. 56 dated 26 April 2019 in Jakarta. He was initially appointed as a Director on 26 April 2017, pursuant to a resolution of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2017, and has been a member of the Company’s Management Team as Merchandising & Marketing Director since 2002. He finished his duty and role in the Company’s Management Team as of 31 October 2019, but he will remain on the Board of Directors as non-executive director. He graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, with a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy.
Earlier in his career, he worked for PT Metrodata Electronics (1992-2002), where his last position was Distribution Director. He also won a number of Hundred Percent Achiever (1993-1998) and Business Management (1999-2000) awards while there. Prior to that, he worked in marketing leading technology brands including Acer, Seagate Technology, Epson, Creative Technology and Compaq in Jakarta.
He is not affiliated with any other member of the Board of Directors or any of the majority shareholders.
Andre Rumantir
66 years old, Indonesian citizen, domiciled in Jakarta.
Andre Rumantir was first appointed as a Director on 22 June 2012. He was reaffirmed as a Director of the Company in 2019, pursuant to the Deed of Statement of Meeting Resolution No. 56 dated 26 April 2019, in Jakarta. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Trisakti University, Indonesia, and an MBA from Greenwich University, Hawaii, USA.
Having first served as HR Director (Corporate Division) of PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (PLC) from 2005 to 2011, when he was appointed to the Company’s Board of Management, he was reappointed as HR Director in 2018. Prior to joining the Lippo group of companies in October 2004, he worked for several prominent companies, including PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (1978–1986) and PT Goodyear Indonesia Tbk (1986–2002).
He is not affiliated with any other member of the Board of Directors or any of the majority shareholders.