Gita Wirjawan
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Gita Wirjawan is a businessman from Indonesia
. Gita Irawan Wirjawan, his full name, is the son of the couple Wirjawan Djojosugito and Paula Wirjawan . In 2008, he founded the company Ancora Capital (tempo), a private equity fund
whose primary investments focus on the natural resources and mining sector. Prior to founding Ancora Capital, Gita was the Vice Chairman and Head of Investment Bank JP Morgan Indonesia from 2006–2008
Gita has been synonymously identified with some of the most significant transactions in Indonesia over the past decade, specifically in the areas of telecommunications. As an investment banker, he advised on a number of transactions such as the Singtel acquisition of the wireless subsidiary of state owned incumbent P.T Telkom, Telkomsel; STT's acquisition of the No 2 telecommunications service provider P.T Indosat and subsequently the sale of STT's stake in P.T Indosat to Qtel. Gita is also credited with helping facilitate Etisalat Telecommunications entry into the Indonesian market when it bought a 16% stake in wireless service provider P.T Excelkomindo from Peter Sondakh.
After serving for nearly 2 years as the chairman of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board or Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM), Gita was appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take a new role as the new trade minister replacing Mari Elka Pangestu. As BKPM chairman, he was known for his ability to leverage his relationships internationally to help promote international investment into the Indonesian economy and help create the appropriate frameworks and policies to help increased transparency and safe guard foreign investments in the Indonesian economy.
Gita is the founder of Ancora Foundation, a foundation engaged in humanitarian particularly education. Donations based organizations focusing on education for Indonesian youth. This foundation has made several scholarship programs, among others :
Gita has a degree from the Harvard University
's JFK School of Government and is an avid music lover and an single handicap golfer, Gita is funding the promotion of youth golf in Indonesia in the hopes of finding a new generation of sportsman to represent the country internationally in the game.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Gita Irawan Wirjawan, his full name, is the son of the couple Wirjawan Djojosugito and Paula Wirjawan . In 2008, he founded the company Ancora Capital (tempo), a private equity fund
Private equity fund
A private equity fund is a collective investment scheme used for making investments in various equity securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity....
whose primary investments focus on the natural resources and mining sector. Prior to founding Ancora Capital, Gita was the Vice Chairman and Head of Investment Bank JP Morgan Indonesia from 2006–2008
Gita has been synonymously identified with some of the most significant transactions in Indonesia over the past decade, specifically in the areas of telecommunications. As an investment banker, he advised on a number of transactions such as the Singtel acquisition of the wireless subsidiary of state owned incumbent P.T Telkom, Telkomsel; STT's acquisition of the No 2 telecommunications service provider P.T Indosat and subsequently the sale of STT's stake in P.T Indosat to Qtel. Gita is also credited with helping facilitate Etisalat Telecommunications entry into the Indonesian market when it bought a 16% stake in wireless service provider P.T Excelkomindo from Peter Sondakh.
After serving for nearly 2 years as the chairman of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board or Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM), Gita was appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take a new role as the new trade minister replacing Mari Elka Pangestu. As BKPM chairman, he was known for his ability to leverage his relationships internationally to help promote international investment into the Indonesian economy and help create the appropriate frameworks and policies to help increased transparency and safe guard foreign investments in the Indonesian economy.
Gita is the founder of Ancora Foundation, a foundation engaged in humanitarian particularly education. Donations based organizations focusing on education for Indonesian youth. This foundation has made several scholarship programs, among others :
- Ancora Foundation Graduate Fellowship Fund at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- Ancora Foundation Graduate Fellowship Fund at the University of Cambridge
- Ancora Foundation Graduate Fellowship Fund at the University of Oxford
- Ancora Foundation Graduate Fellowship Fund at the Nanyang Technological University
- Ancora Foundation Scholarship at the University of Paramadina
- Ancora Foundation Scholarship at the University Multimedia Nusantara
- The Ancora-Khazanah Scholarship Program
- The Ancora Scholarship Program in West Java
Gita has a degree from the Harvard University
Harvard University
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's JFK School of Government and is an avid music lover and an single handicap golfer, Gita is funding the promotion of youth golf in Indonesia in the hopes of finding a new generation of sportsman to represent the country internationally in the game.