Mrs. Poesposoetjipto graduated in 1974 from Munich University of Technology, Germany, majoring in Electronic Engineering specialized in Computer Science. She began her career at Soedarpo Corporation which was founded 1952 by her father Soedarpo Sastrosatomo as the Manager of Soedarpo Service Bureau, selling integrated computer services to third parties. While she was acting as the Coordinator of Corporate Finance and Administration an as well as the Coordinator of Computer and Communications Business in 1985-1988 Shanti led the re engineering process within Soedarpo Corporation to focus its business in Information Technology and Distribution of Pharmaceutical products. In her capacity as Executive Vice President she enabled Soedarpo Corporation to move towards its IPO in 1990.
PT Ngrumat Bondo Utomo (NBU), is the Family Office of the Soedarpo Family, which is also among others one of the major Shareholders of PT Samudera Indonesia Tbk ,PT Samudera Indonesia Tangguh and PT Asuransi Bintang Tbk
In August 1997, PT. Ngrumat Bondo Utomo (NBU) acquired the Information Technology Business of Soedarpo Corporation, and until 2004 Shanti was assigned by NBU to oversee the operational management of all Information Technology related Business owned by NBU under the Soedarpo Informatika Group. Today she oversees all businesses owned by NBU.
Currently Shanti L. Poesposoetjipto is Chairman of PT. Samudera Indonesia, Tbk and PT. Asuransi Bintang, Tbk and CEO of PT Ngrumat Bondo Utomo and PT Samudera Indonesia Tangguh.
She also holds key positions in a number of professional organizations and non-governmental organizations, giving emphasis to her concern for Management related issues as well as social-environmental and cultural issues.
Shanti L. Poesposoetjipto is married. She loves sport (particularly golf, hiking and tennis), nature, art, music and culture.
Various positions at professional organizations: Member of Professionals and Associations of The Indonesian Infocom Society (DPA-MASTEL), Chairman of the Board of Advisors and member of the Board of Governors of The Financial Club (TFC), Chairman of the Board of Supervision of Foundation for Management Education & Development (PPM), member of the Board of Trustees Institute Technology Bandung (ITB) as well as of The Open University of Indonesia & member of Governing Council School of Business & Management Institute Technology Bandung (SBM-ITB), member of the East Asia Council of INSEAD School of Management, She is also a Wharton e-Fellow Founding Member. Chairman of Steering Committee Young Entrepreneur Start-ups (YES/Indonesia Business Link/IBL). Member of the Board of Directors Family Business Network Pacific Asia (FBNPA).
Various positions at NGOs: Vice Chairman of Jakarta Old Town Kotaku (JOK), founder of the SEJATI Foundation, Board Member of Pusaka SEJATI Foundation as well as Dana Mitra SEJATI Foundation, member of the Board of Advisor (BOA) of AIESEC International (Indonesian Chapter). Chairman of the Board of Supervisor of the Indonesian–Netherlands Association (INA), Council Member of the Singapore-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Committee for European Union and other European Countries of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia) In her capacity she has acted as a speaker, panelist and as a guest lecturer at various seminars, conferences as well as educational institutions in Indonesia, ASEAN, Japan, Australia, Canada and the USA, covering topics such as “Information Technology Environment in Indonesia from a Business Perspective”, “Trade & Investment Potentials In Indonesia”, “Managing the Impact of Information Technology”, “Management & The Trend of Information Technology”, “Leadership and the Computers”, “Concept of Telecommuting”, “IT Development & Its Interaction with Human Resources”, “Digitalization and the Global Communication” and “Impacts of Information Technology on the Business Development in the ASEAN/Pacific Region”. “ICT and Logistics”
Recognitions June 1993 - Lady Achievement Award Kartini Of The Day, Jakarta What's On Program Magazine, November 2002 - Women Inspire 2002 Award for IT aimed at empowering women across the Asia Pacific Region, co-organized by the Women's Business Connection (WBC), Singapore. 2003 - Kartini Award, organized by IWAPI, Jakarta. November 2009 - Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Awards 2009 organized by Enterprise Asia.
While Samudera Indonesia Group out of 100 Top Groups in Indonesia is quoted as number 35, the GLOBE Asia Magazine October 2007 & 2008 editions, quoted Shanti as number 14, November 2009 edition as number 10, and in 2010 as number 14 out of 99 Most Powerful Women in Indonesia.
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