The British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham) Board convened this week and unanimously approved the appointment of an Indonesian National as its Chairman for the first time in its 42 years of establishment. Rino Donosepoetro (Donny), Vice Chairman, ASEAN & President Commissioner Indonesia for Standard Chartered Bank, succeeds Olly Riches whose promotion to Senior Managing Director, SEA, Page Group sees him relocating to Singapore.
Olly Riches (left), Senior Managing Director, SEA, Page Group congratulates Rino Donosepoetro (right), Vice Chairman, ASEAN & President Commissioner Indonesia of Standard Chartered Bank on his appointment as BritCham’s new Chairman.
On passing the baton to Donny after almost six years of service on the Board, Olly said, “Donny is a seasoned international banker whose 25 years at Standard Chartered saw him operating out of seven markets, three of which as Country CEO, across Asia, Europe and South America. He currently sits in a number of international boards including the UK-ASEAN Business Council, digital venture Nexus Company Ltd, and he also serves as Deputy Co-Chair on the B20 Finance and Infrastructure Task Force.
“Donny’s appointment is really progressive and exciting. BritCham has a diverse and well represented Board. This positions the Chamber to further excel on behalf of its members and in pursuit of its primary objective of promoting trade and relationships between Indonesia and the UK.
Donny joined the BritCham Board in June 2019 and became a Vice Chair shortly after. Of his new appointment, Donny commented “It is undoubtedly a privilege and honour to be entrusted as the next steward of BritCham.”
“BritCham has been playing an increasingly strategic role in fostering closer ties between British businesses with the Indonesian counterparts, particularly in the areas of sustainability, education, technology and healthcare. “
“Together with my fellow Executive Board Officers, I would aspire to build upon what Olly has achieved in creating ever more value for our members and further promote trade and investments between the UK and Indonesia.”
Whilst the succession will become effective on May 1st, the Board was also keen to support Donny’s proposal to expand the Executive Board Officers team by adding a third Vice Chair. Gary Selbie, President Director of Premier Oil who recently stepped down from the presidency of the Indonesia Petroleum Association, and Dimitris Kostianis, Managing Director Asia of PZ Cussons, take up the vacant and new Vice Chair positions along with the incumbent Vice Chair Valentina Chai, Financial Controller of Astra International.
Meanwhile, Francois de Maricourt, CEO of PT Bank HBSC Indonesia, continues to serve as Executive Secretary and BritCham’s representative to EuroCham along with Treasurer Graham Garven and the long-serving Executive Director of 16 years, Chris Wren.
About BritCham Indonesia:
BritCham Indonesia has long been recognised as the most active foreign Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. It maintains very close links to both the British Embassy and British Council, as well as collaborating closely with its Indonesian counterpart KADIN and the Ministry for Investment (BKPM). BritCham is an international membership community of around 1000 whose cross-cutting interests in sustainability are represented by the Climate Change, Human Capital & Education and Sustainable Smart Cities Member Focus Groups. BritCham members are very active within the various committees working towards the success of the G20 and B20 later this year.
BritCham Indonesia
World Trace Centre 5, 15th floor
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 29-31, South Jakarta, 12920
Tel: +62 21 5229453
