Susilo Wonowidjojo
Susilo Wonowidjojo 蔡道平[1] | |
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Born | Tjoa To Hing |
Residence | Indonesia |
Citizenship | Indonesia |
Net worth | $2.6 billion |
Susilo Wonowidjojo (Chinese Indonesian name) | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蔡道平 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 蔡道平 | ||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Cài Dàopíng | ||||||
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Susilo Wonowidjojo is an Indonesian billionaire businessman.
Wonowidjojo was born Cai Daoping (蔡道平[2]) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family.[2] He is the son of Surya Wonowidjojo, founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.[2]
With family, owns Gudang Garam, country's largest clove cigarette maker; name means "salt warehouse." Shares hit 4-year high in wake of big deal in which British American Tobacco bought majority stake in its rival Bentoel International. Susilo was named president in June, replacing nonfamily member who left in February. He and brother Sumarto sit on company's board while sister Juni Setiawati is a company commissioner. Brother Rachman Halim ran business until his 2008 death.[3]