Bachelor of Science (Botany)
University of Kerala, India
Working Experience
1979 to 1981 - Kuala Lumpur Kepong
Started employment as a field supervisor for rubber with Kuala Lumpur Kepong
1982 to 2000 Boustead/Tradewinds
Joined Boustead Estate Agency as Assistant Manager in Sabah, confirmed in 1983 and promoted to Manager in 1992. Managed cocoa and oil palm plantations, including new planting and matured areas. Due to change in management, was absorbed into Tradewinds from Boustead in 1992. Managed new planting and matured oil palms.
Transferred to Distinct Plantations as Planting Adviser/General Manager in 1994. Tradewinds was managing agent for Distinct Plantations.
2000 to 2004 - Eminent Capital
Worked for Eminent Capital as General Manager, Plantations and Oil Mill but resigned when plantation was converted into property development.
2004 to 2007 - Sinar Mas group
District Manager for PT Arara Abadi, part of the Sinar Mas Group in Indonesia. Managed 42,000 hectares of foresty plantation, planting Acacia and Eucalyptus on mineral and peat soil.
Promoted as Plantation Controller in charge of 50,000 hectares of foresty plantations.
2007 to 2010 - Cargill
Field Manager in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with US agricultural giant Cargill, managing oil palm plantations. Took job to handle challenge of working in PNG and to return to planting oil palms.
2010 to 2012 - PT Ganda Sawit Utama
Head of Plantations with PT Ganda Sawit Utama. Oversaw development of 120,000 hectares of land and planting of oil palms.
May 2012 to April 2014 - Sampoerna Agro
Chief Operating Officer of Crude Palm Oil with Sampoerna Agro, managing oil palm plantations in Sumatra and Kalimantan, sago in Riau and rubber in Kalimantan.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....