Arif Patrick Rachmat is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of TAP Group. He oversees a group of palm oil and rubber with about 40,000 employees and 20,000 smallholders partnerships. As a Board of Director of Triputra Group, he supervises a private holding company with significant investment in various publicly-listed companies such as Adaro Energy, DSN (palm oil and wood), Kirana Megatara (rubber), Assa (mobility and logistic), as well as privately-held groups such as Daya Group (Honda dealership).
Mr Rachmat takes a leadership role as the Head of Agri Forestry Department at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and Indonesia Business Association (APINDO). He serves as Chairman of Endeavor Indonesia. He is an active member of the Board of Trustee of Asia Business Council (ABC), Singapore Management University (SMU), and Partnership for Indonesia’s Sustainable Agriculture (PISAgro). In addition, he is a Board of Advisor in The Nature Conservancy Indonesia (TNC Indonesia).
In philanthropy and stewardship, he serves as Chairman of GK Indonesia Foundation. He is a member of Young Global Leaders of The World Economic Forum as well as Young President Organization (YPO).
Mr. Rachmat graduated with Master and B.S. degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Upon graduation, he worked for General Electric Company in the U.S. and globally for seven years in various leadership roles.