William Soeryadjaya
Nouveau riche (French for “new rich”), or new money, refers to someone who has acquired a large property in his or her generation. This term is generally stressed that the individual is part of the previous lower socio-economic rank, and as a means to provide wealth for the purchase of goods or luxuries that were previously unobtainable. Please refers to Nouveau riche from wikipedia.
How about one of Nouveau riche man from Indonesia?
In 1991, we know there is one Indonesian in the 100 millionaire world list. He is William Soeryadjaya, owner of Astra International at that time.
WILLIAM SOERYADJAYA, 68 and family Jakarta INDONESIA $1.0 84% of Astra International: 300 companies in automobile distribution, agribusiness, finance, forestry, electronics, publishing, and construction. Orphaned at 12, Soeryadjaya’s first taste of success came from distributing local beverages, and he quickly diversified into commodity exports and heavy industry.
You should take a look Nouveau riche list (1991); list the people whose most promising venture of the Billionaire businessman at last two decades. Soeryadjaya, has a good will to build his venture and apply entrepreneurship ideas into the wild life of business world.
A dream is strength and sometimes it is not easy to realize. But so many people who achieve success, which starts from a dream. One of the successful realizes his dream become true is William Soeryadjaya, the founder of PT Astra International.
Reminds me about Laskar Pelangi The Movie. Let’s dreaming!!
Written by bangzenk at Zenk’s Personal Life
