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Ciliandra Fangiono is an Indonesian businessman and palm oil investor. He is the chief executive officer of First Resources, a palm oil company registered in Singapore with plantation assets located entirely in Indonesia. His family owns a majority stake in the company, which was founded by his father in 1992. [1] According to Forbes, he has an estimated networth of $2.35B. [2]
He has a Bachelor's and Master of Arts in Economics degree from Cambridge University, UK. During his studies at Cambridge, he was a Senior Scholar in Economics and won the PriceWaterhouse Book Prize. [2]
Ciliandra first started working at Merrill Lynch in Singapore. [3]
His brother Cik Sigih Fangiono is the deputy chief executive of First Resources. Fangiono is married to Serene Lim Mei Jin and has four children. [2]
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