Name
Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja
Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia
media, tech, Self Made
$1,100,000,000
1717
#1717 Billionaires 2019
#26 Indonesia's 50 Richest 2018
Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja cofounded Emtek in 1983 as the exclusive Compaq computer distributor in Indonesia; he has a majority stake.Emtek currently controls 3 Indonesian TV channels, including SCTV, Indosiar and O Channel. His son Alvin Sariaatmadja is president director of Emtek, which is formally called PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi.In April 2017, Emtek announced a collaboration with Alibaba of China's payments affiliate Ant Financial to develop a payment system in Indonesia.
In mid 2017, his media company Emtek hosted the Indonesian Diaspora Network Global event, featuring former U.S. President Barack Obama as a speaker. In 2016 Emtek subsidiary Creative Media Works paid about $200 million for a license to develop new features for BlackBerry Messenger, which is popular in Indonesia.
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