Anderson Tanoto
Anderson Tanoto is Managing Director at RGE and a member of the Executive Management Board. RGE is a group of world-class companies in resource-based manufacturing industries, operating in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Canada, Spain and Malaysia, with over US$35 billion in assets and a workforce of over 80,000 people. Anderson is also a member of the executive committee of Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), one of the largest pulp and paper producers in the world.
Anderson drives RGE’s strategic growth initiatives and is closely involved in the group’s fibre operations and business transformation activities, specifically on sustainability efforts, including those at Sateri.
Sateri is the world’s largest maker of viscose fibre, operating six viscose mills with an annual capacity of 1.9 million metric tonnes. As part of RGE, Sateri is committed to responsible sourcing and production, environmental protection, and community development.
Anderson ensures that Sateri’s Pulp Sourcing Policy and Sustainability Policy underpin this commitment. It includes sourcing pulp from sustainably managed plantations and preferring suppliers with Chain of Custody certification to verify the process from the field to the finished product.
Under Anderson Tanoto’s leadership, Sateri’s viscose mills and operations have achieved global certifications and labels, verifying that Sateri’s products are independently and internationally recognised as safe and responsibly produced. From fashion fabrics and home textiles to baby wipes and beauty masks, Sateri’s commitment to sustainability positively impacts people’s lives every day, everywhere.
A young emerging business leader, he serves as Chairman for the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s (KADIN) Brazil Committee and has been KADIN’s representative to Canada since 2018. Anderson is also a Champion for Nature at the World Economic Forum (WEF). He has held memberships in the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020’s Southeast Asia Regional Committee, Wharton Executive Board for Asia, and WEF’s Global Agenda Council on Forests. As member of the Board of Trustees of the Tanoto Foundation, Anderson drives programmes focussed on forging international partnerships with reputable universities and developing leaders of the next generation. He co-founded Asia’s first SDG Academy in 2019 with Indonesia’s Ministry of Development Planning and the UN Development Programme. He has also been recognised by Forbes as one of Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy.
Anderson Tanoto previously served as a consultant at Bain & Company and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.