Board of Director
Magdalena Wenas
Magda is a PR practitioner with more than 25 years experience handling local and multinational clients. CEO of M-PR Consultant. Specializing in Reputation Management, Crisis Centre Operations and Strategic Communication Planning. Active in national and international PR organizations. A dynamic powerhouse, a natural in motivating teams, well organized and dependable to deliver under tight and critical conditions. University of Indonesia Psychology graduate. Educated and executive training abroad. Lecturer and instructor. Excellent networking and interpersonal skill.
Ernst Katoppo
With more than 35 years working experience in marketing, integrated communications and mass media management (print and television), Ernst is an all-around practitioner. Active in national and international communications organizations and specializing in Integrated Marketing Communication, Strategic and Creative Thinking, Print and Television Marketing. Majoring in Publicistics at University of Indonesia. Educated and on-the-job training abroad. Lecturer and instructor. Involved in Social Marketing and CBO communications projects. Writer in several publications.
August Parengkuan
August is one of Indonesia’s most reputable senior journalist with more than 35 years experience. His easy going manner and keen sense of humor has won him a wide circle of friends from all walks of life, yet he is also known to be a straightforward, highly principled practitioner. He started his career in KOMPAS, Indonesia’s leading newspaper. At present he holds the position of Executive Editor, Senior Vice President, Communications Director of the Kompas Business Group and President Director of TV 7. Currently among the various positions in press and mass communications organizations he is Director of Confederation of ASEAN Journalist and Chairman of International Relations of the Indonesian Journalist Organization. Alumni of the Institute for National Resilience, Ministry of Defense Republic Indonesia, he has attended the Political Science Course at Australian National University, Canberra.
Ahmed Kurnia Soeriawidjaja
Ahmed has more than 20 years working experience in journalism and mass communications. He is active in journalist organizations, ever since he started at Tempo weekly newsmagazines. He is currently a key person in the Griyamedia Komunindo group, which publish a weekly news magazine and he is preparing to further expand into publishing a daily, managing a commercial radio stations and preparing the groundwork to launch a private TV station. Ahmed is a graduate of the University of Indonesia. Majoring in Sociology. He received further education abroad. He is a very productive writer. Lacturer and instructor. Well versed in multimedia skill.
Erwanto Sad Adiatmoko Hariwibowo
Erwan’s background in communications industry is extensive, being experienced in advertising, publishing, promotions and broadcasting. He is also an independent Radio and TV producer for almost 15 years. At present he holds the positions as President Director of SUKA Ad, the only agency in town which handles exclusively social marketing campaigns, and The Gazette Magazine. Graduate from Udayana.