Anton Setianto Soedarsono

An Indonesian citizen, he was born in Bandung on 22 November 1940. He graduated from Yokohama National University, Japan in 1966.

Anton Setianto Soedarsono serves as the Company’s Commissioner since 2009.

He began his career with Pertamina in 1966-1981. In the last 5 years of his tenure at Pertamina, he served as Bureau Head of the Foreign/Export Marketing for Crude Oil and Petroleum Products. After his duty in Pertamina, he became an independent consultant for international crude oil and petroleum products trading companies. He initiated and successfully implemented the first-ever Pertamina (Indonesia) selling crude oil for export at a premium price against the strict policy of and strict guidance by OPEC.

In 1985, he joined Unocal Indonesia at Jakarta Head Office. Unocal Indonesia was then one of the top oil and gas producers in Indonesia and a Multinational US Oil Company. During 10 years of his career had made a significant contribution to the success of Unocal Indonesia Operation. He attended several oil industry conferences in the US, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. He was the first Indonesian to be appointed at Vice President position at Unocal Indonesia with a dual position as VP Commercial Affairs and VP Government Relations. In 1994-1998, he was CEO and President Director of Bakrie Investindo and Vice President Commissioner of PT Bakrie Capital Indonesia in 1998-1999.