Leadership

Mr Wang Bo has been appointed as the President of APRIL Group since January 2023. He succeeds Mr Praveen Singhavi, who will take on the role of President of Bracell.

As President, he oversees APRIL Group's entire business operations, including state-of-the-art production facilities in Riau Province, in Sumatra, Indonesia and provides leadership to more than 8,500 employees. He is also responsible for ensuring the execution of APRIL's sustainability agendas, including its APRIL2030 commitments to deliver positive impacts on climate, nature and people.

Mr Wang Bo joined the RGE Group of companies in 1997. He brings over 25 years of progressive experience in the industry, occupying senior management and executive positions in various companies in the Group. His experience includes serving as Fibre Group Project Head of Bracell and Director of Asia Symbol.

Before joining APRIL Group, he was instrumental in growing the RGE fibre business in China and its successful expansion in Brazil. Mr Wang Bo has a wealth of experience, leading teams and significant growth projects across the RGE Group of companies and a deep knowledge and understanding of the fibre sector.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Pulp and Paper Technology from the Nanjing University of China.

Eduward Ginting joined RGE group in 1994. He started his career as a process operator and subsequently rotated across several different functions in in pulp and paper operations. He also spent six years in technical marketing, with a strong focus on customer service and engagement. His exceptional service and leadership over a period of more than 20 years resulted in his appointment as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of APRIL group. As COO, he oversees all pulp, paper and rayon production at the company’s operations in Kerinci, in Riau, Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Riau, Indonesia, and a Master's degree in Pulp and Paper Technology from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.

Sihol Parulian Aritonang was appointed President Director of PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper in April 2018. He joined from independent philanthropic organisation, Tanoto Foundation. Before joining Tanoto Foundation in 2009, he was the Assistant Country Director at CARE International (Indonesia), an international humanitarian and development NGO. Previously, before entering the development and philanthropy sector, he worked for 10 years in the capital markets and financial sectors in Indonesia. Mr. Aritonang’s passion for education has led him to serve as a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia for more than 30 years. He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii in Manoa, Hawaii, in 1993 and his Bachelor's Degree in economics from Universitas Indonesia in 1990.

Craig Tribolet is Director of Sustainability and External Affairs at APRIL Group.

Craig oversees the delivery of APRIL’s sustainability commitments across the company’s operations in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia, and of its APRIL2030 transformation strategy. He also directs the implementation of APRIL’s landscape conservation strategy, including the company’s first Community Conservation Agreements, which are designed to protect and restore natural forest adjacent to its plantation concessions.

Craig spearheaded the creation of APRIL’s Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) in 2014. The FFVP is the first community fire prevention programme in the region. Under his leadership, the programme has grown to partner with nearly 40 communities and covers over 900,000 hectares, more than 12 times the size of Singapore. To date, the programme has successfully reduced community forest fires by almost 90%.

A forest ecologist by training, Craig has more than 20 years’ experience as an operational forester, landscape ecologist and forest firefighter in Australia and Indonesia. He has a Master’s degree in Business Management and is a published author on forest ecology, fire management and wildlife survey techniques. In his spare time, he actively restores native woodlands in Central New South Wales, Australia.

Edwin Wong is the Global Commercial Head of Paper Business at APRIL Group, where he is responsible for the overall commercial and financial operation of the company's paper business, which manufactures and exports products to more than 100 countries around the world.

Edwin is a seasoned global executive with broad experience across a 20-year career in product management, sales and marketing, R&D and quality management. Prior to joining APRIL, he held a number of senior regional and global roles at German chemical multinational BASF, where he was most recently responsible for global product management in the area of plastic additives. Before this, he held roles in regional product management for intermediates and in joint venture business management.

He is an MBA graduate of HKUST Business School and holds a PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Chemistry. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Madhusudan Kanodia is the Head of Finance at APRIL Group where he is responsible for the overall finance function of the business.

An international finance leader with over 25 years of finance and commercial experience in diverse industry segments - pulp, paper, agri-business, energy and consumer goods - he oversees the financial control function at APRIL in operational and commercial areas, while also managing statutory, tax and relevant banking affairs.

Prior to joining APRIL in 2017, Madhu worked for British Petroleum and led multicultural teams in Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East in various senior finance leadership roles.

Having lived and worked in Singapore, the UK, Australia, Dubai and Mumbai, Madhu is a qualified chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an executive MBA from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He has also participated in the advanced management program run by Berkeley and NTU.