Tandean Rustandy (FNCE'87)

Tandean Rustandy is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk., one of the bestperforming ceramic-tiles-manufacturing company in the world. Arwana Citramulia Tbk. has been awarded the “Best of the Best” companies in Indonesia in the years 2011, 2013, and 2014, Forbes’ best 200 companies under 1 billion USD in Asia pacific region in 2006 and 2014, as well as “Best Listed Company” from the Capital Markets Awards in 2014 by the Indonesian Stock Exchange. Rustandy obtained his Bachelor of Science from University of Colorado, Boulder, Leeds School of Business (Finance, ’87), and Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, where he currently sits on the Global Advisory Board and Council. Rustandy was made an “Honorary Citizen of Boulder, Colorado” in 1987 and was awarded “Indonesia’s Young Entrepreneur Award” from Ernst & Young in 2002, the “Distinguished Entrepreneurial Alumni Award” from Chicago Booth School of Business in 2011. Most recently, he was awarded “Best CEO” by Finance Asia in 2014.