Erick Thohir
Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who has served as Indonesia's Minister of State Owned Enterprises since 2019. He is the founder of Mahaka Group,[1] a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and entertainment. Globally known as the former owner and chairman of Italian football giant Inter Milan[2] and US soccer club D.C. United,[3] Thohir is currently co-owner alongside Anindya Bakrie of English League One team Oxford United and Liga 1 outfit Persis Solo along with Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko Widodo. He was also the president director of ANTV[1] television station and the chief of the Indonesian Olympic Committee. In 2019, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[5]
Erick Thohir | |
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| 10th Minister of State Owned Enterprises | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Rini Soemarno |
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| Born | 30 May 1970 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tjandra (m. 1998) |
| Alma mater | Glendale Community College (BA)[1] National University, California (MBA)[1] |
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Early and personal life
Erick Thohir was born on 30 May 1970.[6] His father, Teddy Thohir, was a co-owner of the automotive group Astra International with William Soeryadjaya.[7][8] He has a brother and a sister.[8]
Thohir received his master's degree in 1993 from National University (California), United States.[7]
Career
Upon his return to Indonesia, together with his colleagues, he formed the Mahaka Group.[7]
In 2001, the Mahaka Group bought Republika, the biggest Islamic newspaper in Indonesia. Because of Thohir's background in communications, he was chosen to lead the paper.[7] He received support from his father, as well as founder of Kompas Jakob Oetama and founder of Jawa Pos Dahlan Iskan[7] to run this newspaper. The Mahaka Group spread its potential by investing in the outdoor advertising company Mahaka Advertising due to the growth of the economic and the city size in 2002.[7]
After launching the television station Jak TV, Mahaka introduced the radio stations 98.7 Gen FM and 101 Jak FM, and participated in PT Radionet Cipta Karya (Prambors FM, Delta FM and FeMale Radio), as well as numerous advertising, ticketing, entertainment and digital companies.[7]
Thohir is the founder of Darma Bakti Mahaka Foundation.
In 2011, together with Anindya Bakrie he co-owned the television stations tvOne, as well as the internet news site Viva News. In 2014, he was involved in a turnaround project and became the President Director of ANTV.[8]
In 2018, incumbent president Joko Widodo picked Thohir as chief of his re-election campaign for the 2019 presidential election.[9]
In 2019, among 10 other individuals Thohir was appointed to the International Olympic Committee.[10]
Sports team ownership
After negotiations started after the 2011 NBA All-Star Game with former basketball agent Jason Levien and managing owner Joshua Harris, Thohir became part of the consortia that bought the Philadelphia 76ers. The consortia included actor Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith,[6][11] David S. Blitzer, of the private equity firm Blackstone Group and Indonesian businessman Handy Soetedjo.[12] Comcast-Spectacor and Harris began talks in the summer of 2011. The deal was announced on 13 July 2011.[13]
In addition to his business, Thohir also owns the basketball team, Satria Muda, and served as an honorary board member of the Indonesian Basketball Association (PERBASI / Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia) from 2015 to 2019.[14] He has been President of SEABA (Southeast Asian Basketball Association) since 2006. He was a FIBA board member, Chef De Mission of Indonesia Contingent for the Olympic Games London 2012, and Chairman of National Olympic Committee for 2015–2019.
Basketball clubs
- Philadelphia 76ers (formerly, until 2013)[6]
- Satria Muda[6]
Football clubs
- D.C. United (formerly, until 2018)[3][15]
- Inter Milan (formerly, until 2019)[2]
- Oxford United (with Anindya Bakrie)[16]
- Persis Solo (with Kaesang Pangarep)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Board of Commissioner". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "LionRock Capital Acquires 31.05% of Internazionale Milano S.p.A". Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ownership". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Indonesia Asian Games Organizing Committee, National Organizing Committee of Asian Games 2018| Asian Games 2018". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Mr Erick Thohir". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d . The Jakarta Post. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Veda, Titania (22 July 2009). "Indonesian Media Manager a Man on a Mission". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Nonto, Albertus Weldison; Soegiarto, Yanto (30 June 2011). . Globe Asia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Indonesia president picks Asian Games chief to run re-election..." Reuters. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "IOC appoints 10 new members, Greece back in the fold". 26 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Satwiko, Wimbo (23 October 2011). . Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ ESPN: "Group led by Joshua Harris completes purchase of Sixers" 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine 18 October 2011
- ^ Sale of 76ers to Joshua Harris finished. ESPN, 2011-07-13.
- ^ "PP Pengurus PP PERBASI". 26 February 2016.
- ^ Goff, Steven (7 August 2018). "D.C. United announces changes to its investment group". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Club Statement: Board Changes". Oxford United. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.