Frequently asked questions

RGE is headquartered in Singapore.

RGE changed its name from RGM (Raja Garuda Mas) to RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) in 2009 to reflect the increasingly international course the business was taking.

As a management services company, RGE provides strategic advice and comprehensive business process outsourcing (BPO) services to a group of companies (also known as ‘business groups’) in the resource-based manufacturing industries. These corporate services include strategic planning, HR, procurement and corporate finance.

Each business group is independently run, owns its assets, and manages its finances autonomously. They are responsible for their own budgets and P&Ls. RGE is paid a fee by the business groups for the management services it provides.

RGE’s role is to ensure that stakeholder interests are protected. It is strategically positioned to drive greater harmonisation of Founder’s values and corporate best practices to the various business groups across the entire manufacturing value chain. Our business groups align themselves to the RGE Sustainability Framework and the 5Cs business philosophy : Do what is good for the Community, good for the Country, good for the Climate, good for the Customer, then only will it be good for the Company.

RGE is owned by its Founder and Chairman Sukanto Tanoto. RGE has its own senior executives while the business groups have their own CEOs, management teams, and independent boards of directors.

Robust corporate governance frameworks are in place and internal and external audits of RGE and the business groups are regularly conducted. Several business groups also have external auditors that independently review their sustainability programmes. Each business group regularly communicates to its own set of stakeholders.

The Tanoto Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Tanoto family. It seeks to harness the transformative strength of education to help people realise their full potential and to improve lives. Established in 1981 by Mr. Sukanto Tanoto and Mrs. Tinah Bingei Tanoto, the Foundation focuses on making an impact in three areas: improving learning environments (from early childhood education and development through to tertiary education), leadership development (for future and current leaders), as well as medical research and sciences.

As a global group of resource-based manufacturing companies, RGE businesses operate with the aim of doing good for the community, country, climate, and customer so that it will ultimately be beneficial for its own companies. On this basis, RGE companies facilitate a diverse range of CSR and community development programmes to drive impact through education, empowerment, and enhancement of quality of life.

As a Centre of Excellence in education, the Tanoto Foundation provides RGE business groups counsel around best practices as well as monitoring, reporting and evaluation of their education-related programmes. Both the Tanoto Foundation and RGE share the Tanoto’s family commitment to improving lives for communities where they operate and beyond.

The assets held by RGE companies today exceed US$40 billion.

RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) manages a group of resource-based manufacturing companies with global operations. Our work ranges from the upstream, comprising sustainable resource development and harvesting, to downstream, where our companies create diverse value-added products for the global market.

RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) has an Executive Management Board comprising key executives:

• Sukanto Tanoto, Chairman
• Bey Soo Khiang, Vice Chairman
• Tey Wei Lin, President
• Imelda Tanoto, Managing Director
• Belinda Tanoto, Managing Director
• Anderson Tanoto, Managing Director
• Mi Wei Dong, Director, RGE China
• Per Olof Lindblom, Director

RGE group of companies are involved in the following business segments, producing a wide range of products:

Bio-based resources

• Pulp and Paper & Tissue – APRIL, Asia Symbol, Vinda and Bracell
• Agribusiness – Asian Agri and Apical
• Viscose Fibre – Sateri and Asia Pacific Rayon

Energy

• Pacific Energy

RGE group companies employ more than 80,000 people, with operations in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Canada, Spain, and Malaysia, and continue to expand to engage newer markets and communities.

As one of the largest resources groups in the world RGE offers exciting careers for fresh graduates and professionals. With operations in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Canada, Spain, and Malaysia, we offer opportunities in established and emerging markets, in businesses operating at the heart of the bioeconomy. Find out more here.