Ir Ciputra

by Jeannie Prasojo/290078

Ciputra, whose birth name Tjie Tjin Hoan, spent his childhood until adolescence at Parigi, Central Sulawesi. Ciputra've felt since childhood hardships and bitterness of life. Siem Tjie Poe's father was captured by forces unknown, because the accused as spies Netherlands / Japan and never come back again in 1944.
When the teenager he attended junior high and high school in Manado Frater Don Bosco. Setamatnya from high school, he left his village to Java. He later studied at the Institute Technology Bandung. At level four, he and two friends founded the business architecture consultant based in a garage. After Ciputra grabbed an engineering degree in 1960, he moved to Jakarta.
Careers
After completing his studies at ITB, began his career at Jaya Ciputra Group, the company's regional administration. Ciputra worked at Jaya Group as directors until the age of 65 years, and after itusebagai advisor. In these companies, Ciputra given the freedom to innovate, including project development Ancol.
Then together with Sudono Salim (Liem Soe Liong), Sudwikatmono Djuhar Sutanto and Ibrahim Risjad, Ciputra founded the Metropolitan Group, which builds luxury housing and the City, Pondok Indah Mandiri Bumi Serpong Damai. At that time, Ciputra sits as president of the Jaya Group and the Metropolitan Group as president commissioner. Finally Ciputra founded the family business group, the Ciputra Group.
In 1997 there was an economic crisis. The crisis hit the three groups that led Ciputra: Jaya Group, Metropolitan Group and Ciputra Group. In addition, many affected customers when the bank closed Ciputra founded by the Government, it is considered not feasible. Given the monetary policy of the government and the discount rates from several banks, he had the opportunity to restructure its debts. Finally the third group can bounce back and is now Ciputra Group has been able to expand its business at home and abroad.