theceomagazine.com | 97When PT Sriboga Flour Mill discovered a setback
in its operations, President-Director Alwin Arifin
found another way to make his flour mill a stronger
contender in the Indonesian market.WORDS SHARON MASIGE • IMAGES ELISKA MEGAWATI RATNAFlour
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here are two things Alwin Arifin attributes as the reasons
why he was fortunate in founding Sriboga Flour Mill
(SFM). “There was an opportunity and I made the right
decision at the right time. These two are very rare,” he shares
with The CEO Magazine. “I think it was a gut feeling, not
based on my skills or influence from anybody else. I feel
blessed that I was guided to make the right decisions, considering I dropped
out of college at a young age. I found it really hard to concentrate on my
studies when I was at Boston University, and Pepperdine University in
California. My mind was busy with other interests.”
After leaving university, Alwin returned to Jakarta where his father,
Bustanil Arifin, took him under his wing to learn about business. Bustanil
was Minister of Cooperatives and Head of Government of Indonesia Food
Logistics Agency. »Interview | INNOVATE