Helman sitohang biography for kids

He sees Asian enterprises moving up the value chain with a push towards “new economy” businesses, such as technology start-ups.

Pasalnya, ​Helman Sitohang adalah seorang bankir investasi terkemuka asal Indonesia yang dikenal atas perannya dalam berbagai transaksi besar di Asia Pasifik.

He believes this will be the key trend in Asia when it comes to deal-making and other investment banking opportunities.

“For example, in China over the last few years, the technology sector has been very strong. We just did the Alibaba Inc IPO, for which Credit Suisse was the left lead bank. Di bawah kepemimpinannya, bisnis Credit Suisse di Asia Pasifik mencapai profitabilitas tinggi.

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Selain perannya di sektor keuangan, Helman juga aktif dalam kegiatan sosial.

Helman Sitohang lahir di Praha, Cekoslowakia, dari ayah Indonesia dan ibu Slovakia, Helman dibesarkan di Indonesia dan kini menjadi warga negara Singapura. Sebelumnya, Helman Sitohang sendiri sudah tak asing di dunia perbankan. Ia menjabat sebagai Direktur di Credit Suisse Foundation dan Room To Read Singapore Ltd., organisasi nirlaba yang fokus pada literasi anak-anak dan pendidikan perempuan.

Assets under management amounted to CHF143 billion or a 27% y-o-y increase.

These figures underscore the magnitude of the opportunities in the region, Sitohang notes. Mengutip berbagai sumber, ayah Helman penerima beasiswa untuk belajar di Praha. This translates into 23% of total group pre-tax income and 13% of total group revenue.

Sitohang’s appointment as the CEO for Asia-Pacific last October saw him take charge of not only investment banking but also private banking and wealth management, and shared services, which centralises business support for the two divisions.

For the first nine months of 2014, Asia-Pacific’s private banking and wealth management business reported new net assets of CHF16 billion or an 80% year-on-year increase.

At some point, the new economy push should arrive in India as well as Southeast Asia, so that is one of the trends.”

Another catalyst is the expected economic expansion of Asian giants such as India and Indonesia, both of which recently elected leaders with growth-driven manifestos.

“The oil price is currently below US$50.

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Helman Sitohang menjadi satu-satunya orang Indonesia dalam barisan Dewan Penasihat Danantara. Akibatnya, saat mulai bersekolah di Indonesia, ia mengalami kesulitan di banyak pelajaran. Dia mengepalai seluruh departemen Credit Suisse mulai dari private banking, wealth management, hingga investment banking.

Di bawah kepemimpinannya, Credit Suisse berhasil meraih lebih dari 100 penghargaan di Asia Pasifik dari berbagai media seperti Euromoney, International Financing Review, Finance Asia, dan The Asset.

Dia melanjutkan pendidikan pascasarjana hingga meraih gelar Master of Business Administration atau MBA di University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen, Swiss, dari 1986 hingga 1991.

Helman Sitohang sempat berkecimpung di perusahaan perminyakan. Saat ekonomi Ceko mulai bergejolak, Helman Sitohang dan keluarganya pulang ke Indonesia.

Saat kembali ke Indonesia, usia Helman saat itu 9 tahun dan hanya bisa berbahasa Ceko.