Eric Rahardja

Indonesian citizen, 39 years old, professional in mining finance with experience including professional auditing as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of large mining companies, particularly in accounting, finance, business development, risk management, and infrastructure projects. He started his career as an auditor at Paul Hadiwinata, Hidajat, Arsono & Rekan (a member of the PKF International firm), then at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and then at PT Kaltim Prima Coal in Sangatta, East Kalimantan. Before joining Merdeka, he worked at Baramulti Group since 2011 as Group Finance Controller responsible for IPO and M&A projects and after that as CFO at PT Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk (2012–2019) and PT Mitrabara Adiperdana Tbk (2020–2021). He is also responsible for the Baramulti Coal infrastructure project as President Director of PT Wahana Bara Sentosa (2019–2021). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from The Australian National University, Canberra.