Agus Purnomo

Managing Director for Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Golden Agri Resources

Mr. Agus Purnomo joined Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food in October 2014. His role is to plan sustainability strategy, communicate, and implement sustainable palm oil commitments throughout the entire value chain, in collaboration with key stakeholders. In 2017, He was given the opportunity to hold strategic positions in support to his role at the company such as Executive Committee of High Conservation Value Resource Network (HCV-RN) and Executive Committee of High Carbon Stock (HCS). Recently, he has been voted as member of Board of Governors of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as well as The Chair of Indonesian Growers Caucus (IGC) to represent all Indonesian Palm Oil Members within RSPO.

Mr. Agus Purnomo has held many positions for the government, multilateral institutions, and international and national NGOs, focusing on the area of sustainability for more than 30 years. He has served, among others, as the Special Assistant to the President of the Republic of Indonesia for Climate Change (2010-2014); Special Assistant to the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Indonesia (2004-2009); Environmental Adviser to The World Bank (2002-2004); Country Representative/Executive Director of WWF Indonesia (1996-2002). He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Conservation Policy from Tufts University in the US in 1994 and a Master’s in Business Administration from Prasetya Mulya Management Institute in Indonesia in 1985.