Sukanto Tanoto - Learning English And Beyond
Sukanto Tanoto regretted his interrupted formal education. He was aware that English skills and global exposure would be important if he wanted to expand globally. This determination motivated him to learn English word-by-word, using a Chinese-English dictionary against 3 American magazines - Life, Readers' Digest and Newsweek.
With a voracious appetite for more education, he left for Jakarta for business studies in the mid-1970s, when his enterprise had stabilized. Mr. Tanoto went as far as pursuing management courses abroad, from prestigious schools which included INSEAD, Harvard, Wharton, and Carnegie Mellon.
He is also known for maximizing his time in the plane when traveling on business trips reading up on history and economics.
Today, Mr. Tanoto is a proud member of the INSEAD International Council, the Wharton Entrepreneurial Advisory Board, the Wharton Executive Board of Asia and various other community and industry bodies.
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