Mr. Asali joined the Group in 1997 and is one of the key team members for the Group. Most of his assignments are in managing and monitoring certain business decisions of the Group's holding company such as merger & acquisition, business developments, debt restructuring and joint ventures. He also devotes his time to the private arms of the Group such as developing and setting up a venture capital and consumer financing company. Prior to joining, he was Business Development Officer at Djarum Group (1994-1997), Jakarta, Research Engineer at United Consulting Groups (1992-1993), Philadelphia, USA and Assistant Research Fellow at Unilever Research Laboratory (1987-1988), Biochemical Engineering Division, Vlaardingen, Netherland. He holds A Phd Degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia.