Nalin Rathod seems to have it all variously described as a risk-taking entrepreneur, a problem-solver, a rainmaker and a clear-thinking manager who commands the loyalty of his staff.
Rathod, who arrived in Jakarta with his family from Chennai in 1980, is currently president director of Bakrie Brothers, one of the largest conglomerates in Indonesia, with big interests in the coal mining, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors.
He joined the Bakrie group in 1987 when the market capitalisation was $35 million and a decade later, it had risen to $1.4 billion. He was then managing director and chief financial officer of the group. At its peak in mid-2008, the group's market cap reached almost $18 billion before...
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