SD Darmono is the founder and Chairman of PT Jababeka Tbk, the largest industrial area developer in Southeast Asia . He is the Advisor of Taiwan-Indonesia Economic Partnership for Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister of Economy. He also serves as President of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Indonesia Chapter and founded President University Indonesia.
Along with 21 business partners, S.D. Darmono established PT Jababeka in 1989. Through Jababeka, he successfully transformed the Cikarang from a region of slum and clay to a modern and independent city which is home to 1,650 local and global companies and more than 1 million residents.
S.D. Darmono received the Ernst & Young Award in Industry and Manufacturing in 2004 for his contribution to the development of Industry and Manufacturing in Indonesia. He was also selected as Indonesia CEO’s Choice of the Year by Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) in 2005.