Eric Thohir
| Erick Thohir | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 May 1970 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Residence | Jakarta |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Alma mater |
Glendale Community College (California) (B.A.) National University (California) (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Businessman, entrepreneur |
| Known for |
Vice President Commissioner of Mahaka Media President Director of antv |
Vice President Commissioner of Mahaka Media
Chairman and Co-owner of Inter Milan
Owner Of 
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Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman. He is founder and chairman of Mahaka Group, a holding company which focus on media and entertainment. He is also Chairman and minority owner of Inter Milan, owner of D.C. United, President Director of antv.
Erick Thohir was born on 30 May 1970. His father is Teddy Thohir, was a co-owner of the automotive group Astra International with William Soeryadjaya. His brother, Garibaldi Thohir, is an investment banker and entrepreneur in the energy sector. He also has a sister, Rika Thohir. As a child, the younger Thohir helped the family business. Thohir received his master's degree in 1993 from National University (California), United States. Currently, Thohir's family holding company, TNT Group, has large investments in the Indonesian Energy, Foods, Property and Media Industry. In 2015, the TNT group had a revenue of $1,1 billion.
Upon his return to Indonesia, together with his colleagues, he formed the Mahaka Group.
In 2001, the Mahaka Group bought Republika, the biggest Islamic newspaper in Indonesia. Because of Thohir's background in communications, he was chosen to lead the paper. Thohir received support from his father, as well as founder of Kompas Jakob Oetama and founder of Jawa Pos Dahlan Iskan to run this newspaper. The Mahaka Group spreading its potential by investing in outdoor advertising company named Mahaka Advertising due to the growth of the economic and the city size in 2002.
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