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Is todays highflyer. Haslinda Sintesa Group is a billion dollar company, indonesias biggest distributor of consumer goods. It is also into real estate, and and Renewable Energy. At it head is a mother of four who champions gender equality. A woman who uses her role to help other women. Shinta kamdani has become a beacon for indonesian business, inspired by what she calls her journey of national service. Kamdani, thank you for being on high flyers. A pleasure to have you today. The company has its roots three generations ago. Your grandfather started it in 1919 as a rubber plantation, but your dad took over and expanded it into industrial manufacturing and property as well. Then you came along at the tender age of 32 and changed everything. What a gutsy move. Why did you do it . Shinta well, first of all i think when i was exposed with the business since i was young, right, so i have an understanding of how the business is, but at the end of the day, i see the company so identified with
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