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BlackGold taps Indonesia's rapidly growing power plant industry

SGX My Gateway Published on Tue, Oct 03, 2017 / 11:12 AM GMT+8

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SINGAPORE (Oct 3): Canadian-born and Indonesian-raised Phil Rickard straddles two worlds.

Having lived in Jakarta from age 11, and enrolled in both Indonesian and American schools, the Chief Executive Officer of SGX-listed BlackGold Natural Resources Ltd is deeply passionate about Southeast Asia's largest economy.

His extensive mining, energy and entrepreneurial experience - stemming from a variety of senior roles in Indonesian as well as multinational firms, including Norway's Norsk Hydro group - stands him in good stead as a conduit between cultures.