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YOGYAKARTA The figure of Eddy William Katuari has received the spotlight. The reason is, he is associated with The Apurva Kempinski Bali hotel, which is now the location for the peak event of the Bali G20 Summit which will be held on November 15-16, 2022.

Eddy William Katuari is an entrepreneur from Indonesia who was born on June 4, 1931. He is the son of Johannes Ferdinand Katuari, one of the founders of the Wings company.

Johannes Ferdinand Katuari himself founded Wings in 1948. At that time he and Harjo Sutanto founded a home soap company. In 1970 the company produced soap labeled Economically. Ten years later, Blue Wings and Dangdut soap were born.

Had studied at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology Ten November Surabaya, Eddy William Katuari was known as a skilled entrepreneur. It is evident from his efforts that made the Wings company widen its wings after being under his leadership.

Eddy William Katuari himself occupied the chair of company leader Wings Group in 2004 after his father died. He leads the company with another brother.

Wings Group is also known for successfully producing the most popular instant noodles in Indonesia, namely Mie Sedaap. In 2003, this company successfully produced this instant noodle and immediately received a positive response in the market. Mi Sedaap not only managed to win the Indonesian instant noodle market, but succeeded in becoming a big competitor, Indofood.

Wings Group is not only a national class company, but is the largest consumer company from Indonesia and sends its products to 80 countries in the world. In addition to washing soap and instant noodles, Wings Group also produces hair care, toothpaste, cleaning fluid, and pampers.

The success of Eddy William Katuari in leading the Wings Group then led him to become one of the richest entrepreneurs in Indonesia. It is estimated that his assets reached 1 billion US dollars or around Rp. 15.5 trillion in 2021.

Forbes international travel has also named him the richest person several times. In 2007, Forbes Asia estimated Eddy William Katuari's wealth of 1.3.9 US dollars. William was also named the 10th richest person in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, in 2015, Forbes placed Eddy William Katuari as a rich person in Indonesia in 17th place with assets predicted to reach 1.45 billion US dollars or equivalent to Rp20.3 trillion.

As mentioned earlier, the hotel The Apurva Kempinski Bali is owned by Eddy William Katuari. This hotel is located on Jl. Raya Nusa Dua Selatan, Benoa, Kec. South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali. This hotel presents a view towards the Indian Ocean with a beautiful tropical park.

The word Apurva comes from Sanskrit which means unique and beautiful. This hotel provides luxurious living rooms, private swimming pools, traditional spa treatments, to extensive meeting rooms. Meanwhile, the architecture of this hotel was designed by Mr. Rudi Dodo and interior designer Mr. Budiman Hendro Purnomo.

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