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About the Founders

Fahrana Amelia (Rara)
Founder

Rara is the founder of PT Galiel Batika Samudera and an office manager at one of the largest suppliers of ICT in inland shipping in the Netherlands, Europe. She has experience working in various industries including banking, business, governmental, mechanical, and industrial engineering. She is skilled in negotiation, strategic thinking, goal achieving, content creative, journalism, international relations, and English. She is currently active learning Dutch, data processing, and business consulting, while enjoying activities such as basketball playing, cooking, fashion designing, and singing. Rara has a strong administrative and strategic background with an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia.

Gerry Giannakis
Co-founder

Gerry Giannakis is a start-up consultant and operations manager based in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked in Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand and focuses on connecting Australian companies and individuals across IT, telecommunications, manufacturing and apparel sectors to opportunities in these countries.

During his career, Gerry has established a Lean culture within organizations and streamlined processes to increase efficiencies and profitability. He has expertise in compliance and quality assurance, packaging and promotional item design, procurement and contract negotiations, and green initiatives that reduce waste for increased profitability.

Gerry is a seasoned professional with significant success in product and business development and account and sales management.

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