Andrew Beckham joined the Company in December 2001. He graduated from Portsmouth University with an Honours degree in Economics. Having worked in the UK for 10 years, he moved to Australia and worked for Allianz and Exxon Mobil. In February 2000, he moved to Indonesia and worked for BHP Billiton as a consultant in PT Arutmin Indonesia (“Arutmin”).
In December 2001, he became Finance Manager for Arutmin, which is now owned by the Company. With the acquisition of PT Kaltim Prima Coal (“KPC”) he was appointed as the Manager of Business Development in KPC and was part of the First Investment Grade rated financial bonds out of Indonesia since the financial crisis.
In January 2005, he joined the Company as Vice President before becoming Chief Financial Officer in December 2006. He is also a Director of Herald Resources on the Australian Stock Exchange. Recently, he has been reappointed as a Director/Chief Financial Officer PT Bumi Resources Tbk since June 2010. In September 2009, he has been awarded a Diploma for the International Company Directors Course of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. A British citizen, he was born in Clacton on Sea - UK in December 1967. |