THE Bakrie Group could be the only business group to have succeeded in mixing the potential “blue blood” of the heirs to its business empire together with trustworthy professionals. Following the death of Achmad Bakrie in 1988, the business empire that he founded back in 1942 was passed on to his children.

His eldest son, Aburizal, was in overall control through PT Bakrie Investindo, a holding company in which the Bakrie family holds the maj