Cynthia Darmawan

Cynthia is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of PT Delta Marine Group, one of Indonesia’s leading aquaculture companies focussing on the sustainability of the industry. She has been instrumental in modernizing the company’s operations and introducing sustainable practices to improve efficiency across farming and processing activities, spanning Surabaya to Sumbawa Island.

Cynthia joined this family company in 2016 and was in charge of the company’s properties and construction projects while learning to take over the group’s downstream business. She has a degree in Design & Architecture, specialising in Adaptive Reuse Architecture, from the prestigious and world renown Rhode Island School of Design. She has been using her design background to push the construction technology to increase efficiency in aquaculture.

She is also Chairwoman of Petambak Muda Indonesia (PMI) or Indonesia Young Shrimp Farmers Association. It is a community that started with a group of second-generation business owners that specifically operate in the shrimp aquaculture industry. PMI’s activities include hosting their annual Shrimp Aquaculture Conference (SAC), a farmer-minded event to share knowledge and connect with stakeholders of the industry.