Mr. Arief has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a track record in project management, operations optimization, and strategy development in various international locations. He is currently also an academic at the Industrial Engineering Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Bandung. He is also a graduate of Chemical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, then continued his master's education in environmental science at the University of Riau, he received his doctoral degree from the Bogor Agricultural Institute.