Argus Bitumen & Roads Asia Conference

Gede Wahyudi Mahendra Putra

Senior Account Manager Bitumen, PT Pertamina

Gede Wahyudi is a Chemical Engineering graduate with nine years of experience in the Bitumen sector, Petrochemicals, and Industrial Fuel at Pertamina, Indonesia's national oil company, ranked 171 on the Forbes Fortune Global 500 list. His career has progressed through various roles, including Import Officer, Area Sales for Petrochemicals and Assistant to the Corporate Director. He currently serves as the Senior Account Manager for Bitumen (2023-present), overseeing all Bitumen sales operations in Indonesia. A recognized sales professional, Gede has received some awards such as the Best Corporate Marketer in 2019 and the Best Sales Improvement Strategy in 2024 from Pertamina Corporate Business. He has achieved record financial results for Pertamina's Bitumen division in 2024 and continues to enhance the company's standing among stakeholders. His extensive knowledge of national oil company strategies, corporate sales and marketing and investment analysis enables Pertamina's Bitumen business to deliver exceptional service and accurate pricing forecasts.

Joseph Gan

Trader, Sunshine Oil

Joseph Gan Hua Yang is currently a petchem trader at Sunshine Oil, a subsidiary of Shandong Chambroad Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. He has a robust experience in the commodities trading sector. Previously, he was with Pacific Wells Pte Ltd since 2016, progressively advancing through various roles. Joseph has a proven track record in trading bitumen, managing vessel operations, and fostering relationships with major industry players. Joseph holds a Bachelor's degree in Maritime Business and Maritime Law from the University of Plymouth and is pursuing a Professional MBA from Nanyang Technological University.

Indra Maizir

VP Operations, DMK Group

Prateek Jhajharia

Managing Director, Madhusudan Organics Pvt. Ltd.

Prateek has over 11 years of experience in the Bitumen industry, with his company Madhusudan Organics Pvt. Ltd. (MOPL). being well known for the import of high-quality Iraqi bitumen to the Indian market. Looking ahead, the company has ambitious plans to extend its reach into South-East Asia, leveraging its core expertise in sourcing, logistics and quality management.

G.K. Goyal

CEO, Bright Fortune Singapore

Dhruv Nanda

Trading Manager , Sapco Global

Sathya Narayanan

Associate Editor, Argus

Sathya has been associated with Argus for over 4 years and currently covers the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia bitumen markets. Prior to this role, he was the Indian and Indian subcontinent crude and oil products market reporter for Argus. Before joining Argus, Sathya worked as a global commodities and energy correspondent for Reuters News.

Jonathan Weston

Europe & Asia Bitumen Lead, Argus

Jonathan Weston is the editor of the Argus Bitumen Report, which was launched in January 2015 to cover bitumen markets in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Mideast Gulf. Jonathan also manages the speciality products team at Argus, which covers bitumen, base oils, bunker fuels and waxes. Jonathan previously covered crude oil markets for Argus and before that worked as a stockbroker and newspaper journalist.

Claire Ng

Senior Reporter, Argus

Claire has been on the Asia Bitumen desk for about a year and a half since graduating from university. She covers markets in Asia, including Indonesia, China, South Korea and Thailand.

Leanne Tan

Editor, Argus

Leanne is an editor at Argus Media covering the bitumen market. She started her career at Sabic as a supply chain planner before joining ICIS as a markets reporter for the polypropylene (PP), metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (MLLDPE) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) markets. She holds a degree in economics from the National University of Singapore.