Jardine Matheson Holdings (Jardines) announces the appointment of Christopher Ganis as Managing Director, Investments, effective 1 July 2026. He will also serve as Country Head of Jardines’ Indonesian regional office and as a member of the Jardines executive leadership team, reporting directly to Jardines’ CEO, Lincoln Pan.

Christopher is a highly experienced investment professional with over 20 years in investment-related roles, and deep focus in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian markets. He has a proven track record in originating, structuring, and managing complex investments that span sovereign-style capital deployment, private credit, private equity, alternative asset management and M&A. 

Based in Jakarta, Christopher will lead Jardines’ investment activities in Indonesia, where he will support both Jardines’ and Astra International’s (Astra) investment and business initiatives. As a member of the Astra Executive Committee, he will work closely with Astra’s President Director Rudy Chen, the broader Astra executive leadership team, Jardine Cycle & Carriage CEO, Freddy Lee and Jardines CEO, Lincoln Pan, to build on Astra’s strategy for future growth and resilience in line with the Group’s long-term commitment to Indonesia. Chris will also be the primary Jardines contact for external stakeholders in Indonesia.  

This appointment follows the earlier announcement in April 2026 of Irene Liu as Managing Director, Investments, and reflects Jardines’ continued focus on strong capital allocation and portfolio value creation to drive long term sustainable performance in its portfolio.  

Christopher joins from the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), where he most recently served as Co-Chief Investment Officer. Prior to this, Christopher spent seven years at BlackRock, where he led private credit investments in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Indonesia. He previously held roles at Asia Summit Capital, Indies Capital, Citibank and Salomon Smith Barney.

Lincoln Pan said, “We are delighted to welcome Chris to Jardines. He will play a key role in supporting Astra’s leadership team as they implement their strategy and in supporting ongoing investments both at an Astra and Jardines level. Jardines is committed to further deepening our engagement and connectivity in Indonesia and Chris brings depth, professionalism and experience to support Jardines and Astra.  Chris further brings deep experience in managing investments in the Indonesian market and will be an excellent addition to our executive leadership team in the region as we continue to build out our investment capabilities.”