About

Franky has over 20 years of experience in the hotel and tourism industry. He has been a driving force behind some of Indonesia's most successful hotel properties and played an important role in the development team behind Alila Villas Uluwatu, Alila Ubud, Alila Manggis, Alila Jakarta, Amanjiwo, Amankila and the Chedi Bandung. He was also a co- founder of GHM Indonesia and Mandara Spa, the first internationally managed spa in Indonesia. Franky is currently the President Director of PT Bukit Uluwatu Villa Tbk (BUVA), the leading Indonesian developer of environmentally friendly hotels and resorts.

Okie was part of the development team behind Alila Villas Uluwatu, Alila Ubud, Alila Manggis, Alila Jakarta and Amanjiwo, and a co-founder of GHM Indonesia and Mandara Spa. A former Division Head at Citibank, he later joined Astra Group and became an assistant to the Chairman of Bank Universal Professor Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo. He is also involved in oil exploration in South Australia and he is a shareholder of PT. Asuransi Astra Buana. Okie currently serves as President Commissioner of PT Bukit Uluwatu Villa Tbk (BUVA).

Eric is a well-recognized figure in the hospitality arena. In a career spanning over 30 years, Eric has held management positions in London, Moscow, Beijing and Bangkok, and helped open the Peninsula Hotel Chicago and GHM's Chedi Chiang Mai. Prior to joining Dialoog, Eric was General Manager at Alila Jakarta, widely considered a vanguard of urban simplicity in city hotel concepts throughout S.E. Asia. There he developed advanced and efficient hotel management systems that today anchor the Dialoog concept. Eric continues to be based in Jakarta where he is guiding the development of the Dialoog brand, from the corporate philosophy to the technology, design and operations.