Simon Halim has more than 30 years of professional experience in management and financial consulting. He was the managing partner of Arghajata until he passed away in 2019. Prior to co-founding Arghajata, he held various positions including Partner & CEO of Ernst & Young Indonesia, CFO of a US-Indonesian joint venture telecommunications company, and Partner in KPMG specialising in energy and banking.

Simon has been involved in various professional engagements in audit, accounting and financial restructuring as well as strategy development, organisational design and performance improvement initiatives. Throughout his career, Simon has been exposed to a wide range of industries, in particular oil and gas, mineral resources, financial services, telecommunications and agro-forestry.

Simon graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Parahyangan Catholic University with a major in Accounting. He later obtained his Master of Accounting from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia.