Richard Charles Helfer

Biography

Dr. Richard Charles Helfer was the Chief Executive Officer of Raffles International Limited till April 2003. In this time, he grew the business from one 103-suite hotel in Singapore to 36 hotels/resorts around the world, with over 12,000 rooms. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Raffles Holdings Limited since 1995. Dr. Helfer serves as Senior Advisor to the Chief Minister of Assam, India and also serves as Senior Advisor, at cabinet level, to the five ...

Research Interest

China Powerplus Limited, an investment holding company, develops, manufactures, and sells motorized and manual agricultural machineries primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company’s Agriculture and Forestry segment manufactures and sells hand-held agricultural equipment, including hand sprayers and mist-dusters. Its Garden and Lawn segment manufactures and sells hand-held garden and lawn equipment, such as brush cutters, hedge trimmers, blowers, chain saw lawn movers, etc. The company’s Other segment manufactures and sells gasoline engines, water pumps, tea pickers, rotating plough machines, and other equipment. It also exports its products to Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Korea,...