gojek Co-CEOs Kevin Aluwi (left) and Andre Sulistyo
Following the resignation of Nadiem Makarim as gojek CEO to join President Joko Widodo’s cabinet, on Monday gojek has announced the appointment of Co-Founder Kevin Aluwi and Group President Andre Sulistyo as Co-CEOs.
In addition to that, the company today announced the appointment of gojek commissioner Garibaldi Thohir as President Commissioner to lead the company’s non-executive board.
It also stated that Makarim will no longer retain any executive or advisory role in the company.
In a statement, the Co-CEOs explained that while Sulistyo is going to focus on corporate functions and management of capital allocation, international expansion as well as payments and financial services, Aluwi will focus on the product development, marketing, organisational development and the transportation and food delivery businesses.
“We would like to conclude by thanking the government of Indonesia for recognising the significance our business has had on society. We will respect the process the Palace has set out by not going into too much detail before tomorrow’s inauguration. We would also like to wish Nadiem the very best of luck as he embarks on this very important mission,” they wrote.
Who’s who
As a co-founder of gojek, Aluwi is said to have held significant leadership roles across product and functional teams within the organisation.
He has used his background in Business Intelligence to pioneer the use of data for decision-making across the business. He has also assembled deep technology expertise across the data, engineering and product teams, with a focus on enhancing the platform’s overall user experience.
Prior to his role at Gojek, he spent time at Zalora Indonesia, Merah Putih Incubator, and Salem Partners.
Meanwhile, Sulistyo has overseen over US$4 billion of the company’s fundraising, which attracted key investors such as Google, Tencent, Astra, KKR and Warburg Pincus. He has also laid the foundation for the company’s business strategy for long term sustainability.
Prior to joining Gojek, Andre was an Executive Director at private equity fund Northstar Group and was previously the Head of Corporate Finance at Delta Dunia Makmur.
gojek stated that it now has over two million driver-partners across Southeast Asia and over 400,000 merchants, all of whom together process over two billion transactions annually.
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Entering the new era
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has been inaugurated for his second term on Sunday, in which he had promised to reveal candidates for his new cabinet the next day.
On Monday, several leading public figures, including chief justice Mahfud MD, have been seen entering the Merdeka Palace, leading to speculation of their possible appointment as ministers.
Makarim was one of the public figures who was invited by the President to the Palace. Speaking to the press during the event, the startup founder then announced his resignation from gojek to accept a position in the cabinet.
Details about the new cabinet, including Makarim’s new designation, is expected to be announced on Wednesday.
The appointment of Makarim into the cabinet is seen as part of President Joko Widodo’s effort to elevate the country’s digital economy into new heights, as part of a recognition of the impact that tech innovation has to the society.
Rumours of the appointment of an Indonesian startup founder as minister had circulated for months, prior to the announcement on Monday.
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