Elected as Chairman of AEI for the period 2020-2023, following the expectations of the President Director of Sritex

ILLUSTRATION. President Director of PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SRIL) Iwan Setiawan Lukminto. Iwan Setiawan Lukminto was elected as the general chairman of the Indonesian Listed Companies Association (AEI) for the 2020-2023 period.

Reporter: Nur Qolbi | Editor: Wahyu T. Rahmawati

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. President Director of PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SRIL) or Sritex, Iwan Setiawan Lukminto was elected as the general chairman of the Indonesian Listed Companies Association (AEI) for the 2020-2023 period. He replaced Franciscus Welirang, who has served for two terms, namely 2014-2017 and 2017-2020.

This is the result of the election for the general chairman of AEI which was held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The deliberation decision of AEI members then appointed Iwan Setiawan Lukminto as general chairman of AEI for the 2020-2023 period.

Iwan said, as the new chairman of AEI, he would remain focused on aligning the interests of issuers and regulators so that they could improve the Indonesian economy. “We want to motivate many companies to take the floor to the stock exchange which in turn can increase Indonesia’s capitalization,” said Iwan when contacted by Kontan.co.id, Wednesday (23/9).

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Meanwhile, Executive Director of AEI Samsul Hidayat hopes that with this leadership relay change, AEI will become an organization that can increasingly serve its members well. “I also hope that AEI can be more useful for all members, prioritize members’ aspirations, and contribute in providing input to the government regarding capital market policies,” said Samsul.

For information, Iwan, who was born in Surakarta on June 24, 1975, is the son of Sri Rejeki Isman Rejeki founder, HM Lukminto. He joined Sritex as assistant director since 1997 and served as deputy managing director since 1999. Subsequently, Iwan rose to the position of managing director from 2006 to the present.

In 2014, Iwan received an award as Businessman of the Year from Forbes Indonesia magazine. In the same year, he also received an award from Ernst & Young as EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

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