October 2008
Wirjawan aims to clean up in Indonesian private equity
Having brushed with Indonesian politics, Gita Wirjawan knows how dirty it can be. Business development has more to offer his country, he reckons, hence his Indonesia-centric private equity business Ancora, which is attracting investors from the wider Muslim world. Eric Ellis reports.
|
"I like being on the buy side, I like making money, and making a difference"
Gita Wirjawan |
GITA WIRJAWAN MIGHT well be the Barack Obama of corporate Indonesia.
Bright, polished, accessible and youthful, JPMorgan’s former country head in Jakarta even looks a little like the US Democratic nominee for the White House. Like Obama, who happened to be schooled in Jakarta as a youth, Wirjawan preaches fundamental root-and-branch change to how his country runs and presents itself. Although he has spent much of his life outside Indonesia, Wirjawan is no less Indonesian for the experience. A rare cleanskin in Jakarta’s business hornet’s nest, Wirjawan is a true believer in what Indonesia can be.
Where Obama’s platform is politics, Wirjawan’s is business. He toyed with a political career a few years ago but his bumping up against Indonesia’s rancid political culture left him a little bruised...
You must be a subscriber to access this archived content.
If your subscription includes access to the archive, please log in now to view.
To gain access to this content visit the subscription page or call our hotline on +44 (0)207 779 8999.
Subscribe online now and save up to 30% on your subscription.
If you are a trialist or subscriber, please enter your username and password at the top right-hand side of euromoney.com
Subscribers to Euromoney benefit from:
- 12 months access in print and online - on euromoney.com, read the latest issue early online, search for specific developments by region or sector, interrogate the results of Euromoney's benchmark polls, and view the archive dating back to 1996
- More than 30 specialist research guides free
- The results of Euromoney’s polls and surveys
- Tailored RSS news feeds direct to your desktop
- News delivered directly to your mobile device or PC
- Personalised email newsfeed of 'Top stories' and 'Breaking news'
Click here to subscribe