One of the most senior bankers in Indonesia, with 25 years experience and graduated from University of Indonesia in economics and accounting. In 2007, he was identified as the leading banking CEO last year in Indonesian banking press. Formerly the CEO of Bank BTPN, the Pension Bank of Indonesia, his experience ranges from commercial banking to SME finance and microbanking. He is highly respected for his success in turnaround of BTPN and taking the bank public over the past three years. Prior to working with Bank BTPN, he was the Indonesia Country Manager for the Bank of New York, Vice President of Consulting Fund Asia, and a Director with Bank Niaga in both Jakarta and Hong Kong.

Irianto Kusumadjaja
Chief Information & Operations Officer

Over 20 years experience in the field of IT, most recently serving as the President Director of Misys International Financial Systems, which is one of the leading core banking solutions for banks in Indonesia. He is the former Vice President for IT at the Industrial Bank of Japan, as well as the Mizuho Corporate Bank. He has served as the CEO and commissioner of a leading systems integration firm. He holds a degree in information technology from the Institute of Information and Technology in Jakarta.

Irene Hamidjaja
Chief Compliance Officer

Over 20 years in banking and finance, with latest position is compliance director of Bank Commonwealth and also cover risk management and human resources. Previously Mrs. Hamidjaja was director of compliance in Citibank NA Indonesia, with various duties and expertise in banking operation, accounting, and compliance. Mrs. Hamidjaja holds bachelor degree of accounting from the University of New Orleans, USA.

Don Johnston
Chief Business Development Officer

Mr. Johnston is a long term banking, SME and microfinance expert, resident in Indonesia for nearly 20 years. Now the Mercy Corps MAXIS Indonesia Program Manager, Mr. Johnston served as the Harvard resident advisor to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) for 13 years, taking an active role in building the Unit Desa system. Since leaving BRI five years ago, Mr. Johnston has worked in institutional policy support in micro, SME, and village banking as well as advising a range of multi-lateral institutions and commercial banks on micro and SME finance product and program development. He has significant experience in business analysis and development; product design and implementation; operations, supervision, and support; surveys and statistics; and computerization and management information systems and also teaches in Harvard University’s Executive Program, Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development.