Alexander S. Rusli, 54 years old, is an Indonesian citizen and resides in Jakarta. His first appointment as an Independent Commissioner is recorded in the Deed of Statement of the Annual GMS Decision No. 38, dated July 19, 2021, and his most recent appointment is recorded in the Deed of Statement of the Annual GMS Decision No. 37, dated May 13, 2024, with a term starting on May 13, 2024, and set to conclude in 2026.
In addition to his role at the Company, Alexander S. Rusli also holds several prominent positions in various companies and institutions. He serves as an Independent Commissioner at PT Medikaloka Hermina Tbk (Hermina Hospital Group) and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk from 2018, PT Link Net Tbk from 2020, and PT Cisarua Mountain Dairy Tbk from 2021. Additionally, he has been serving as an Expert Staff Member for the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia on the National Taxation System since 2019 and as an Advisor to Crescent Point Indonesia since 2019. He is also the founder of PT Digi Asia Bios, a fintech holding company providing digital payment, credit, and remittance services in Indonesia. In addition, Alexander S. Rusli serves as Chairman of the WWF Indonesia Foundation, Commissioner at PT Sumitomo Indonesia, Advisor at PT Inclusive Finance Group and PT WIR Asia Tbk, and Country Head at PT ARES Management Asia (ARES Private Equity).
Early in his career, he worked as a Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (1997–2001), an Expert Staff Member for the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (2001–2007), and an Expert Staff Member for the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (2007–2009). During the same period, he held governance roles in state-owned enterprises, including serving as a Commissioner at PT Krakatau Steel Tbk, President Commissioner at PT Geodipa Energi, and Commissioner at PT Kertas Kraft Aceh (all between 2007–2009).
Alexander S. Rusli’s extensive career spans both the corporate and governmental sectors. He previously served as the CEO of PT Indosat Tbk (2012–2017), an Independent Commissioner at PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk (Protelindo) (2018–2019), the Chairman of iFlix Indonesia (2018–2020), and a Commissioner at PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk (2019–2022).
He has a strong educational background in information systems and business. He earned a Bachelor of Business (BBus) in Information Systems in 1992 from Curtin University of Technology (now Curtin University), Perth, Australia. He then continued his studies at the same university and major, obtaining his degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom (Hons)) in 1993 and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2000.