gojek Founder and Global CEO Nadiem Makarim
Following a long-time growing speculation, gojek Group CEO Nadiem Makarim today confirmed his resignation from the company to join President Joko Widodo’s new cabinet.
The new position that he will join in the cabinet is to be announced today.
Speaking to the press at Merdeka Palace, Makarim expressed his commitment to serve Indonesia as a mission that he has been pursuing with the founding of gojek.
Following his inauguration on Sunday, October 20, President Joko Widodo is set to announce his new cabinet today.
Rumours of startup founders to be named as ministers have circulated since months ago, but Makarim’s appearance today at Merdeka Palace has strengthened the possibility of it.
gojek has released an official statement regarding the announcement.
The company said that Gojek Group President Andre Soelistyo and Co-Founder Kevin Aluwi will step up as Co-CEOs.
“Nadiem was summoned to the Palace by the President today to accept an appointment as a member of the new cabinet. We are very proud that our founder will play such a significant role in moving Indonesia onto the global stage. It is unprecedented for a passionate local founder’s vision to be recognised as a model that can be up-scaled to help the development of an entire country,” the company stated.
“We have planned for this possibility and there will be no disruption to our business. We will make an announcement on what this news means for Gojek within the next few days … We respect the process set out by the President and will not make a further comment until there is an official announcement from the Palace,” it continued.
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