Agus Martowardojo
Agus Martowardojo Agus Dermawan Wintarto Martowardojo is the current Governor of Bank Indonesia since May 23, 2013. Previously, he was Finance Minister of Indonesia, since 2010 until 2013 when succeeded former minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who was resigned from the office and taking position as Managing Director of the World Bank Group. His performance as head of Bank Mandiri was considered successful, as he slashed non-performing loans and raised the bank's profile among international investors. He also increased profits in the banks. In 2008 for example, the bank paid $418m in dividends to the stockholders. He was also instrumental in helping the Finance Ministry in recovering Rp 1.23 trillion of state money from Tommy Soeharto, son of late former president Soeharto. Following the resignation of Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Agus was appointed as Finance Minister in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. His selection was greeted positively by analysts as he was considered to have the...