Jakarta, March 2 2023 — PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (“GoTo” or the “Company”), Indonesia’s largest digital ecosystem, successfully concluded its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (“EGMS”) today. The Management sought and received approval on three agenda items as listed in the EGMS invitation.
The EGMS marked an important step to strengthen GoTo’s continuous commitment to good corporate governance (GCG) as well as its focus on operational efficiency. The new members of the Board of Commissioners and Directors will provide more diverse views, sound stewardship and guidance to GoTo, supporting its broader aim to accelerate its path to profitability.
Andre Soelistyo, GoTo Group CEO said, “Today’s EGMS provides a big boost to our efforts to enhance corporate governance as a publicly listed company. Our shareholders have approved changes to our Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors, which will further strengthen supervision and management of GoTo, as we embark on the next phase of our journey. These changes were made alongside our other organizational restructuring efforts, which includes the appointment of Presidents to lead each of our business units.”
“Beyond strengthening our leadership structure, the move to diversify our Board of Commissioners and Directors reflects GoTo's focus on accelerating its path to profitability and becoming a financially independent company. The rich experience and diverse views that our commissioners and directors bring to the table will be crucial as we execute on our profitability plan, ultimately ensuring long-term value creation for everyone in our ecosystem.”
Shareholders approved several changes to the Company’s Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors, which included:
- Appointment of Agus Dermawan Wintarto Martowardojo as Commissioner;
- Appointment of Sugito Walujo as Commissioner;
- Appointment of Winato Kartono as Commissioner;
- Appointment of Marjorie Tiu Lao as Independent Commissioner;
- Appointment of Nila Marita as Director;
- Appointment of Pablo Malay as Director;
- Resignation of Kevin Bryan Aluwi from his position as Commissioner;
- Resignation of Anthony Wijaya from his position as Director, from which he will transition to a new role as Tokopedia’s Chief Operating Officer.
The Company’s Board of Commissioners and Board Directors will be as follows, effective from the closing of the EGMS 2023.
Board of Commissioners
President Commissioner: Garibaldi Thohir
Commissioner: William Tanuwijaya
Commissioner: Agus D. W. Martowardojo
Commissioner: Sugito Walujo
Commissioner: Winato Kartono
Commissioner: Wishnutama Kusubandio
Independent Commissioner: Dirk Van den Berghe
Independent Commissioner: Marjorie Tiu Lao
Independent Commissioner: Robert Holmes Swan
Board of Directors
President Director: Andre Soelistyo
Director: Wei-Jye Jacky Lo
Director: Catherine Hindra Sutjahyo
Director: Hans Patuwo
Director: Melissa Siska Juminto
Director: Nila Marita
Director: Pablo Malay
In the third agenda item, shareholders approved a change to the Company’s articles of association, which no longer requires the Company to publish its financial statements in newspapers aligned with the requirement under OJK Regulation No. 14/POJK.04/2022. The public can continue to access GoTo’s financial disclosures on the Company’s website and through regular disclosures on the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s official website.
New Leadership Structure
Prior to the EGMS, GoTo also announced changes to its leadership structure, which are aimed at enabling greater operational efficiency and unlocking greater synergies as the Company accelerates its path to profitability. The changes include:
- Appointment of three business unit Presidents, namely Melissa Siska Juminto (as President of GoTo’s E-Commerce business unit), Catherine Hindra Sutjahyo (as President of GoTo’s On-Demand Services business unit), and Hans Patuwo (as President of GoTo’s Financial Technology business unit);
- Appointment of William Tanuwijaya as Co-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, alongside Garibaldi Thohir, who serves as President Commissioner and Co-Chairman;
- Appointment of two new leaders to strengthen GoTo Group’s shared platform efforts, namely Severan Rault and Ramesh Gururaja, who will head the newly-created Technology Office and the Shared Consumer Platform office respectively.
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About GoTo
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group) is the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia. GoTo's mission is to "empower progress" by offering technology infrastructure and solutions that help everyone to access and thrive in the digital economy. The GoTo ecosystem consists of on-demand services (mobility, food delivery, and logistics), e-commerce (third party marketplaces + official stores, instant commerce, interactive commerce, and rural commerce), and financial technology (payments, financial services, and technology solutions for merchants) through the Gojek, Tokopedia, and GoTo Financial platforms.
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