PRESIDENT COMMISIONER
Wishnutama Kusubandio has been the President Commissioner of Telkomsel since February 2021. Previously, he served as the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia (2019-2020)
Throughout his career, Wishnutama has held strategic leadership positions in the media, creative, and digital industries, including CEO of Trans 7, CEO of Trans TV, Director of Detik.com, CEO of NET TV, Commissioner of Kumparan, and Commissioner of Tokopedia. Currently, he also holds esteemed positions as the Vice President Commissioner of Bundamedik and Commissioner of Goto. For prestigious international events, Wishnutama was appointed as the Creative Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2018 Asian Games. Additionally, Creative Director Indonesia National Day Dubai Expo 2020, the Coordinator of the Indonesia Assistance Team for the G20 Indonesia Summit in 2022 and the ASEAN Summit in 2023.
He is a graduate of Mount Ida College, Massachusetts, with a degree in Liberal Arts, majoring in Communication. Wishnutama also attended The Military College of Vermont at Norwich University, United States and Emerson College, United States. Additionally, he actively participated in various professional education programs, including the GE Management Development Institute in Crotonville, New York, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Kennedy School.
Wishnutama has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing his industry achievements. Most recently, in 2023, he was honored by The President of the Republic of Indonesia with The Honorary Medal Bintang Mahaputera Nararya. In 2017, he was Indonesia's Influential Person in the Creative Industry at IdeaFest and was named the Best Digital Talent (Digital Business Leader) at the Bubu Awards by Indosat Ooredoo IDByte. His outstanding strategic leadership earned him the Best Chief Strategy Execution Officer Across All Industries award at the 2016 Strategy-Into-Performance Execution Excellence (SPEx2) Awards organized by Tempo Media Group. Additionally, he received the Marketeer of the Year and Indonesia Marketing Champion awards in the Broadcast, TV, and Media category. Furthermore, in 2010, SWA Magazine honored him as the Best CEO.
