HIS name was never mentioned as a particularly outstanding candidate. Because of this, many people were quite shocked when at the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BRI) on Tuesday last week Sofyan Basir was appointed as CEO, replacing Rudjito. The new position of Rudjito, who led BRI from July 17, 2000, is that of chief commissioner, replacing Sukanto Reksohadiprodjo.

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