Sumber: Istimewa
THE Financial Services Authority (OJK) has a new chairwoman: Friderica Widyasari Dewi. The woman who is familiarly known as Kiki, was appointed by the House of Representatives (DPR) Plenary Session on March 12, 2026, along with four other members of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Board of Commissioners. They are Hernawan Bekti Sasongko as Deputy Chairperson, Hasan Fawzi as Chief Executive for Capital Markets, Financial Derivatives, and Carbon Exchange Supervision, Dicky Kartikoyono as Chief Executive for Financial Services Business Conduct, Education, and Consumer Protection, and Adi Budiarso as Chief Executive for Financial Sector Technology Innovation, Digital Financial Assets, and Crypto Assets. They will serve as commissioners for the next five-year term, changing from their initial interim positions.
The emergence of a woman as the number one person in the financial services authority is certainly a source of pride for women in the financial services sector. Unlike the three previous OJK chairs, who came from regulatory and technocratic backgrounds, Kiki comes from industry. “We are proud of the election of Ibu Friderica Widyasari Dewi as the new Chair of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), the first woman to hold this position. We pray that under her leadership, OJK can bring even greater synergy between the banking and real sector sectors for Indonesia,” said Lani Darmawan, President Director of Bank CIMB Niaga, to Infobank last month.
