Chairul Tanjung temporary replace Wishnutama

Tycoon Chairul Tanjung act as a ex officio CEO PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia and Production Director PT Duta Visual Nusantara Tivi Tujuh (Trans 7) replace Wishnutama Kusubandio. Wisnuthama was replaced from the position and will move to foreign company.

The latest corporate action of Chairul Tanjung was the US$60 million acquisition of Internet news portal Detik.com, which he is now transforming into a major digital news outfit. His business empire has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, but it is his growing presence on the national political stage that makes him stand out. 

His company CT Corp has diverse media, entertainment, retail, mining, agriculture and banking brands and have become household names in the archipelago and beyond. 

Chairul Tanjung was born in Jakarta, June 16, 1962, was born in Jakarta in the family is enough. His father A.G. Promontory is the old order era journalist who publishes a small circulation newspapers. Chairul are in a family with six other brothers. When Arriving at the New Order era, his father's business forced to close because it is politically opposed to the rulers at that time. The situation is forcing parents to sell the house and moved to live in a room inn tight.

After completing high school in Boedi Oetomo in 1981, Chairul Tanjung entered Department of Dentistry, University of Indonesia (graduated 1987). When this college he began to enter the business world. And when college is also, he was awarded as National Model Students 1984-1985. In order to meet the needs of college, he starts a business from scratch that is selling textbooks stencils, t-shirts, and others on campus. He also opened a business copy on campus. Chairul also never set up a medical supply store and laboratory in the number Senen Raya, Central Jakarta, but it broke.
After college, Chairul been established PT Pariarti Shindutama along with three colleagues in 1987. Initial capital of IDR150 million from Exim Bank, they produce children's shoes for export. Luck sided with him, because the company immediately received orders 160 thousand pairs of shoes from Italy. However, due to differences in the vision of business expansion, Chairul choose split and established his own business.
Directing business to the conglomerate, Chairul reposition itself into three core businesses: financial, property, and multimedia. In finance, he took over Bank Karman which is now called Bank Mega. He named the company with the Group. The conglomerate has a core Holdindo as a father holding company, who heads a number of sub-holding, namely the Global Investindo (business finance), The Core Investindo (media and investment) and the Core Propertindo (property).
The group below, Chairul Tanjung has a number of companies in the financial sector, among others, General Insurance Mega Life Insurance Mega Life, The Multi Finance, Bank Mega Tbk, Mega Capital Indonesia, Bank Syariah Mega and Mega Finance. While in the field of property and investments, the company oversees the Bandung Propertindo, The Propertindo Bali, Batam Indah Investindo, Mega Indah Propertindo. And in the field of broadcasting and multimedia, the Group has a Trans TV, Trans 7, Mahagagaya Prime, Trans Fashion, Lifestyle Trans and Trans Studio. Specialized in property business, the Group has the Bandung Supermall. Mall area of ​​3 hectares spent US$99 billion. The Group launched the Bandung Supermall as the Central Business District in 1999. While in the field of investment, In early 2010, the Group through its subsidiary, Trans Corp.