Charting the course

Ms Parwati Surjaudaja

President Director and CEO, Bank OCBC NISP



Ms Parwati Surjaudaja was appointed President Director and CEO of Bank OCBC NISP in December 2008 and was last re-elected as President Director in 2020. Prior to this appointment, she joined Bank OCBC NISP as a Director in 1990 and served as a Deputy President Director from 1997. Ms Surjaudaja, who has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, has led the Bank to be among the 10 biggest banks in Indonesia with the highest credit rating.

She has also pioneered ESG initiatives in the region through the deployment of green and gender financing. She is a G20 Empower Advocate for gender equality, and was named Forbes Asia’s Top 50 Asia’s Power Businesswomen in 2016 and Fortune Indonesia’s Businessperson of the Year in 2021. Ms Surjaudaja had previous corporate experience with SGV Utomo-Arthur Andersen and holds a Master of Business Administration (Accounting) and a Bachelor of Science Cum Laude (Accounting and Finance) from San Francisco State University.