Wishnutama
Wishnutama in 2019
12th Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
In office
23 October 2019 – 23 December 2020
PresidentJoko Widodo
DeputyAngela Tanoesoedibjo
Preceded byArief Yahya
Succeeded bySandiaga Uno
Personal details
Born
Wishnutama Kusubandio

(1970-05-04) 4 May 1970 (age 53)[1]
Jayapura, Indonesia
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children
  • Muhamad Sabian Tama
  • Sakina Adjani Tama
  • Salvaditya Tama
  • Sultan Saladyne Tama
  • Salima Putri Tama
OccupationCommissioner Tokopedia
President Commissioner Telkomsel
Commissioner GoTo
Known forNET., Indosiar, Trans TV, Trans7 and Asian Games 2018

Wishnutama Kusubandio (born 4 May 1970) is a former Indonesian journalist. He was co-founder and CEO of NET. Mediatama Television, from founding on 18 May 2013 until his resignation on 22 October 2019.[2] He served as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy under Joko Widodo between 23 October 2019 and 22 December 2020.

Early life and education

Wishnutama was born in Jayapura, Indonesia on 4 May 1970. He spent his junior high at SMP Tarakanita 5 in Jakarta.[3] After he graduated, he moved to Australia and went to Kooralbyn International School, Brisbane, Queensland, then continued studying at the International School Singapore.[3] After finishing ISS, he joined the Military College of Vermont at Norwich University in the United States of America.[4] Later on, he took a major in Liberal Arts at Mount Ida College and Communication at Emerson College, Boston, USA.[4] He attended a television production course at Emerson College, participated in various executive education programs including GE Crotonville Leadership Institute, New York and Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Career

Wishnutama took a part-time job as a production assistant at New England Cable News.[5] After he graduated from Emerson College, he got a job at WHDH7, an NBC affiliate in Boston.[4][3]

In 1994, he returned to Indonesia and worked as an On Air Promo Supervisor in the Programming Department at Indosiar (then-owned by Salim Group).[5] A year later, he became a Production Assistant [5] and went on to become a News Executive Producer. In 1999, he then advanced to Production Manager.[6] During his time at Indosiar, he had contributed to produce several programs such as Pesta, Gebyar BCA, Patroli, Halo Polisi, Satu Jam Bersama, and Saksi [4]

In 2001, he decided to move to Trans TV as Vice President of Production[3] and after two years, he became Operational Director;[4] a year later he was promoted to Managing Director.[4] In 2006, he was appointed as a President Director (CEO) at TV7 (which later on changed its name to Trans7). Two years later, he became a President Director (CEO) at Trans7 and Trans TV until he resigned in 2012.[4] During his leading at Trans Corp (Trans7 and Trans TV), he had produced several programs including Extravaganza, Dunia Lain, Termehek-Mehek, Opera Van Java, On The Spot, and Indonesia Mencari Bakat[4]

After he left Trans Corp, Wishnutama and Agus Lasmono established a new television station in Indonesia. A year later, on 26 May 2013, NET. officially began airing.[7] On 2 November 2017, Wishnutama officially became a Commissioner for Kumparan along with Budiono Darsono, Hugo Diba, Ine Yordenaya, Heru Tjatur, and Yusuf Arifin.[5] He was appointed as the Creative Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Asian Games 2018.

On 23 October 2019, Wishnutama was elected as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy by Joko Widodo. He was replaced by Sandiaga Uno on 22 December 2020.[8]

Experiences

During nearly 20 years of work, he has won several awards, including the Asian Television Award and Panasonic Awards.[10] He was chosen as the Best CEO in Indonesia 2010 by SWA magazine.[6]

In 2015, Wishnutama received an award of Indonesia Marketing Champion 2015 for the Broadcast, TV Pay & Media Sector by MarkPlus Conference. This award is given to 18 people who excel in 18 industrial sectors.[11] A year later, he was ranked 149th in the 500 Most Influential CEOs in the world according to Richtopia.com.[10] He was also named the Best Chief Strategy Execution Officer in the category of Best Execution Leaders by the (SPEx2) Awards in 2016.[12]

On 27 September 2017, Wishnutama received an award in Best Digital Talent category for the sub category of Digital Business Leader by Bubu Awards. NET. CJ's official website was listed as a nominee in Best Website category for the sub category News and Entertainment.[13] He was selected to receive an award from Ideafest 2017 x Samsung Galaxy Note8 for Indonesia's Influential Person in Creative Industry (October 2017).[14]

Awards

Indonesian National Television Association (ATVNI)

Wishnutama is also listed as a Chairman of the Board of ATVNI (Asosiasi Televisi Nasional Indonesia), which was officially launched on 10 September 2017. Three national television media; PT Cipta Megaswara Televisi (Kompas TV), PT Net Mediatama Televisi (NET.), and PT Metropolitan Televisindo (RTV) signed the establishment of the Indonesian National Television Association (ATVNI). ATVNI aims to provide more open information that led to the birth of content that is not educational and can not be accounted for.

ATVNI is established by the deed number 59 dated 25 August 2017 and taking Edward Suharjo Wiryomartani as the notary. ATVNI has a main purpose to be independent as well as to provide the objective information to audiences and avoid the interests of SARA, pornography, and uphold the social, legal, and moral norms.

Beside Wishnutama, the committee also consists of Mochmad Riyanto as General Secretary, Yonatan Stefanus Palulungan as Treasurer, Satrio as Supervisory Board, Charlie Kasim as Vice President Supervisory, and Azuan Syahril as a Member of Supervisory Board.[15]

Personal life

On 20 September 2015, he married actress and presenter Gista Putri.[16] In his leisure time, he formed a band called Soulful Corp. He is also passionate about photography.[17]

References

  1. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (23 October 2019). "Profil Singkat Wishnutama Kusubandio, Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Wishnutama". IMDb. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Wishnutama: Alhamdulillah, Semoga Makin Pacu Kreativitas". Obsession News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "My Jakarta: Wishnutama, CEO of Trans TV | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "5 Fakta Wishnutama yang Perlu Kamu Ketahui". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Profil Lengkap Wishnutama Kusubandio Suami Gista Putri". Ketemulagi.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Net. — Televisi Masa Kini". www.netmedia.co.id. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Jokowi Resmi Tunjuk Sandiaga Uno Jadi Menteri Parekraf". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Hitung Mundur Pelaksanaan Asian Games 2018 Dimeriahkan Artis Internasioanal". Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "Wishnutama Masuk Daftar 500 CEO Berpengaruh di Dunia | SWA.co.id". SWA.co.id. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. ^ developer, metrotvnews. "MarkPlus Beri Penghargaan IMC 2015 ke 18 Pemenang". metrotvnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "Pemenang Spex2 Award 2016". Tempo.co. 7 December 2016.
  13. ^ Liputan6.com. "Ini Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Bubu Awards V.10 2017". liputan6.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Ideafest dan Samsung Galaxy Note8 Berikan Penghargaan Untuk Insan Kreatif | Indonesia". Samsung id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  15. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Tiga Stasiun Televisi Bentuk Asosiasi Televisi Nasional Indonesia - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Profil lengkap Gista Putri Istri Wishnutama Kusubandio". Ketemulagi.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Wishnutama Photography".

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