TEMPO.CO, Bandung - West Java governor Ridwan Kamil said Ahmad Irfan`s dismissal as the managing director of Bank BJB was one of the results of the BJB shareholders meeting (RUPS) today, Dec. 11 at Aryaduta Hotel, Bandung.

“We give BJB a new challenge to become a development bank and maximize the microcredit. Therefore, we need a new chair who can meet this challenge," he said, adding that the discharged director may follow the Fit and Proper Test again in the new challenge.

Ridwan Kamil denied any other reason behind Ahmad Irfan’s dismissal. “There is a new challenge. We need a new orientation. So we invite the existing directors to participate again. So it’s not (because of) other things,” he said.

According to Ridwan, the managing director’s position will be sought through an open selection mechanism in two months which will be done through the collaboration with OJK to provide recommendations to his side.

Ridwan Kamil said, to fill the vacancy, the RUPS appointed the managing director of Bank BJB, concurrently by the director of compliance and risk management, Agus Mulyana.

“In accordance with the instruction of the OJK, the compliance director will concurrently be the managing director. But it is postponed; waiting for the OJK approval,” he said.

AHMAD FIKRI