Google Cloud has appointed veteran technology executive Karim Siregar as its new Country Director for Indonesia to oversee local operations and lead market strategy.
In his new role, Karim will focus on helping Indonesian businesses transition their operations for the agentic era by adopting integrated AI solutions.
He reports directly to Mark Micallef, Managing Director for Southeast Asia at Google Cloud.
Karim joins the company following senior executive roles within the country’s prominent financial and technology institutions.
He most recently served as Chief Information Officer at BFI Finance Indonesia.
Prior to this, he was the founding President Director of Bank Jago, where he helped establish the foundation for the digital bank. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Dkatalis Digital Labs.
His 20-year career includes serving as IT Director at Bank BTPN, as well as holding senior technology infrastructure leadership roles at Bank Danamon and Bank Mega.
“As organisations look to move past the initial phase of AI experimentation, the mandate has shifted entirely to scalable, real-world deployment that drives immediate value for their end-users,”
said Mark Micallef, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Google Cloud.
“Karim’s exceptional track record of building, governing, and scaling digital-first institutions in Indonesia makes him the perfect leader for this next chapter.”
The appointment comes as local enterprises look to bring secure AI directly into daily customer interactions. This is supported through initiatives like the Indonesia BerdAIa framework and the dedicated local security operations data region in Jakarta.
“Our local organisations, from fast-growing digital natives to traditional enterprises, are looking for trusted paths to bring secure AI directly into daily customer interactions,”
said Karim Siregar, Country Director, Indonesia, Google Cloud.
“Through impactful frameworks like Indonesia BerdAIa and our dedicated local security operations data region in Jakarta, we are enabling technical teams to build and scale custom agentic solutions on an open architecture, all while keeping their sensitive telemetry strictly within national borders.”
Featured image credit: Edited by Fintech News Indonesia, based on image by Google Cloud
