Enny Hardjanto leaves BPS

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JAKARTA (JP): Bank Papan Sejahtera (BPS) vice president Enny Hardjanto (left), who leaves the bank today after working there for 18 months, bids farewell to BPS president Al Nyoo (right).

Enny, who is well-known in the banking community, denied over the weekend that her resignation was because of a conflict with the bank's management, including Al Nyoo.

Rumors say Enny will move to Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) to chair the bank's planned credit card department, but she denies this.

Enny, a former Citibank vice president, made a great contribution to launching Bank Papan's credit cards earlier this year.

She said she voluntarily resigned from the bank and planned to work on her own.

She says she and some friends have set up a company, PT Hanesa Indrasakti, to recruit Indonesian professionals working in Europe, the United States and Australia to return to work in Indonesia.

"Many foreign-graduated Indonesians are reluctant to return to Indonesia, while Indonesia needs them to compete with foreign professionals for top positions in the country's business sector in the coming free trade era," she said.

Hanesa Indrasakti will start operating in October with an office on the 17th floor of Jakarta's Landmark building. (jsk)