Alexandra Askandar's Successful Recipe To Build A Career And A Balanced Life

Alexandra Askandar. (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - The name Alexandra Askandar may already be familiar to the ears. He is the Deputy President Director (Wadirut) of one of the most famous banks in Indonesia, namely Bank Mandiri.

Born in Medan, North Sumatra, in 1972, Alexandra Askandar grew up in a family that is familiar with the banking world. She is the daughter of a senior banker in Indonesia, namely Askandar.

Alexandra Askandar started her career at Bank Mandiri since 2000. Thanks to her dedication and hard work in building Bank Mandiri, she was trusted to be Wadirut 20 years later, namely in 2020.

Alexandra Askandar is a graduate of the University of Indonesia's Bachelor of Economics. Pursuing an extraordinary career, she strengthened her foundation by continuing her studies at Boston University and earning an MBA title.

With an academic background and a series of brilliant titles that graced her name, Alexandra Askandar then entered the professional world as Assistant Vice President in 2000, then Vice President Corporate Banking until 2008.

From 2009 to 2016, Alexandra Askandar continued her career as Senior Vice President at Corporate Banking. In the following year, Alexandra Askandar took office as Senior Executive Vice President and took place as Commissioner of PT Mandiri Sekuritas in 2018.

Alexandra Askandar's career is increasing and has occupied the position of Director of Institutional Relations and Director of Corporate Banking before finally serving as Deputy President of Bank Mandiri in 2020 until now.

The high experience and flight hours in several sectors of Bank Mandiri have made Alexandra Askandar agile and responsive in managing existing challenges to make her get appreciation from many parties. Starting from the appreciation of the Minister of SOEs of the Republic of Indonesia, Fortune Indonesia, to the prestigious award from Infobank Media Group.

Alexandra Askandar's career streak will not be as successful as it is today if she does not hold strong value. Alexandra Askandar admitted that the values she always held firmly were commitment, discipline, and persistent.

Alexandra Askandar feels that there is no stability in work and everyday life. He told that in life there must be challenges and fun or ups and downs. Therefore, this value is important to hold closely so that He can overcome various challenges and obstacles.

In addition to working as an individual, of course Alexandra Askandar has a team that needs to be directed so that the company can develop. He also admitted that in achieving success, humans cannot work alone.

For Alexandra Askandar, success is when she can see the team more advanced and have a better career than her. Therefore, Alexandra Askandar always opens up space for discussions for her team to develop better in accordance with their respective capabilities and competencies.

The experience of leading a team in the organization taught Alexandra Askandar a lot to be able to have openness to ideas and ideas displayed by her team.

Alexandra Askandar always involves her team in making decisions. He considered that various perspectives in team discussions could reduce risks or consequences.

The idea will be discussed with the team and from there, I can see the various potentials that my team has not seen so far, citing from one of the uploads on Alexandra Askandar's social media with the title #LearnFromTheExpert.

He believes that discussion and communication in the team is the main thing to deliver the organization to the gates of success.

Apart from a brilliant career, Alexandra Askandar is active in several organizations and communities. In addition to her busy schedule, she remains active in the FEB UI Alumni Association (ILUNI) and becomes the general chairman for the 2022 '2024 period.

As Chairperson of ILUNI FEB UI, Alexandra Askandar not only encourages the implementation of organizational programs but also participates in events organized by organizations.

Apart from the organization, Alexandra Askandar is also seen taking the time to keep her hobbies in sports. Some of the sports that Alexandra Askandar often does, namely cycling, golf, and running marathons. Wow, it's no wonder he has a fit body and face because of his healthy lifestyle.

In her uploads on social media, Alexandra Askandar does not only share stories about her work, organization, and hobbies. She also shared cute photos of her pet cat, named Zuzu. Alexandra Askandar shared that she often played with Zuzu after returning from work and on weekends.