Profile Iwan Budianto, CEO Of Arema Who Resigned To BeCOMe A Cawaketum PSSI

Iwan Budianto (Doc. Arema FC)

YOGYAKARTA Profile Iwan Budianto, CEO of Arema FC and Deputy General Chair of PSSI during the Mochammad Iriawan era can be seen in the following article.

The name Iwan Budianto had graced Google Trends on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. He was in the spotlight because he was included in the list of candidates for PSSI Deputy General Chair.

Iwan, who incidentally is the owner of Arema, is considered unethical to run for PSSI deputy candidate. The reason is, the tragedy of the chaos of the case has not been completed until now.

After being discussed, Iwan Budianto sent a letter to the PSSI Election Committee (KP) containing a request to remove his name from the PSSI Deputy General candidate list.

"That I am not willing to be proposed and will not apply to the nomination of the PSSI Executive Committee for the 2023-2027 period. Both as General Chair, Deputy General Chair and Member of the PSSI Executive Committee. Together with this letter, the PSSI Election Committee to remove my name from the PSSI Executive Committee Candidate List for the 2023-2027 Period," wrote Iwan Budianto, quoted on Saturday, January 21, 2023.

Adapted from the official PSSI website, Iwan Budianto served as Chief of Staff of the General Chair when Edy Rahmayadi led PSSI. However, when Edy ran as a Candidate for Governor of North Sumatra, Iwan Budianto's position changed.

Edy's candidacy in the 2018 North Sumatra Pilgub made the position of General Chair filled by Joko Driyono, who previously served as Deputy Chair I of PSSI.

With Joko Driyono's promotion as Chairman, Iwan Budianto's position has also changed to Deputy Chairman I.

Previously, at the PSSI Congress at the Mercure Hotel, Ancol, Jakarta on November 10, 2016, Edy Rahmayadi was elected as Ketum after getting 76 votes. Meanwhile, in the process of selecting the Deputy Chairperson of the Umu, Joko Driyono received 78 votes, and Iwan Budianto received 73 votes. Both are superior to other candidates for Deputy General Chair.

Iwan Budianto's track record in the world of Indonesian football began when he became Arema's manager, at the Ligina V event in 1998-1999. At that time, Iwan was still 21 years old.

Next, become a manager at Persik Kediri. While managing one of the East Java clubs, Iwan succeeded in bringing Persik Kediri to two classy titles as champions of the Indonesian league.

Before becoming the CEO of Arema and was replaced in the management of PSSI as the Chief of Staff of the General Chair, Iwan was tasked with assisting Edy Rahmayadi, who served as chairman of PSSI at that time.

As CEO of Arema since 2015, Iwan Budianto has been recorded in the Directorate General of AHU of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights holding Arema's shares of 3,750 shares.

Apart from being a shareholder, Iwan Budianto is also listed as the main director at Arema, under the auspices of the company PT Aremania Bersatu Berkpresasi Indonesia.

That's information about Iwan Budianto, Arema CEO who resigned as PSSI cawaketum. Updates on the latest developments are only on VOI.id.