Marlin Siahaan has taken up the CEO role at Telkomsel's corporate venturing unit and will help it raise a sophomore fund that will increase its investment scope.

Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi (TMI), the corporate venturing arm of Telkomsel, the mobile network subsidiary of Indonesia-headquartered telecommunications operator Telkom Indonesia, named Marlin Siahaan chief executive last month.

Siahaan replaces Andi Kristianto, who had been CEO of TMI since mid-2019 having been with Telkomsel for almost two decades in several senior positions.

Before joining TMI, Siahaan had been Indonesia-based country manager for Waze, an interactive navigation app owned by internet technology provider Google, for three and a half years from 2018,…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.