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Arif Hudaya, Personal Assistant to Chairman, Jakarta, Indonesia, reveals why working for Unilever is so rewarding.

Arif Hudaya, Personal assistant to Chairman - Jakarta, IndonesiaPersonal assistant to Chairman - Jakarta, Indonesia

"With Unilever, I've developed the skills to succeed and the courage to risk failure. I've experienced the satisfaction of real teamwork and helping myself and others to grow."

"In my second year in Unilever, I created a new financial system that was designed to help the Customer Management function with their trade promotions. The company gave me the freedom to come up with ideas and then to design, make and implement it. We're fast developing an entrepreneurial culture, and entrepreneurial behaviour and will certainly speed your progress as a young manager. I'm proud to say that the financial system we put in place almost three years ago is still running and continually being improved. We helped their team to work more efficiently, which generated benefits to all involved including the stakeholders. It's also fantastic to see that the system has been shared with many other countries in the regions.

It's also interesting to note how different my current role is. Here, my main responsibility is to provide a support system that enhances the quality of incoming and outgoing information that has strategic or decision making scope at the Chairman's level. I manage the process through a variety of analyses and suggestions, and really enjoy the varied nature of my work."

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Arif's career path

  • Studied BSc banking & International finance, City University Business School, London, UK
  • 1996 Distribution Controller, Indonesia
  • 1998 Sales Accountant, Indonesia
  • 2000 PA to the Chairman, Indonesia  

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