Svida Alisjahbana
Chairman, Jakarta Fashion Week & Chief Executive, GCM Group
The pioneering fashion week organiser and media veteran has helped shape Indonesia’s fashion ecosystem.
Svida Alisjahbana the chairman of Jakarta Fashion Week and the chief executive of lifestyle media company GCM Group. The former chief executive of Femina Group, a leading women’s and lifestyle publishing house in Indonesia founded by her father, Alisjahbana is a pioneer of the country’s media and fashion industries.
Before the debut of Femina, there were few modern women’s magazines in the country; existing publications were mostly male-run and instructed on how women should serve the family. Alisjahbana’s father set up Femina and doubled as a photographer, while her aunt Mirta Kartohadiprodjo was the first editor.
Alisjahbana began her career at the Femina Group as a commercial director, responsible for working on strategic initiatives, such as branching out on multi-digital platforms, which would drive growth and set a future path for the group.
As chief executive, Alisjahbana was responsible for the Femina Group’s three powerful flagship titles – Femina, teen counterpart Gadis and sophisticated sister title Dewi. She launched two initiatives which became important for the nation: Femina’s Women Entrepreneurship Program and Jakarta Fashion Week.
Prior to joining the Femina Group, Alisjahbana worked for GE Capital in the US for five years. Alisjahbana has also sit at the chair of the magazine department for the Indonesian Press Association. She previously served as member of the board of management of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP).
Alisjahbana graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Michigan, and obtained her MBA from Columbia University in New York.
Career History
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