Arief Budiman obtained his bachelor’s degree as an accountant from Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara (STAN) and his master’s degree in business administration from St. Mary’s University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He started his career as a junior auditor in 1982 with Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan - BPKP (Indonesia's National Government Internal Auditor), progressing until Echelon IV before joining the Kementrian Badan Usaha Milik Negara - BUMN (Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises) as Echelon III.

And in 2003, he started his career as one of the board of directors for several state-owned companies such as PT Hotel Indonesia Natour and PT Kimia Farma Tbk, (both of which he served as CFO) and more recently with PT Indofarma Tbk as President Director. Arief Budiman joined PT Kreston Advisory Indonesia as President Director in 2017.

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