Fajar.co.id, Jakarta – Video Viral featuring Gudang Garam employees. They would have received the cessation of employment (dismissals).

The download came out of the @MDYXX account on Saturday (6/9/2025) with a brief information, “The farewell time of PT Gudang Garam employees who were dismissed. The world of work was not correct.”

There was no official statement from Gudang Garam on this subject. But if it refers to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Gudang Garam’s financial performance is in fact.

In 2024, the company pocketed a net profit from RP980.8 billion, dropped up to 81.57% compared to the previous year, which reached 5.32 rumber.

The drop in the purchasing power of people and intense competition in the cigarette industry is considered a major factor.

In the middle of the situation, the name of Susilo Wonowidjo was under the spotlight. He is called the owner of Gudang Garam.

Who is Susilo Wonowidjojo?

He was known to be born in Kediri on November 18, 1956, Susilo Wonowidjo was the second generation of the founder of Gudang Garam.

Susilo The third child of seven brothers and sisters Surya Wonowidjojojo, the company’s pioneer, and grew up in a family environment that built a cigarette company from zero.

Susilo’s career has started at a young age. In the 1970s, he was already active in factory operations.

In their twenties, he was confident as a director and was involved in the modernization of production with the use of Kretek Pelching machines. After the death of his father in 1985, the management of the company was owned by his brother, Rahman Halim.

But since 2008, the stick turned to Susilo after the death of his brother. In the hands of Susilo, Gudang Garam widened the production area in 2013.