Garuda names Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra as new chief executive

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Indonesian state airline Garuda named I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra as its new chief executive at a shareholder meeting on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters.

The new chief executive, popularly known as Ari Ashkara, now heads state-owned enterprise PT Pelabuhan Indonesia 3 and is a former chief financial officer of Garuda.

He will replace chief executive Pahala Mansury at a time when the airline has struggled with rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupiah currency, which threatens to jeopardize full-year profit.