Brilio.net - In the past few days, the name Caroline Riady has been a hot topic on social media. Caroline was in the spotlight after a video circulated showing her being picked up by a helicopter on her way home from work.
The 2 minute 8 second video was first uploaded by the TikTok account @bayubeha on February 4, 2025. In the video, a woman, who was later identified as Caroline Riady, is seen getting into a helicopter that has landed on the helipad of the MRCCC Siloam Semanggi Hospital, South Jakarta.
TikTok/@bayubeha
After the video became a hot topic, Siloam Hospitals invited Bayubeha to meet Caroline in person. The meeting took place on February 9, 2025 after the Run for Hope event held by Siloam Hospital Semanggi.
At that moment, Caroline answered various questions from netizens who were curious about the real incident. One of the things she emphasized was that she did not use a helicopter to go to the office every day.
"My house is in Karawaci, my office is in Karawaci, it's five minutes from home to the office," said Caroline as quoted by Brilio.net from TikTok @bayubeha, Tuesday (11/2).
"So flying by helicopter is very rare, sir," he continued to explain.
TikTok/@bayubeha
According to Caroline, what Bayubeha recorded was a coincidence. Moreover, the video has now gone viral.
"Just by chance, bro, he was taking a video, I see," said Caroline.
Asked again whether she really doesn't use helicopters every day, Caroline shook her head. According to her, that is impossible.
"I thought you were (taking a helicopter) every day," asked Bayubeha.
"It's impossible," he said firmly.
TikTok/@bayubeha
As CEO of Siloam Hospitals Group, Caroline Riady is known as a leader in one of the largest private hospital networks in Indonesia. She is the third generation of the Riady family, the granddaughter of Mochtar Riady, the founder of Lippo Group, and the daughter of James Riady.
Caroline's education was brilliant from a young age. She took her elementary education at Pelita Harapan School, Tangerang, Banten, before continuing her studies at Wheaton College, Illinois, USA. The major she took was elementary education with a minor in psychology.
Her career began as a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School District 200, Illinois, before returning to Indonesia to teach at Pelita Harapan School and University. In 2010, she joined the family business and served as CEO of Siloam Hospital Kebon Jeruk.
Now, Caroline has held the position of CEO and Deputy Director of Siloam Hospitals Group. She is also married to Soeharto Djojonegoro, the son of the boss of Orang Tua Group (OT Group).
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