Garuda Indonesia Persero Tbk PT : Indonesia carrier Garuda says Citilink head Arif Wibowo appointed CEO

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian state-owned airline PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk appointed Arif Wibowo, the head of its budget carrier unit Citilink, as its chief executive to replace Emirsyah Satar, its spokesman said on Friday.

Satar said on Thursday he had resigned before his term ends in March 2015 to give the new management more time to prepare for the year ahead.

(Reporting by Cindy Silviana; Writing by Eveline Danubrata; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)