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SOEs minister shuffles PLN board of directors
PLN has introduced four new names and removed four old ones from its board of directors following a shareholders' meeting on Tuesday.
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PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini at a House of Representative hearing in Jakarta on Jan 28. (PLN/PLN)
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tate-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir decided to shuffle state electricity company PLN's board of directors in a shareholders' meeting on Tuesday following a recent shake up of railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).
The company, in a statement issued after the meeting, announced that Bob Saril had been chosen as the new customer management and commerce director, Muhammad Ikhsan Asaad as the new megaproject director, Muhammad Ikbal Nur as the new corporate director and Rudy Hendra Prastowo as the new primary energy director.
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Bob and Ikhsan previously headed PLN’s operations in East Java and Jakarta, respectively. Rudy was previously acting president director of PLN’s coal supplier subsidiary PT PLN Batubara.
Meanwhile, former corporate planning director Syofvi Felienty Roekman was appointed human capital director.
The minister also expanded the authorities of several regional directors. Sumatra regional director Wiluyo Kusdwiharto saw his authority expanded to include Kalimantan, while Sulawesi and Kalimantan regional director Syamsul Huda will now supervise Sulawesi, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara and Papua.
“PLN remains committed to providing the best service for all customers and achieving a 100 percent electrification rate,” said PLN executive vice president for corporate communication I Made Suprateka.
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PLN also removed strategic procurement director 2 Djoko Abumanan, strategic procurement director 1 Sripeni Inten Cahyani, human capital management director Muhamad Ali and Maluku, Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua and Nusa Tenggara regional director Ahmad Rofiq from the board.
Earlier this month, Erick also replaced PT KAI president director following the announcement of the ministry's plan to restructure major state companies.
The ministry introduced the restructuring program to improve profitability of state-owned companies as increases in some companies’ asset growth has not be proportional to their profit growth.
