Eight names make shortlist for Pertamina's top job
Eight names make shortlist for Pertamina's top job
JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of state oil and gas
company Pertamina have selected eight candidates for the state
company's top job replacing Martiono Hadianto, a minister said on
Wednesday.
Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who
chairs the board, said the eight names include former president
of oil and gas company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, a joint
venture of American companies Chevron and Texaco, Baihaki Hakim;
president of state tin mining company PT Timah, Erry Riyana
Hardjapamekas; legislator Hatta Hardjapamekas of the National
Mandate Party (PAN), and legislator Arifin Panigoro of the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan).
Hatta is an owner of oil drilling company PT Bormindo, while
Arifin is an owner of private oil and gas company PT Medco Energy
Corp.
The other four nominees are Medco's president John S. Karamoy;
director general of oil and gas at the Ministry of Mines and
Energy, Rachmat Sudibyo, and president of state gas company PGN
A. Qoyum Tjandranegara and former Minister of Finance, Bambang
Subianto.
Bambang said the board of commissioners still have an open
door for the nomination of other names.
"The door is still open for other names for the next several
days before the five members of the board of commissioners hold a
plenary meeting (for a final decision)," Bambang told reporters
prior to a meeting of economic ministers at the Bina Graha
presidential office.
Bambang said the selection of the eight names was based on
"direct and indirect" proposals from various parties, including
the House of Representatives, and was in line with the criteria
set by Abdurrahman.
"We have nothing to hide and there isn't any vague agenda (in
the selection of the candidates)," Bambang said.
Abdurrahman, popularly called Gus Dur, has said he wanted new
leadership for Pertamina that is honest, capable of transparency
in management, and knowledgeable about global oil cartel
dynamics.
According to Bambang, Gus Dur did not nominate anyone to the
selection process.
He said the board of commissioners would further select the
nominees and propose the three best candidates for Gus Dur's
final decision.
"We hope the rejuvenation of Pertamina's leadership will be
completed next month," Bambang said, adding that Pertamina's
current leadership was supportive of the government's planned
reshuffle.
Several critics have warned the government not to allow
political parties to control the country's largest and most
strategic state company.
Bambang said Pertamina's board of commissioners have also
discussed measures to improve the performance of Pertamina and to
stamp out corruption, collusion and nepotism in the company.
(jsk/prb)