Habibie hands over three posts
Habibie hands over three posts
BANDUNG (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
Habibie handed over to subordinates yesterday three of his 10
posts as president of state-owned companies supervised by the
Strategic Industries Supervisory Agency (BPIS).
The post of president of aircraft manufacturer PT Industri
Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) was entrusted to Hari Laksono,
while Adwin H. Suryohadiprojo was chosen as the new president of
shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia. Budi Santosa was promoted to
president of the military equipment manufacturer PT Pindad.
The three were officially installed by Giri Suseno, the vice
chairman of BPIS, without the presence of Habibie, at one of PT
IPTN's buildings in Bandung yesterday.
The installation of the three new company presidents was based
on last month's Ministry of Finance Decree No. 176, 178 and
180/KMK/016/1998 dated Feb. 28. The decrees also terminate
Habibie's tenure for the three posts.
Hari Laksono is the former vice president of PT IPTN, Adwin
Suryohadiprojo the former production director of PT PAL and Budi
Santosa the former technology director of PT Pindad.
When asked by the media whether the installation of three new
company presidents had something to do with Habibie's nomination
for vice president for the 1998/2003 term, Giri just smiled.
He explained at the installation ceremony that the promotion
of the three new presidents was conducted because the tenure for
the posts had expired.
"The seven other posts will not be changed because they are
still valid," he said, adding that Habibie's only other post to
expire this year among the remaining seven companies supervised
by BPIS is at steel producer PT Krakatau Steel.
BPIS is also responsible for telecommunications equipment
manufacturer PT Inti, train equipment producer PT Inka,
electronics manufacturer PT LEN Industri, engineering firms PT
Barata Indonesia and PT Boma Bisma Indra, and explosives
manufacturer PT Dahana.
In his speech at the ceremony, Giri urged the new officials to
uphold the trust bestowed on them to anticipate any domestic and
foreign challenges in both economic and non-economic matters.
Giri also urged the companies to lobby the international
community and not to rely on the efforts of one person.
"It is our duty to work together."
Besides the installation of the new presidents, three other
officials were also promoted at yesterday's ceremony.
Faqih Zuhdi was installed as the new procurement director of
PT IPTN, Adik Avianto Soedarsono as the new technology director
of PT Pindad and Budiarto as the new production director of PT
PAL. (43/hhr)