State-owned companies reshuffled

State-owned companies reshuffled

JAKARTA (JP): The government has revamped the top management
of 10 state-owned companies overseen by the Ministry of Industry.

When installing the new presidents of the 10 state-run
companies at his office yesterday, Minister of Industry Tunky
Ariwibowo said the revamping was part of the government's efforts
to prepare state companies to entering regional, as well as
global competition.

He targeted that, by the end of the terms for the current
cabinet ministers, in early 1998, the 10 state companies should
get quality assurance certificates of ISO-9000.

"If you have the ISO-9000 certificates, it will be easier for
you to compete on the global market because you already have an
international platform to do so," Tunky told the new presidents.

The newly installed executives are Syaiful Amir, who was
appointed president of PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, replacing
Suratman; Rauf Purnama was appointed president of PT Petrokimia
Gresik, replacing Endarto; and Omay K. Wiraatmadja was appointed
president of PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda, replacing Zini Muhibat.

Ikhdan Nizar was appointed president of PT Semen Baturaja,
replacing Suharto Dironimpuno; and Abubakar was appointed
president of PT Semen Padang, replacing Nizar D.T. Kayo, who was
appointed president of PT Semen Tonasa, replacing Soebyakto.

Minister Tunky also installed Akmal Wahid as president of PT
Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari, replacing Irawan Satjadipura; Mas
Ismoedi was appointed president of PT Industri Sandang I,
replacing Sumedi Wignyosumarto; Imam Hidayat was appointed
president of PT Garam, replacing Muchji Rusnosuprapto; and Djoko
Satmoko was appointed president of PT Iglas, replacing Soediono
Purwodiharjo.

"It's more difficult to become the head of a state company
than a private one because state companies bear double missions
-- one is to take in as much profit possible and the other is to
help the government stabilize the economy," Tunky reminded the
new executives. (rid)