After Being President Director At Bank Mandiri And Erick Thohir Was Fired From PLN, Where Is Zulkifli Zaini Going?

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Erick Thohir, has officially removed Zulkifli Zaini from the position of Main Director of the State Electricity Company (Persero) or PLN. Instead, Erick also appointed Darmawan Prasodjo.

This dismissal and appointment were carried out at the 2021 General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) of PLN which was held today, Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Head Office of PT PLN (Persero) in Jakarta.

Then, how is Zulkifli Zaini's career journey?

The man who was born on October 22, 1956, earned a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1980 and completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Washington in 1994.

Zulkifli Zaini has important professional experience in several SOEs, including Independent Commissioner of PT Bank Permata Tbk in 2017-2019, Independent Commissioner of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk in 2015-2016, and Commissioner of PT PLN (Persero) in 2013-2015.

Then, Zulkifli also held the position of President Director of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk in 2010-2013. Then, from 2003 to 2010 he became Director of Distribution Network, Director of Commercial & Business Banking, and Director of Technology & Operations respectively.

Then, Zulkifli was trusted to occupy the position of President Director of PT PLN (Persero) based on the Decree of the Minister of SOEs as the General Meeting of Shareholders Number SK-325/MBU/12/2019 dated December 23, 2019.

However, his career at PLN was not as long as at Bank Mandiri, Zulkifli was officially dismissed as of December 6, 2021. The decision was taken at the 2021 PLN General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) which was held today, at the Head Office of PT PLN (Persero) in Jakarta.

There is no further information, where Zulkifli will pursue his next career after he no longer serves as the President Director of PT PLN (Persero).