Appointed As Commissioner Of Telkom, Arya Sinulingga: Legally, I'm Freelancing At Inalum

Special Staff of the Ministry of SOEs, Arya Sinulingga. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir appointed Arya Sinulingga as Independent Commissioner at PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Whereas previously, Arya had also served as a commissioner in another BUMN, namely PT Inalum since November 29, 2019.

Arya said, according to SOE Ministerial Regulation Number PER-10/MBU/10/2020 concerning Requirements and Procedures for the Appointment and Dismissal of Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Supervisory Board of State-Owned Enterprises, a commissioner in BUMN may not hold concurrent positions in other state-owned companies. .

"Regulatoryly, the Commissioner of Inalum is released, because it is not allowed to hold concurrent positions according to the Ministerial Regulation above," said Arya, when confirmed by reporters, Saturday, May 29.

The spokesman for the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir, emphasized that this rule does not only apply to him. According to him, all SOE commissioners cannot hold similar positions in other SOEs.

Previously, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir reshuffled the composition of the board of directors and commissioners of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. The reshuffle took place at Telkom's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) which was held on Friday, May 28 yesterday.

Erick dismissed Rhenald Kasali from the President Commissioner, Marsudi Wahyu Kisworo and Chandra Arie Setiawan from the Independent Commissioner, as well as Alex Denni and Ahmad Fikri Assegaf from the position of Commissioner.

Instead, Erick Thohir appointed former Minister of Research and Technology as well as Commissioner of Bukalapak, Bambang Brodjonegoro, as President Commissioner of Telkom. Then, Erick also appointed Abdi Negara Nurdin or Abdee "Slank" and Bono Daru Adji as Independent Commissioners of the state-owned telecommunications company.

In addition, Erick appointed the Director General of Budget of the Ministry of Finance Isa Rachmatarwata and Special Staff to the Minister of SOEs Arya Sinulingga as the parent commissioners of Telkomsel.