Erick Thohir Talks About Trimming, Here Are 5 Names Of Garuda Indonesia Commissioners, From Triawan Munaf, Yenny Wahid To Chairal Tanjung

President Commissioner of Garuda Indonesia, Triawan Munaf. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) will reduce the members of the Board of Commissioners of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. This step is an effort to save state-owned airlines from debt bondage.

As is known, Garuda Indonesia's total debt currently reaches Rp. 70 trillion and can continue to grow along with the sluggish aviation business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOE Minister Erick Thohir said that the reduction would be made up to three commissioners. In fact, the shareholders proposed that there be only two commissioners.

Erick said that the steps to reduce commissioners will be carried out as soon as possible. In fact, the target will be carried out within the next two weeks, either through the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) scheme or other schemes.

"What is proposed (reducing commissioners) is very good, we must praise it, even I want to propose later if possible only two Garuda commissioners," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of SOEs Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, June 2.

Erick said that reduction measures among the company's top brass also needed to be carried out in line with the early retirement program for Garuda employees. According to him, this step is taken so that there is efficiency in the burden of official salaries and at the same time justice for all workers.

"Not earlier, for example, there was an early retirement but the commissioners were not reduced, we will reduce them later. So I think later the number will be reduced by, for example, two or three people. We will do it as soon as possible," he said.

So who fills the position of Commissioner of Garuda Indonesia at this time? Here is the list, filled with names that are quite popular:

1. President Commissioner: Triawan Munaf

2. Vice President Commissioner: Chairal Tanjung

3. Independent Commissioner: Yenny Wahid

4. Independent Commissioner: Elisa Lumbantoruan

5. Commissioner: Peter F Gontha

The five were appointed to fill the post of commissioner at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGMS) January 22, 2020. Triawan Munaf is the former head of the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf).

Meanwhile, Yenny Wahid is the daughter of the 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia, the late Gus Dur. Elisa Lumbantoruan, who holds the position of Independent Commissioner, was previously the President Director and CEO of ISS, a multinational outsourcing company.

Meanwhile, Chairal Tanjung is the younger brother of Chairul Tanjung, the boss of CT Corp. Previously, Chairal Tanjung served as an Independent Commissioner of Garuda Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Peter Gontha returned to the position of Commissioner. Previously, Peter Gontha had also held the position of commissioner at Garuda Indonesia.