BP BUMN Boss Regarding Expatriates In The Board Of Directors: Not Must

Head of BP BUMN Dony oskaria (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the BUMN Regulatory Agency (BP) Dony Oskaria opened his voice regarding the possibility of adding expatriates or foreign nationals (WNA) in other state-owned companies. According to him, the appointment of foreigners in BUMN is not mandatory.

Meanwhile, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk is an early example of implementing the policy of adding foreigners to the board of directors. At the Garuda Indonesia EGMS which was held on Wednesday, October 15, shareholders appointed two foreigners as directors of the airline company Garuda Indonesia.

They are former Green Africa Airways boss Neil Raymond Mills, appointed Director of Garuda Indonesia Transformation, and Singapore Airlines official Balagopal Kunduvara, appointed as Director of Finance and Risk Management of Garuda Indonesia.

"Actually, it's not a must, yes. It depends on the need. So the basis is again a necessity," he told reporters at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday, October 20.

"If we need it, we need it, for certain sectors we may do what is essentially what needs support from all Indonesian people is our seriousness in carrying out transformations in our SOE management. So don't look at Indonesian citizens or foreigners," he continued.

When asked whether PT Pertamina (Persero) needed expatriate services, Dony said it was not yet necessary. Even so, he emphasized the importance of change for the good of SOEs in the future.

"Until so far, not yet, because that's just what is needed. Again, the most important thing is that we see the spirit that changes must be made for the good of SOEs in the future," he said.

Previously, the CEO of Danantara Indonesia Rosan Roeslani gave a signal that the placement of expatriates or foreign nationals (WNA) in the board of directors of state-owned companies did not stop at PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.

According to Rosan, the placement of expatriates in SOEs is part of a strategy to strengthen company management to be more efficient, competitive, and have international standard governance.

"And the next question is definitely whether this will be applied to other SOEs, right? We will analyze it, we also won't need expatu," he said when met in South Jakarta, Thursday, October 16.

Rosan emphasized that the presence of expatriates in the management ranks is not only for symbolic positions. Instead, it is intended so that SOEs can obtain technology transfers, knowledge, and global experiences.

"We really analyze the expat that we bring in in SOEs. We can indeed provide transfers of technology, knowledge and also bring our SOEs with the standards of the President, international standards with a longer experience like that," he said.