Profile Of Dedi Sunardi, Director Of Pertamina Who Was Removed Because Of The Fire At The Plumpang Depot

Dedi Sunardi. (Photo: LinkedIn)

YOGYAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir has just removed one of the directors of PT Pertamina (Persero), namely Pertamina Business Support Director Dedi Sunardi.

Dedi's dismissal was related to a fire incident at the Pertamina Fuel Oil (BBM) Terminal in Plimpang, North Jakarta, on Friday 3 March 2023 evening.

So, what is Dedi Sunardi's profile like? Check out the complete information below.

Profile of Dedi Sunardi

Dedi Sunardi was born in Magetan in 1964. He holds a degree in Corporate Economics from Jayabaya University, Jakarta (1988). While the Master of Management degree was obtained from Gajah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta in 2000.

Dedi Sunardi was appointed as PT Pertamina's Business Support Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) which was held on 3 May 2021.

The appointment of Dedi Sunardi is listed in the copy of the Decree of the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Number SK-142/MBU/05/2021 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of Members of the Board of Directors of the Company (Persero) PT Pertamina which was signed, on Monday 3 May 2021. Dedi Sunardi was appointed to replace M. Haryo Yunianto who previously held this position.

Prior to Pertamina, Dedi also held a high-ranking position, namely the President Director of PT Asuransi Kredit Indonesia (Askrindo).

Based on investigations, the owner of the full name Dedi Sunardi Suryawinata has had a career in the financial sector for decades. To be precise, in the banking and insurance industry.

Since 1989, Dedi has worked at PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk. In fact, his last position was Vice President of BRI.

In July 2020, Dedi Sunardi was given the mandate by Erick Thohir to lead one of the members of the Indonesia Financial Group (IFG) holding, namely PT Askrindo. However, this position was held by Dedi for nine months.

Afterward, Erick appointed Dedi to become Pertamina's Business Support Director. However, now he was removed because of the fire incident at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot.

The news of Dedi Sunardi's dismissal was confirmed by Pertamina's VP Corporate Communication, Fadjar Djoko Santoso. He said that Dedi's replacement had been officially carried out today, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

"It's true (there has been a replacement of directors)," he told VOI.

Dedi's position was then replaced by Erry Widiastono. He has concurrent positions as Director of Logistics and Infrastructure at Pertamina.

"That's right, (for the time being the position will be concurrently) Pak Erry," he explained.

Meanwhile, Special Staff to the Minister of BUMN, Arya Sinulingga, did not want to confirm further about the news of the dismissal of Pertamina's directors.

Even so, Arya implies a replacement of directors.

"Just wait (announcement)," he said when confirmed.

For your information, the removal of the board of directors was a signal given by Erick Thohir following the fire at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot last weekend.

Erick said there was a chance that the removal was the result of a fire.

Erick admitted that he would not hesitate to remove Pertamina's board of directors if there were no improvements regarding the implementation of Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) or occupational health and safety.

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