State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir on Wednesday announced the names of the six finalists of the #GirlsTakeOver program, who will take on his duties and those of five SOEs directors for a day.
He said #GirlsTakeOver finalist Sharon from West Java will take over his role as State-Owned Enterprises Minister for a day.
“Of course, Thursday (September 30, 20219) there will be a leadership meeting, so Sharon will lead the meeting on two things later. One of which is to ensure if the equality program in State-Owned Enterprises is running, and the second task is how we, the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry’s programs, will now focus on three things: first in education, second in the environment, and third in micro, small, and medium enterprises. These four things will be reviewed at the leadership meeting,” Thohir informed in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Another young finalist, Virdha from Central Java, will replace Angkasa Pura I managing director Faik Fahmi for a day, he disclosed.
“We know that our tourism (sector) is currently declining due to COVID-19, but we are sure it will rise given that the majority of our tourists are domestic tourists. Of course, the facilities at airports need to be reviewed to support (people with) disabilities. Later, I will assign Virdha to take over the Angkasa Pura Group to review how the facilities are prepared for people with disabilities. Please report the results to me later,” the minister said.
Meanwhile, Adinda from Central Java will take the place of president director of Bank Mandiri, Darmawan Junaidi, for a day, Thohir informed.
“Adinda’s background is interesting because she is in the field of informatics, and we know that digital banking is currently trending. Thus, I have asked Adinda to go to Bank Mandiri as the managing director, later report to me how the digital transition is at Mandiri,” he said.
Another youngster, Indira from South Sulawesi, will get to assume the office of president director of Kimia Farma, Verdi Budidarmo, for a day, the minister added.
“With the discussions we had, I also saw the importance of Indira trying to see how to improve our health industry, especially in medicine. I assigned Indira to Kimia Farma to check up on two things, those being mapping imported raw materials at Kimia Farma. Second, Kimia Farma is also currently integrating services with IHC Pertamedika. (I want her to) see for herself, what the pluses and minuses are,” he observed.
According to Thohir, Sisilia from East Nusa Tenggara will replace BRI president director Sunarso for a day.
“Sisilia from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, likes to help school kids every day. We know how now that BRI, PNM, and Pegadaian have become a singular entity in raising capital for the largest successful rights issue in Southeast Asia, second in Asia, and seventh in the world, with a value of Rp96 trillion (around US$6.7 million). We will focus on ultra micro and MSMEs,” the minister elaborated.
“Of course, because Sisilia has experience as an Early Childhood Education teacher, (she can) try to see how the integration system among PNM, BRI, and Pegadaian is. Please review it again, maybe there are some other inputs to make it better,” he added.
Lastly, Putri from West Java will have the opportunity to replace Telkomsel’s president director Hendri Mulya Syam for a day, he revealed.
“I assigned Putri the task to go to Telkomsel as the president director. Telkomsel is doing a very big integration. I assigned Putri to review Telkomsel’s preparations to face the second wave of digital disruption. Later on, (she can) give me inputs,” Thohir said.
“We have selected six young finalists from 7,023 applicants. This is the largest number. And obviously what is interesting is that the mentoring in SOEs is not only by me, we will also involve the two Deputy Ministers of State-Owned Enterprises,” he added.
#GirlsTakeover is a global campaign initiated by Plan International, which is held simultaneously in 75 countries each year to mark International Girls Day on October 11. This year, the theme for the day is gender equality and youth leadership in the working world.
Source: Antara News