Retired General is Chief Commissioner of Indonesian State-Owned Drug Firm Kimia Farma

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir has installed Gen. Alexander Kaliaga Ginting, retired one-star army general, as president commissioner of drug maker PT Kimia Farma Tbk at its annual shareholder’s meeting on July 29.

Alexander, who is also a special staff to the Minister of Health for Development and Health Financing, replaced Untung Suseno Sutarjo. Alexander is one of several army or police generals who have been appointed to a civilian job at a state-owned company since Erick has held the minister post on October 23, 2019.

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The meeting also appointed Musthofa Fauzi as an Independent Commissioner to replace Wahono Sumaryono, while the composition of the company’s board of directors remains the same.

The composition of Kimia Farma’s current board of commissioners and directors is as follows:

Board of Commissioners

President Commissioner: Alexander Kaliaga Ginting
Commissioner: Subandi
Commissioner: Chrisma Aryani Albandjar
Independent Commissioner: Nurrachman
Independent Commissioner: Musthofa Fauzi

Board of Directors

President Director: Verdi Budidarmo
Director of Finance: Pardiman
Director of Business Development: Imam Fathorrahman
Director of Production and Supply Chain: Andi Prazos
Director of General Affairs and Human Capital: Dharma Syahputra

Founded in 1817 during the Dutch colonial rule, Kimia Farma manufactures various products, from generic drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal medicines, to branded ethical drugs, antiretroviral drugs, contraceptives, and raw materials. Its plants are located in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Jombang, and Medan, according to Reuters.

(Writers: Akhdi Martin Pratama, Murti Ali Lingga | Editors: Erlangga Djumena, Bambang Priyo Jatmiko)

Sources: https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/07/29/170100926/erick-thohir-angkat-jenderal-purnawirawan-jadi-komisaris-utama-kimia-farma.

https://money.kompas.com/read/2019/09/18/130629926/verdi-budidarmo-diangkat-jadi-dirut-kimia-farma?page=all.