Pembicara

Tanri AbengPresident Commisioner of Alcatel Indonesia

Tanri Abeng was appointed by President Soeharto as Indonesia’s first Minister for State-Owned Enterprises in March 1998, and was given the challenge not only of restructuring the State sector but also of creating, from scratch, the new ministry to undertake the task. He was reappointed to the same portfolio when Dr. Habibie who replaced President Soeharto. He launched a program to restructure the state-owned enterprises, to increase their productivity and unlock their value, which was completed before President Habibie’s cabinet was resolved end 1999. Tanri Abeng’s experience in formulating a coherent plan for state-owned enterprise reform is part of his involvement, for more than three decades, with multinational, regional and national corporations.