Thursday, November 14, 2024

Pandu Sjahrir tipped to be named Danantara’s Chief Operating Officer soon

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A businessman and angel investor Pandu Patria Sjahrir is widely tipped to be appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara), a sovereign wealth fund mechanism to support Indonesia development financing.

Rumors of Pandu’s likely appointment as COO of BPI Danantara circulated following a coordination meeting on the launch of BPI Danantara co-led by Minister of Investment and Downstream/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan P. Roeslani and Head of BPI Danantara Muliaman D. Hahad on Sunday, November 3, 2024. 

Pandu attended the meeting along with Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Djiwandono, Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Todotua Pasaribu and Head of Presidential Communications Office Hasan Nasbi. Only Pandu who attended in the meeting in his capacity as a non-Cabinet member.

Asked about his appointment as COO of BPI Danantara, Pandu was reluctant to provide more detailed information. 

Pak Muliaman Hadad was already inaugurated as Head of BPI Danantara. As for me, just wait [for the official announcement],” Pandu, a nephew of Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, told journalists on the sidelines of the Launch of the 2024 National Fintech Month in Jakarta, on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Pandu, who is also Chairman of the Indonesian Fintech Association (AFTECH), said that his position at BPIDanantara would be conveyed further so that he could not yet open it to the public.

“Later we can communicate again for that event [his announcement],” he said. 

Documents detailing the Danantara Indonesia Sovereign Fund indicate that BPI Danantara will begin operations with an initial asset base of approximately US$600 billion (Rp9,429.8 trillion) and function similarly to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, allowing it to invest both domestically and abroad.

Seven major SOEs have been designated to fall under Danantara’s portfolio: Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), State power utility company PT PLN, State energy company PT Pertamina, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), Publicly listed State telecommunications company PT Telkom Indonesia, andState mining holding company PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (MIND ID).

Over the next several years, Danantara aims to expand its managed assets to US$982 billion (Rp15,433 trillion), positioning it as the fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund globally.

This gradual expansion will eventually include additional state-owned assets to bolster its portfolio.

Currently, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world is Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, managing over US$1.7 trillion.

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