SOFTLY spoken, private and petite, Nicke Widy-awati might not be most peoples' image of an energy company chief executive, but it seems she certainly punches above her weight in business circles. An Indonesian Cabinet minister once commended Nicke, saying she is "able to carry out any task assigned to her". This faith in her abilities saw Nicke recently reappointed as president director of Indonesia's national oil company, Pertamina, becoming the first person to hold the top post for two consecutive terms. Nicke's first term - from April 2018 to September 2022 - had seen her steer the state-owned enterprise toward the energy transition despite the challenges caused by the Covid pandemic, geopolitics and climate change. "I thank all Pertamina officers for their hard work and support. Hopefully in this second period we can continue to strengthen consolidation to continue the company's transformation," she says. "Positive energy is the uppermost renewable resource." Nicke adds that the three main strategies on her immediate radar are to improve the performance of Pertamina's existing oil and gas business, maintain the company's energy transition and develop new and renewable energies. "We will continue the energy transition with strategic initiatives and agendas to ensure energy security while pursuing shareholder aspirations, which is to achieve a market value of $100 billion," Nicke says.
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