Jakarta, May 16, 2025 – 黑料不打烊 Pertamina (Persero) has won two international awards at the 2025 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards. Recognition was given to the Director of Finance of Pertamina, Emma Sri Martini, as the Most Innovative Leader of the Year – Silver. Another award was in the Innovative Achievement in Finance – Bronze category. These awards were received in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
"Pertamina remains committed to developing innovations, including in the financial sector, to enhance corporate competitiveness. Pertamina’s success in receiving the Stevie Awards for two consecutive years demonstrates its contribution to raising Indonesia’s name on the international stage, especially in the Asia Pacific region," said Juferson V. Mangempis, VP of Investor Relations of Pertamina.
The Innovative Achievement in Finance category gave a positive evaluation to Pertamina’s financial policy implementation, specifically the Liquidity Control Tower (LCT). LCT is a policy development initiative that manages financial resources through four pillars: Cash Visibility, Cash Forecast, Cash Optimizer, and Payment Workflow. The strategic policy innovation led by Pertamina’s Finance Director aims to optimize financial operational activities across the Pertamina Group.
"Through LCT, Pertamina can enhance the effectiveness of liquidity management throughout the Pertamina Group by optimizing cash, resource allocation, and business process efficiency," he explained.
According to Juferson, Pertamina’s participation in this international event also serves as a way for the company to understand the expectations of stakeholders, particularly financial institutions and investors.
"This includes expectations toward top management as well as the sustainability of the company’s business through continuous innovations in facing the ever-evolving external challenges," he added.
Fadjar Djoko Santoso, VP of Corporate Communication of Pertamina, stated that this recognition aligns with the company’s commitment to continuously improving its financial performance and meeting stakeholder expectations.
"The award from the Stevie Awards also proves that Pertamina’s reputation is recognized internationally," said Fadjar.
The Asia Pacific Stevie Awards is an international business competition organized by The Stevie Awards, based in the United States. The competition is open to all companies and organizations in 22 countries across the Asia Pacific region and was participated in by over 600 companies as nominees for business innovation.
The Stevie Awards judging process is based on business innovation with consideration of innovation concept, development process, success, and impact on the company or society.
"Therefore, the innovations that win in this event have been proven to be successfully implemented and to have a significant impact on the company’s business," explained Fadjar.
Pertamina, as a leading company in the energy transition, is committed to supporting the Net Zero Emission 2060 target by continuously promoting programs that directly impact the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement. All these efforts align with Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) implementation across all Pertamina's business lines and operations.**