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Gurīn Energy appoints former Indonesian foreign affairs minister H.E. Retno Marsudi to Board of Directors
Singapore, Friday, 22 November 2024 – Leading Asian renewable energy developer Gurīn Energy today announced the appointment of Her Excellency Retno Marsudi as a Non-Executive Director to the company’s Board of Directors, effective 21 November 2024.
As an independent Non-Executive Director, Mrs Marsudi will provide strategic guidance to Gurīn Energy’s management team and contribute to the robustness and effectiveness of the governance of the company.
Mrs Marsudi’s appointment follows her highly distinguished career in Indonesia’s foreign service that has spanned four decades, during which time she blazed a trail as Indonesia’s first female Minister for Foreign Affairs in former President Joko Widodo’s Cabinet.
A champion of sustainable development, Mrs Marsudi has received various illustrious awards at home and internationally for her advocacy work. This includes the Agent of Change Award from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
“We are honoured to welcome Her Excellency Retno Marsudi to Gurīn Energy’s Board of Directors. Her wide-ranging experience, keen strategic eye and deep regional knowledge will enable us to move more robustly and further on our mission to accelerate the energy transition in Asia, and we extend to her our warmest welcome,” said Vimal Vallabh, Chairman of Gurīn Energy.
“I am delighted to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Gurīn Energy, a dynamic renewable energy company that is taking bold strides to bring about a clean energy future where it operates: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia. I look forward to working shoulder to shoulder with my fellow directors, as well as Gurīn Energy’s management team, to realise our common vision of a sustainable future for Asia,” said Mrs Marsudi.
Gurīn Energy’s Board of Directors is chaired by Vimal Vallabh from Morrison and oversees the renewable energy developer’s strategy and governance.