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Chief Justice Kamal Kumar Kimberlyn King-Hinds T’Nelta Nelson Mori Troy Polamalu Henry Herman
MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Samoa’s new Prime Minis- Kiddie has been appointed Businesswoman Ilana Seid work’s first all-female senior
ter, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as Deputy Chairman. Mano has been nominated for the management team. They are
has named a 12-member is Managing Director and role of Palau’s Ambassador General Manager Luapene
cabinet. They are Deputy CEO of Mineral Resources to the United Nations. In his Lefau, Head of Operations
Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Development Company, while nomination letter, President Isabel Tuatagaloa, and
Iosefo Ponifasio; Minister Kiddie is an experienced PNG Surangel Whipps said that Finance and Administration
of Finance Mulipola An- accountant (CPA) and Regis- Seid’s “considerable experi- Manager, Keiolani Samuelu.
arosa Ale-Molio’o; Justice tered Auditor. ence in the investment bank- Between them they have
Minister Matamua Vasati ing sector” will serve Palau 53 years of experience with
Sili Pulufana; Minister for Fiji police commissioner, well at the United Nations South Pacific Business Devel-
Commerce Leatinu’u Wayne Brigadier General Sitiveni post. opment.
So’oialo; Works, Transport Qiliho has resumed in the
and Infrastructure Minister post after returning from James Sowane is the new Catherine Etuata Papani
Olo Fiti Vaai; Minister for studies in the UK. Rusiate Chairperson of Fiji’s Land is the new CEO of the Niue
Health Valasi Luapitofanua Tudravu, who was Acting Transport Authority. Sowane Chamber of Commerce.
Tafito Selesele; Minister for Commissioner during Qiliho’s has long experience in the Papani is a former president
Police and Prisons Faualo absence, has now resigned transport and tourism sec- of the chamber and has also
Harry Jefferey Schuster; Ag- from the force. Meanwhile tors. Meanwhile Narisha worked at the Niue Develop-
riculture Minister Laauliale- Senior Superintendent of Karan has also joined the ment Bank.
malietoa Leuatea Polataivao Police Mesake Waqa has Board. Her background is in
Schmid; Education Minister taken up a posting as the finance and auditing. Anne Giardini QC has been
Seu’ula Ioane; Minister Director Criminal Investiga- appointed to the Board of
for Women, Community tions Department in the Fiji Vale Teweiariki Teaero, K92 Mining in PNG. Giardini
and Society Development Police Force after successful- former USP scholar, artist, has 30 years’ legal experi-
Leota Laki Lamositele; and ly graduating from Sydney’s editor and Islands Busi- ence and has also served
Minister for Communications, Macquarie University with a ness contributor. Teaero on the boards of Nevsun
Information and Technol- Master of Criminology. was called to rest in July at Resources Ltd. and Thomp-
ogy, Toelupe Poumulinuku his residence in Temwaiku, son Creek Metals Company
Onesemo. Kiribati’s new Chief Kiribati. Inc. Her fields of expertise
Justice, William Hastings, include natural resource
Fiji’s Chief Justice Kamal has been welcomed to the Ben Wong has been ap- development, public and
Kumar has been sworn in bench. He succeeds former pointed as the Interim Group government relations, safety,
after acting in the post for CJ, Sir John Muria. CEO of PNG’s Paradise Foods. risk and brand management,
more than two years. Justice He has been Group Chief and manufacturing.
Kumar has served on Fiji’s Papua New Guinea’s Na- Financial Officer since 2019
High Court since 2013. His tional Exchange (PNGX) has and continues in that role. T’Nelta Nelson Mori has
appointment has been ex- appointed Elizabeth Wamsa His predecessor, James Rice, been promoted to serve
tended until 2024. as General Manager. She has has returned to the US. as Congressional Legisla-
been with PNGX since 2015, tive Director of the Guam
PNG Air’s new Chair is most recently as compliance Samoa’s SPBD network has Congressional Office, based
Augustine Mano, and Watta manager. appointed the SPBD net- in Washington D.C. A part

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