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Christina Lasaqa Commodore Humphrey Tawake Faamatuainu Suifua John Muria
MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Christina Lasaqa is the of Transaction Banking Op- dent. High Commissioner Simon Sinai has been
new chief executive officer erations, International Pay- Ma’ahanua started his career confirmed as PNG’s Electoral
of Solomon Telekom. Hailing ments Manager and Learning with the Solomon Islands Commissioner at the PNG
from Gwou’ulu, Lau lagoon, and Development Associate. Ministry of Public Service Electoral Commission. He
Malaita, Lasaqa is the com- as an Administrative Officer was previously acting in the
The Pacific Tourism Organ-
pany’s first ever local female isation has named Faama- in 1987 and has previously role. Papua New Guinea goes
CEO. She has been with been posted to the European to the polls next year.
Solomon Telekom since 2002 tuainu Suifua as acting Union and World Trade Orga- Fish Eye Marine Park Gen-
and is a former executive Chairman of the SPTO Board nization (WTO). eral Manager Akihiro Tani
committee member of the of Directors. The current In Federated States of has joined the Guam Visitors
Pacific Islands Telecommuni- Chief Executive Officer of Micronesia, Dr. Perpetua S. Bureau’s Board. He fills the
cation Association. the Samoa Tourism Authority,
Suifua has been a member Konman has been declared position that became vacant
Tuvalu has appointed its of the SPTO Board since as winner of the Southern after Charles Bell, T Galleria
first ever resident judge, Sir 2019 and was elected as the Namoneas election, mak- by DFS vice president of op-
John Muria. He is the former Deputy Board Chairman in ing her the first ever female erations, resigned. Tani has
Chief Justice of Kiribati. October 2021. He replaces Senator at the FSM Congress. over 25 years of experience
Noel Vari is the new Halatoa Fua, who has taken France’s new Ambassador in the tourism industry.
Deputy Governor of the Re- up the position of Director to Fiji is Francois-Xavier Fiji’s Ambassador to the
serve Bank of Vanuatu. Vari of National Environment Ser- Leger. He has previously United Nations in Geneva,
was previously Director of vices of the Cook Islands. been posted to Japan, Sen- Nazhat Shameem Khan, has
Financial Regulations Depart- The Guam Women’s Cham- egal and Jerusalem. been elected as a deputy
ment, and has been with the ber of Commerce announced Kina Bank’s Executive Gen- prosecutor of the Interna-
Bank for 23 years. its new board members. eral Manager Banking, Lesieli tional Criminal Court. She as-
They are: Maria Leon sumes the position in March
Telecom Niue Ltd CEO, Moala Taviri, has been ap-
Brett Collier has resigned Guerrero, executive vice pointed as PNG Country Head 2022.
from the role. His contract president and chief operating and the formal spokesperson The World Health Organi-
was due to expire in 2023. officer, Bank of Guam, Clare for Kina Bank. She currently zation’s (WHO) new Repre-
Delgado, principal broker, leads the Bank’s branch net- sentative to the South Pacific
Roddie Soweni is the new Partner at Home Ventures
Executive Officer of the Realty, Michelle Bordallo, work and operations. is Dr Mark Jacobs. Prior to
this appointment he was the
MSME Council in Papua New finance controller, Morrico Dr Brian Jones has been WHO Representative to Lao.
Guinea. She was previously Equipment and president, appointed British High Com-
with CPA PNG and the Port Phoenix E&C Corp., DBA Bor- missioner to the Republic Festival of Pacific Arts
Moresby Chamber of Com- dallo Consulting Engineers, of Fiji, non-resident High & Culture officials have
merce. Jae James, vice president Commissioner to Tuvalu, and named Aaron Sala as festival
ANZ Fiji has appointed sales, Pacific Daily News, and non-resident Ambassador to director. Sala, who is Native
Viniana Uluiviti as Chief Op- Tiffany Angoco, learning and the Marshall Islands and the Hawaiian and Samoan, will
erating Officer, reporting to development manager, DFS Federated States of Micro- be in charge of the planning,
nesia. He succeeds George
ANZ Bank Fiji Country Head, Group Mid-Pacific. coordination and execution
Rabih Yazbek. Uluiviti has Solomon Islands’ new High Edgar OBE who will be of the 13th festival, which
held a variety of senior roles Commissioner to Fiji, Joseph retiring from the diplomatic will be held in Hawaii for the
across ANZ Fiji and Pacific Ma’ahanua has presented his service. Dr Jones will take up first time in June 2024.
Operations, including Head credentials to Fiji’s Presi- his appointment during Janu-
ary 2022.

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