Page 55 - IB August 2024

People People

Tupou-Roosen, who has led the FFA
Secretariat since 2018.

The Reserve Bank of Fiji has
announced the appointment of
prominent lawyer Wati Seeto as
the inaugural Financial Services
Ombudsperson.

Special recognition

Cook Islander, Mary Ama has been
awarded a prestigious Museum Medal
(Companion of Auckland War Memorial
James Dolarii Naziah Ali Krishna
Museum) recognising her contributions
Tonga Airports Limited has appointed Stone, Resident Ambassador of the to Pacific arts and preserving cultural
Edgar Cocker as its new Chief Executive United States of America; Maria heritage.
Officer. Fontanel, Ambassador of France;
Gilberto Fonseca Guimarāes De Moura, Solomon Islands’ sports reporter, Lisa
James C. Polk has been promoted Ambassador of Brazil; Pham Quang Osifelo has been awarded the Media
to the President of Bank of Hawai’i Hieu, Ambassador of Vietnam; and Dr Excellence Broadcaster of the Year
Corporation and its primary operating Andreas Pfaffernoschke, Ambassador Award by the Media Association of the
subsidiary, Bank of Hawai‘i, while Vice of Germany to the Marshall Islands. Solomon Islands for her outstanding
Chair, Matthew K.M. Emerson has been reporting and broadcasting skills.
appointed Chief Retail Banking Officer. Sele Leota of American Samoa has She was one of only two women from
been appointed as Senior Creative the Pacific chosen to cover the Paris
Bernard Nepou has been appointed Producer of Entropico, the Los Angeles- Olympic Games by ONOC.
Papua New Guinea’s new Correctional based studio that last year produced
Services Commissioner. Netflix’s “ONEFOUR: Against All Odds.” Tokelauan Uvean Fijian storyteller,
Emele Ugavule has been recognised
Laurentia Bernadette Laracy his the Naziah Ali Krishna has been elected as the 2024 Emerging Pasifika Writer in
new Company Secretary for the BSP as Fiji Football Association’s new Vice Residence at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria
Financial Group Limited. She replaces President. University of Wellington’s International
Pamela Potane. Institute of Modern Letters. She is the
Marriott Resort Fiji Momi Bay has first Melanesian writer to receive the
James Dolarii is the newly appointed appointed Sophia Tafo’ou as Food & accolade.
Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Beverage Team Leader.
Islands Chamber of Commerce and In Memory
Industry. Yang Xiaoguang is China’s new
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea. Veteran Fijian academic, Dr Tupeni
ATH Group has elected Attar Singh Baba, a former Deputy Prime Minister
as Chairperson and Tanya Waqanika as Heath Bruns has been appointed as and Minister for Education, died at age
Deputy Chairperson of the ATH Board. the new Country Head of ANZ Solomon 82.
Islands.
District Court of Guam Chief Judge, Staff across Oxfam in the Pacific came
Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has CARE International in Vanuatu has together to mourn the loss of their
promoted Magistrate Judge Michael appointed Wilmaraia Sinumila as its colleagues, Papua New Guinean, Fabian
J. Bordallo to Chair of the Magistrate Country Director. Gozapao in April, and Solomon Islander,
Judges Executive Board. Shabella Rathamana, in July.
Noan Pakop as been appointed
Marshall Islands’ President, Hilda the new Director General for the Former Pohnpei Senator in the
C. Heine has accepted Letters of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Federated States of Micronesia, Mikail
Credence from five new Ambassadors Secretariat. He succeeds Dr Manu Mike Loyola has been laid to rest.
to the Marshall Islands: Laura M.

Islands Business, August 2024 55