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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Samoan Professor Julia Ioane has and Frank Palmer as Deputy Chief ● Shaheen Ali as PS of Trade,
been named the world’s first Pacific Operating Officer. Cooperatives, Small and Medium
Clinical Psychology Professor. She is a Enterprises, and Communications.
lecturer at the Auckland University of Malcolm Leslie Bishop has been ● Susan Kiran as Secretary to
Technology. sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Cabinet until June 2026.
the Supreme Court and President of the She has also assumed the role
Kiingi Tuheitia’s youngest child and Land Court of Tonga. of Permanent Secretary for
only daughter, Kuini Nga wai hono Information, effective Monday, 2nd
i te po, has been announced as the Veylma Falaéo is the new President September.
new Māori Queen in New Zealand. She of New Caledonia’s Congress, the first ● Dr Raijeli Taga as PS for Lands
is the second woman monarch of the woman to hold the position. and Mineral Resources until her
Kiingitanga. reassignment to a new ministry in
The Northern Marianas Housing October 2024.
Veena Singh and Chantal Khan have Corporation’s board of directors has
been appointed as Commissioners to the announced the appointment of Zenie P Credit Corporation (PNG) Limited has
Human Rights Commission of Fiji. Mafnas as NMHC’s Corporate Director. announced the appointment of Lady
Winfred Kamit as the Chairperson
The Telecommunications Authority of The Commonwealth of Northern of the Credit Corporation Group of
Fiji has appointed Prit Chand as its new Marianas’ Commonwealth Healthcare companies.
Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Corporation has appointed Amber
Charles Goundar. Mendiola-Romolor as its Non- Former Vanuatu Climate Minister,
Communicable Disease Program Ralph Regenvanu has been appointed
The Solomon Islands Chamber of administrator. She is the newest board Vanuatu’s new Special Envoy for Climate
Commerce & Industry has appointed member of the National Association of Change and Environment.
Amanda Korinihona as Membership Chronic Disease Directors.
Officer and Merilyn Nivolo as Finance Papua New Guinea’s Judicial
Officer. Fiji’s Public Service Commission has and Legal Services Commission has
reappointed six permanent secretaries: appointed eight new foreign judges.
FinCorp Limited in Papua New Guinea ● Pita Tagicakirewa as PS for They are:
has appointed former senior ANZ bank I-Taukei Affairs, Culture, Heritage ● Berna Collier (Australia)
officers Mark Ellul and Loi Martin and Arts. ● Alexander John Logan (Australia)
Bakani to its Board of Directors. ● Seema Sharma as PS for Local ● Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake
Government, while Yogesh Karan (Botswana)
Acting CEO of LBJ Hospital in has been reappointed PS of Multi- ● Nicholas Cooper (United Kingdom)
American Samoa, Dr Aitofele Sunia, Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry. ● Larissa Andelman (Australia)
has appointed Tommy Gabriel as ● Rebecca Christensen (Australia)
the Interim Chief Operating Officer ● Andrew Kostopoulos (Australia)
● Anthony Lo Surdo (Australia)

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