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Alex Herman Mae Bruton-Adams Dr Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Alex Herman, the Seabed Minerals independent consultancy in a number dba GTA, and Kim Anderson Young,
Commissioner at the Cook Islands of Pacific Island countries. He is an president/owner, Security Title Inc.
Seabed Minerals Authority, has resigned. alumnus of USP and served as Director, H.E. Captain Ian Finley, Permanent
Herman will take up a regional role Pacific Islands Centre for Public Representative of the Cook Islands
with the Pacific Community (SPC) in Administration between 2012 and 2015. at the International Maritime
early 2025. Under Herman’s five-year Meanwhile, USP academics have Organization, has been presented with
tenure, Cook Islands granted five-year featured in the global Top 2% the International Maritime Prize for
exploration licences to three companies Scientists List compiled by Standford 2023. Captain Finley was nominated
to determine the feasibility of deep-sea University based on their citations for the Prize by the Government of
mining for polymetallic nodules rich in and publications. Professor Ahmed the Cook Islands. As a delegate to
cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese, Rafiuddin has been featured on the the IMO, representing Panama, and
and saw the passing of various list for five consecutive years, with more recently the Cook Islands, he
legislations.
Professor Surendra Prasad featured has been an active participant in the
The new Group CEO at Harmony since 2022. Professor Maurizio development of virtually all safety,
Gold Mining Company is Beyers Nel. Cirrincione, the former Head of the environmental and legal legislation
He operates the Hidden Valley mine School of Information Technology, adopted by the Organization since 1995.
and holds 50% of the shares in the Wafi Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, Mae Bruton-Adams, executive
Golpu joint venture. Nel succeeds Peter is the third academic to feature. director of Micronesian Conservation
Steenkamp, who retires at the end of The Guam Chamber of Commerce Trust, has joined the Asia Pacific
this year.
on Wednesday elected seven board Association for Fiduciary Studies board
The University of the South Pacific directors to serve a three-year term. of governors. She will assume the
(USP) Council has appointed Siosiua The elected board directors include position vacated by William Kostka,
Tuitalukua Tupou Utoikamanu to the Vincent C. Camacho, who is managing former executive director of MCT.
Office of the Pro-Chancellor and Chair principal, Camacho Calvo Law Group Bruton-Adams is the founder and former
of Council for a three-year term, until LLC, William H. Calori, director and managing director of APLŸS Consulting,
26 November 2027. Utoikamanu has chief financial officer, Cabras Marine an environmental consulting firm
more than 40 years of experience in the Corporation, Seabridge Inc, Tae Oh, focused on sustainable development
areas of public financial management, owner and vice president, Vantage and climate resilience. She is also
public administration reform, good Advertising, Daniel Tydingco, executive the founder of the Kaselehlie Press,
governance, project management and vice president, TeleGuam Holdings LLC the longest-running newspaper in the

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