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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Former Papua New Guinea Chief Adrian Ram has been appointed as Chief Migration Officer for the Papua
Justice and Madang Governor, Sir the new Board Director of Fiji Sugar New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship
Arnold Amet, has been appointed as Corporation. Ram will replace Atil Service Authority (PNG ICSA). Navasivu
the new PNG Ambassador to the United Narayan who has resigned after serving has worked in ICSA for 15 years in policy
States of America. on the board for five years. and operational areas, including as a
Deputy Chief Migration Officer. He has
Palau has appointed Stan Shih, Papua New Guinea Rugby Football
founder of Taiwan’s PC brand Acer League (PNGRFL) Chairman, Sandis also served in the PNG embassies in the
Philippines and established the ICSA
Group, as a ‘senior economic advisor’ to Tsaka, announced the reappointment of Morobe Regional Office in Lae.
the government. Shih led a delegation PNGRFL Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
to Palau in March to survey the Stanley Hondina, for a further three Manjula Devi has been appointed Ba
investment environment of the island years. Town Council acting CEO following a
country, when the appointment was The South Pacific Stock Exchange has directive by Local Fijian Government
made by President Surangel Whipps Jr. Minister, Maciu Nalumisa.
announced that Ajai Punja has resigned
The Commonwealth of Northern as Alternate Director from the Board of Five new Commissioners have been
Mariana Islands Senate has confirmed Directors of the Company of FMF Foods. appointed to serve in the Solomon
the appointment of Workforce The Pacific Network on Globalisation Islands Independent Commission Against
Investment Agency Director, Frances A. (PANG) has appointed Joey Tau as its Corruption (SIICAC). They are:
Torres, to the Civil Service Commission.
new Coordinator, replacing Maureen ● Former Attorney General, judge and
The Football Federation Samoa has Penjueli, who has served as the lawyer, James Apaniai as Chairman
appointed Faumuina Margaret Godinet- Coordinator for many years. Tau hails ● Lawyer, Florrie Alalo, as the Deputy
Crichton as its new Chief Executive from Papua New Guinea. Chair
Officer. She takes on the role of former The New Zealand High Commission
CEO, Galumalemana Ronna Lee, who in Fiji has announced the appointment ● Jimmy Sendersley (re-appointed)
had her contract terminated in June of Arti Naidu as the recent addition ● Alfred Ghemu Kituru and
2024.
to its development team. Naidu has ● Michelle Lam
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance over 15 years’ experience in project
Company (PCRIC) has appointed Henry management, training coordination The Fijian Competition and Consumer
Cocker as its Finance and Planning and stakeholder engagement, and has Commission (FCCC) has appointed
manager and Ranadi Tuimoala as its worked with international NGOs within General Manager Regulations Pranil
finance officer. Cocker brings extensive the public sector, tourism sector, and Singh as its acting Chief Executive
regional expertise in public finance briefly for the banking sector. Officer. Singh was appointed General
with a distinguished career spanning Fiji’s Asit Sen has been appointed Manager Regulations in June 2023 at a
key roles at the Pacific Islands Forum as the Chief Financial Officer of Nauru time when the FCCC was ramping up
Secretariat, Nauru Ministry of Finance, Airlines. He was previously the Finance continued efforts to tackle cost of living
New Zealand Treasury, International Manager at the airline and has also concerns and embracing operational
Monetary Fund, and Tonga Ministry worked for Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd excellence. Former CEO, Joel Abraham,
of Finance. Meanwhile, Tuimoala and BRED Bank in Fiji. has been appointed as Executive Director
joins PCRIC with more than 13 years at the Asia Pacific Regulatory Centre.
of experience in finance across Fiji’s The National Executive Council has Fiji-owned and operated general
private and public sectors. appointed Wellington Navasivu as the
insurance company, Sun Insurance, has

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