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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu experience in dental medicine and and Garisau Penesio Nonu Baleinabuli
is the World Health Organisation’s administration. for Forestry and Fisheries.
new Chief Nursing Officer. In 2019, Dr
Tuipulotu became Tonga’s first female Pacific Resort Hotel Group has employed The Vanuatu government has hired
Minister for Health, and has been a Nikola Brent as its new Sales and for the first time, two Country Liaison
member of the WHO Executive Board Marketing Coordinator. Brent formerly Officers to oversee all ni-Vanuatu
since May 2020. She replaces another worked at Cook Islands Tourism. workers engaged in the Labour Mobility
Pacific Islander, Cook Islands’ Elizabeth Program. They are Patrice Kuautonga
Iro. PIANGO has announced new Board for Australia and Olivia Fleur Johnson
members. They are Marstella Jack for New Zealand.
Massey University (NZ) Professor as Chair, succeeding Inia Barry for
Dr. Apisalome Movono is the new the next three years; Drew Havea as InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
Lead Expert on the Pacific Tourism Deputy Chair, Tereeao Teingiia Ratite has hired Australian-born Mary-Lou
Organisation’s Panel for Climate as Board Secretary; Sepesa Rasili as Corcoran as its new Resort Manager. She
Change. Treasurer. Others include Alson Kelen brings over 30 years of hotel experience
of the Marshall Islands Association of to the new role.
Former DFAT official Rod Hilton NGOs, Shirley Abraham from Vanuatu
has taken office as Australia’s High Association of NGOs, and Sioneheke Ambassador Junior Aini has begun his
Commissioner to the Solomon Islands. Leolahi of Niue Association of Non- duties as Ambassador of the Marshall
Governmental Organisations. Islands to Fiji with cross accreditation
Justice Patrick Keane has been to 13 Pacific nations and territories
appointed by the Cook Islands’ Ministry 13 Permanent Secretaries have taken including Australia, New Zealand, FSM,
of Justice as its new head of judiciary, office in various Fiji government Kiribati, PNG, Solomon Islands and
replacing retired Chief Justice Sir Hugh ministries for the next three years. Vanuatu.
Williams. They are Ashwin Raj for Women,
Children and Poverty Alleviation; New Zealand-born Darryl Williamson
The Council of the University of the Salaseini Daunabuna for Rural and joins Pacific MMI Insurance Ltd as its
South Pacific has selected two new Maritime Development and Disaster new Chief Executive Officer with more
senior staff. They are Walter Fraser as Management; Mere Siqila-Lakeba for than 30 years of insurance industry
Chief Operating Officer and Professor Waterways and Environment; Atish experience in New Zealand, Asia and
Janusz Jankowski as Deputy Vice- Kumar for Employment Productivity the Pacific.
Chancellor and Vice President. and Industrial Relations; Seema Sharma
for Local Government; Yogesh Karan Desmond Wildin is the new director of
The Trust Board for Oxfam in the Pacific for the Office of the Prime Minister, the Cook Islands Audit Office after more
has appointed Eunice Wotene as its Sugar Industry, Immigration and Foreign than a decade in public service in the
new Executive Director. Wotene first Affairs; Susan Kiran for Civil Service; country.
joined Oxfam’s PNG-based office in Shaheen Ali for Commerce, Trade,
2014. Tourism and Transport; Sanjeeva American Samoa’s Aeau Christopher
Perera for Housing and Community Hazelman has been elected to lead the
In American Samoa, Afamasaga Dr. Development; Taitusi Vakadravuyaca territory’s Ministry of Education, Sports
Talifa Talifa is the newest member for Infrastructure and Meteorological and Culture as its CEO for the next
of the LBJ Medical Center Board of Services; Raijeli Taga for Lands and three years.
Directors. Afamasaga has decades of Mineral Resources; Manasa Lesuma for
Defence, National Security and Policing, Ronesh Dayal has been appointed

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