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Gudmundur Fridriksson
10 July, 2024
Chief Executive Officer at Paga Hill Development Company (PNG) Ltd...
Paulus Ain
17 June, 2024
Paulus was appointed Commissioner and CEO of the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) of Papua New Guinea on 5 May 2015. He was formerly with the ICCC as one of its pioneer employees, and held various senior positions. He recently held the position of executive manager for the Regulated Industries Division, before he left in 2013. Paulus obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Papua New Guinea. Prior to his appointment as the Commissioner and CEO of the ICCC, Mr Ain was engaged with Telikom PNG Limited after he left the ICCC in 2013....
John Lewins
17 June, 2024
John is a Mineral Engineer with over 35 years’ experience in the mining industry. He has previously worked in Africa, Australia, Asia, North America and the former Soviet Union. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and served as Chief Operating Officer from May 2016 to August 2017. He has successfully managed the development of a number of open pit and underground gold, precious and base metal mines from feasibility study through to profitable operations. John has operated extensively at the corporate level in various roles from Executive General Manager to Director and Chief Executive Officer with a number of other mining companies, including MIM Holdings, First Dynasty Mines, Platinum Australia and African Thunder Platinum. He received his National...
Wavie Kendino Leki
17 June, 2024
Wavie is a Partner in the Commercial division and the Head of Office in Dentons Port Moresby. She has a broad range of finance, corporate and commercial experience. She is experienced in drafting and negotiating a range of commercial documents and has assisted in advising financial institutions, the government, central bank, state-owned enterprises, corporations and NGOs on a range of transactions, projects and matters. Wavie also sits on the board of Nationwide Microbank Limited (MiBank) and chairs the Appointments and Remuneration Committee....
Geri McMahon
17 June, 2024
Geri is a leader in KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability team in Australia. She advises the Asset and Wealth Management sector on ESG and Responsible Investment. Geri joined KPMG in January 2023 after spending 13 years in London. Prior to joining KPMG, she was Co-Head of Responsible Investment at a global professional services firm where she led a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of ESG specialists in providing advice to UK institutional investors. Throughout her career, Geri has been an ardent supporter of improving inclusion and diversity outcomes across the wider financial industry, and carries this approach through to her work with her clients. Geri retains a truly global perspective in her investment thinking and approach. She is Chinese Australian, and lived in Hong Kong,...
Said Zaidansyah
14 June, 2024
Appointed in August 2023, Said oversees the ADB’s country partnership strategy for PNG and wider engagement in the country. A national of Indonesia, he graduated with a master of laws (LLM) degree from Queen Mary College of University of London under the British Chevening scholarship, and obtained bachelor of laws (LLB) from the University of Indonesia. He joined the ADB under the Young Professional Program in 2002 and spent many years in the Office of the General Counsel. He held most recently a senior management role as the Deputy Country Director for Indonesia. The ADB is one of PNG’s largest sources of official development assistance, with an average annual lending of $399 million over 5 years from 2017 to 2022. To date,...
Stephen Quantrill
14 June, 2024
Stephen became Chairman of the Board of Twinza Oil in September 2021, having served on the Twinza Board since May 2014. He is a chartered engineer with over 25 years’ of international experience in multifaceted roles in business ownership, company Chairmanships and Directorships. His experience as a business leader, shareholder and advisor has encompassed energy and natural resource companies, investment, financial and engineering services, property, bio-technology and the private equity arena. Stephen is the former Executive Chairman of McRae Investments, the diversified investment holding company established by Harold Clough in 1965, and also currently acts as a Director of ASX-listed Tombador Iron (ASX:TI1). He holds a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), Bachelor of Commerce, and a Masters of Business Administration, all...
Matt Dri
28 May, 2024
For two decades, Matt has been learning from, adapting, and responding to cybersecurity-related risks. As a Digital Forensics and Incident Response professional, he has closely observed the evolution of adversaries and attack types. Matt is highly technical and often acts as a translator to business executives, helping them make informed time-critical decisions. Matt draws on his experience to assist organisations identify, prepare, detect, respond, and recover from cyber security-related risks. Matt’s expertise extends beyond the realm of consulting. He has played a pivotal role as a security operations leader by developing people, processes, playbooks, automation, and metrics. Before joining KPMG, Matt worked in principal Digital Forensics and Incident Response positions across leading technology companies....
Chris Riddell
21 May, 2024
Former Chief Digital Officer at Mars, Chris is a recognised trend spotter, frequent media commentator, and digital expert with unparalleled insights into emerging trends and human behaviour....