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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,...

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14 June, 2024

Stephen Quantrill became Chairman of the Board in September 2021, having served on the Twinza Board since May 2014. Twinza is the lead entity for Pasca A, set to be PNG’s first offshore gas project. Stephen 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...

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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....

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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....

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4 August, 2023

The Government of PNG appointed Elizabeth Genia as Acting Governor for the Bank of Papua New Guinea, PNG's central bank, in January 2023. She is the first woman to fill the role. She has nearly four decades of experience working in PNG’s Central Bank and was previously Assistant Governor, Corporate Affairs. Acting Governor Genia has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of PNG....

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3 August, 2023

Collin founded Ultimax Security in 2014 and has built the company into a major supplier of security services which today has around 300 employees....

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2 August, 2023

Alan joined Trukai in 2020 and is responsible for all aspects of the PNG business, bringing to the group more than 35 years' of senior management experience in a wide range of industries. He started his career in the FMCG industry, with roles at Bowater Scott and then Rexona, followed by more than 20 years with the Dulux Group, which did include 15 years in regional roles across South East Asia and in China. Alan has extensive merger and acquisition experience and has led a number of challenging turnaround roles in Australia, New Zealand, China and South East Asia. He has also worked as a lecturer in sales and marketing at RMIT, Adelaide University and Southern Cross University; during which time he...

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11 July, 2023

Justin is appointed Senior Economist at Westpac Group. He has nearly 25 years’ experience in Financial Markets. He joined Westpac in 1999 following his early training at the Reserve Bank of Australia. He has spent time in Westpac’s London office and has had a secondment as Chief Economist at St George Bank. Justin’s areas of interest are the international economy, commodity markets and the resources sector. Justin keeps a close watch on PNG's economy and is a regular visitor to the country, presenting the results of his research. He also analyses the Australia labour market and prices.   ...