Rupert assumed the role of Managing Director on 21 September 2020. Joining Steamships as Chief Operating Officer and as a Director on 27th August 2018, Rupert was previously Marine Services Director of Singapore based Swire Pacific Offshore Pte Ltd. He was responsible for Swire Pacific Offshore’s subsea, renewables, logistics, seismic, salvage and oil spill divisions....
Justin has 23 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. He also analyses the Australia labour market and prices. Justin also provides the analysis for Papua New Guinea's annual business confidence survey, the PNG 100 CEO Survey, produced by Business Advantage International in partnership with Westpac. LinkedIn...
Aho Baliki is Managing Director of Heduru Moni Ltd (trading as Moni Plus). A career banker with over 45 years’ experience who brings a wealth of banking knowledge and skills to the board. He held several senior management roles at Bank South Pacific (BSP), including managing director of PNGBC and National Development Bank. At BSP, Baliki was part of the team that oversaw the bank’s full transformation from a regional-based entity to one that includes the Pacific and Asia. Baliki was Chairman of Heduru Moni Ltd (trading as Moni Plus) from December 2020 and was appointed its Managing Director in 2022. He is also director of Kumul Minerals Holdings, Broky Limited and Hela Investment Limited (the business arm of Hela Provincial Government) and has a wide network of...
Lars is co-founder and Managing Director of JMP Securities Limited, the leading securities trading and investment banking advisory firm in Papua New Guinea....
His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE was appointed as PNG High Commissioner to Australia in December 2017, having served in the public service for almost four decades. Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner, Mr Kali was the longest serving Departmental Secretary in the PNG Public Service, having served as Secretary for Department of Personnel Management for more than a decade. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 in recognition of his dedication to public service and recently awarded a CMG in 2016 for his strong leadership in the Public Service. ...
Jerry was appointed Managing Director of Papua New Guinea's Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) in November 2018....
Mihai Sora is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program & Project Director of the Aus-PNG Network....
Leon is the PNG Country Manager at Oil Search Limited. He joined Oil Search in 2012 and has held several senior positions, most recently Senior Vice President for External Affairs - Community. As PNG Country Manager, Leon oversees all Social Responsibility, Community Affairs, Communications and Biomass-related activities within PNG. Leon sits on several prominent PNG Boards across not-for-profit, commercial and government sectors and currently serves as the Commissioner of the PNG Sports Foundation. ...
Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja is the Senator for the Australian Capital Territory and was sworn in as Minister for International Development and the Pacific on 22 December 2020. The Minister entered the Senate in 2013 and has served as Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, and Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities & Electoral Matters in previous roles. Prior to entering the Senate, the Minister was elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 2004. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the ACT Legislative Assembly from 2007-2013. ...
Winnie Kiap was appointed High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea to the United Kingdom with accreditation to Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2011. She also represents Papua New Guinea at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Foundation, International Coffee Organisation, International Maritime Organisation and the International Cocoa Organisation. She is chair of the Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors and on the Board of the Eminent Persons Group of the Pacific Leadership Foundation. She began her career in the Papua New Guinea Department of Trade and Industry, later moving to the position of Director of Corporate Services in the Investment Promotion Authority. In 1998, she became Secretary to the National Executive Council. She was also appointed as temporary head of the Prime Minister's Department for six months in 2008. In 2015,...
