John Tangit has been appointed Acting CEO of PNG Power, following the resignation of Tony Koiri.
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Tony Koiri has stepped down from the role of Chief Executive Officer of state-owned utility PNG Power Ltd after six years at the helm. He will stay on as a special advisor for the next six months to smooth the transition to new company leadership.
PNG’s Chamber of Mines and Petroleum elected Oil Search Managing Director, Gerea Aopi, as its new President during its annual general meeting last week. He replaces outgoing President, Dr Ila Temu.
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A new CEO announced for BSP, Bougainville Copper board changes and a new divisional manager at K K Kingston.
Petromin’s CEO resigns and a new economist joins AusAid
Australia gets a new Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific while ANZ loses its head of international banking.
Leighton Holdings has appointed Robert Humphris to the role of Chairman, following the surprise resignation of Stephen Johns. Humphris is the former managing director of Peabody Resources. Paula Dwyer becomes Vice-Chairman.
Geoffrey Buchanan has been appointed ANZ’s new Chief Executive Officer for the Solomon Islands. Vanguard International has appointed Peter Garnsey as Executive Director in charge of its labour hire/contractor division.
New Chair for Fincorp