Susil Kongoi is the new President of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea
The Business Council of Papua New Guinea (BCPNG)) has revealed its newly elected executive board after their meeting on November 16, 2023, including the new President Susil Kongoi who takes over from Nuni Kulu.
The 2024 – 2025 Executive Board includes Mrs. Susil Nelson-Kongoi, CEO of IBBM, as President-Elect; Mr. Moses David, Senior Economist at Kina Bank Ltd as Vice President (National); Mr. Hulala Tokome, Chairman and Managing Director for Puma Energy as Vice President (International); and Ms. Courtney Boustridge from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as Treasurer.
Non-Executive Board Members comprise Mr. Kee Lim – General Manager of Fairdeal Liquors Ltd, Mr. Stan Joyce – CEO of Joyce & Co., Ms. Julienne Leka-Maliaki – PNG Country Manager of Tetra Tech International Development, Mr. Adam Kramer – Managing Director of Kramer Ausenco, and Mr. Kenneth Imako – Partner at Allens.
The outgoing President, Ms. Nuni Kulu, congratulated the new board members and handed over her leadership role.
“It has been an honor to serve the Business Council as President with the Members of the Board and I will continue to provide strategic support to the newly appointed board members”, Ms. Kulu.
The incoming President, Mrs. Susil Nelson-Kongoi, thanked Ms. Nuni Kulu for her leadership during COVID-19 and acknowledged the work of the BCPNG Secretariat and Board Members.
“I would like to thank you, the Business Council membership, for placing your confidence and trust in me as your President,” said Mrs. Nelson-Kongoi. “Our focus for 2024 moving forward will be to engage with purpose”.
The BCPNG is the voice of Voice of the Private Sector to the National Government of Papua New Guinea. It has the mandate to express all concerns affecting the day-to-day activities of businesses within the private sector.
These concerns range from infrastructure to marketing. Providing an avenue for dialogue between affected parties and most importantly coming up with a solution has always been our number one priority.
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