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Transparency International Papua New Guinea Inc.

 

PO Box 591,

Port Moresby,

National Capital District

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

 

Tel: +(675) 320-2188

Fax: +(675) 320-2189

tipng@daltron.com.pg

 

 

 

Board Profiles

There are 15 Directors on the TI PNG Board. All have demonstrated high levels of integrity both professionally and personally, and a commitment to fighting corruption, promoting good governance, accountability and transparency for the good of PNG.

Peter J. Aitsi - TIPNG Chairman (2008-2010)

Peter Aitsi has ben a media Manager of some 15 years. He is currently the Country Manager of GHD.(requires update)

An active supporter of media freedom and community rights he has been involved with the PNG Media Council for well over 10 years serving initially as council secretary before being elected President a position he held for 7 years stepping down in 2007.

 

Outside his professional work he serves as a director of:

  • TIPNG (9 years 2 years as Chairman)
  • City Pharmacy Group of companies (6yrs)
  • The Badili Club, recently been apointed to the board of Leadership PNG
  • And is a founding member of the Taurama Surf Club and founding President of the Surfing Association of PNG.
  • City Mission PNG
  • The Community Coalition Against Corruption

Career description: A committed individual with a proven ability to deliever successful start ups and out comes for the organisations he has led or is being involved with. He has established a reputation that is well regarded and has developed an active network of organisations and individuals.

 


Lawrence Stephens- Secretary (2008-2010)

ADDRESS Home:

Sapphire Creek Sogeri Road Central Province Papua New Guinea
Postal: PO Box 524
Gordons NCD 135
Papua New Guinea
Phone: Home: +675 3281090
Office: +675 3087502
Facsimile: +675 3203855

Laurie was born on the 1st of October 1948 and is a Papua New Guinean citizen. He speaks English, Melanesian Tok Pisin, Roro (elementary)

 

Qualification

He holds a TERTIARY Bachelor of Arts (1976)
1971 - 1975 (Sociology and Political Science)
Australian National University

1967 – 1970 Philosophy and Theology
St Patrick’s College Manly, NSW, Australia
St Columba’s College Springwood NSW, Australia

SECONDARY NSW Leaving Certificate
1961 - 1966 St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown NSW

St Joachim’s Marist Brothers, Lidcombe, NSW

 

Employment

He has a long career history spanning back to 1964 during which time he served in various capacities both here in PNG and Australia where he was born.

He has served in the Catholic Church in various capacities,Non-Government Organisations, The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands as well as corporate and government organisations here in PNG and Australia apart from his early days engagement in Australia also in a number of capacities.

He is currently employed as the Program Manager, Community and Social Investment, with PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited

 

Appointments

2008 - Director, Word Publishing

2007 - Director (Ex-officio) PNG Business Coalition Against and AIDS

2007 - Member, Finance Board of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen

2004 - (Ex-officio) Trustee, ADB, Skills Development Project Trust Fund

2001 - 2007 (Ex-officio) Trustee, NUPMO Ok Tedi Land Owners’ Trust

1999 - 2006 Director, St Mary’s Medical Centre, Boroko (private Catholic health clinic)

1999 - Member, Transparency International (elected director 2006)

1999 - 2008 (Ex-officio) Alternate Director, Word Publishing, Port Moresby - publisher of Wantok Newspaper

1985 – 1990 Member, PNG Industries Assistance Board

1983 – 1990 Director, Fairfax Enterprises Pty. Ltd. and Indoor Cricket (PNG) Pty Ltd – small business ventures involving three PNG national shareholders

1978 – 1992 Director, Raurani Pty Ltd. – a family based rural development project, Central Province.

Lawrence Stephens works and lives in Port Moresby.

 



Paul M. Nindipa - TIPNG Treasurer (2004 - 2010)

Paul Nindipa is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is an Associate Member of the PNG Institute of Accountants (PNGIA). Mr Nindipa is the President and treasurer of the Badili Club of PNG and a member of the PNG Australia Friendship Association.

 

Mr Nindipa currently holds the position of Director for Guinn PKF.

He is also a director and treasurer of TIPNG since 2004.


Anne Melanie Kajir (2009-2010)

Remunerated affiliation

1. Eco Forestry Forum (Organisational member)

 

Non-remunerated affiliation

1. Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) member
2. PNG Intergral Human Delevopment Trust. (Interim Board member)

Public Office

No. (ELC is a Public Interest Environmental Law Not for Profit Organization)


Charlie Gilichibi (2009-2010)

Date on which initial statement is lodged

25.05.09

Non-remunerated affiliation

Director – TIPNG
Executive Officer – Badili Club
Member – PNGID
Member – PNG AAA


Dr John Nonggorr

Professor John Nonggorr is a foundation board member and Director of TI PNG. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney, Australia, Post Graduate Legal Training Institute, PNG, University of London (UK), and University of PNG.

 

He has worked in PNG, Australia, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Fiji.

 

Professor Nonggorr specialises in university level teaching and research in constitutional law, indigenous laws, mining and natural resources law in PNG, PH.D. research on mining law and contracts in PNG. He has published books and articles on some of these topics.

 

Among other positions, Professor Nonggorr has tutored at the University of Sydney, UPNG, been the Dean of the Law School, UPNG, and a Legal Officer with the Office of the Solicitor General, Department of Justice (PNG).

 

At present he is self employed: Nonggorr & Associates.

He is alo a director to the NASFUND & IPBC Boards and the UPNG Alumnai Association.


Mel Togolo (2007-2010)

Mel Togolo is a foundation board member of TI PNG. He is a graduate of the University of Papua New Guinea, University of Leeds (UK) and University of Hawaii (USA).

 

He works as General Manager of Corporate Affairs, for Placer Dome, one of the largest gold mining companies in the world.

 

Mr Togolo is on the board of Westpac Bank and NASFUND, the Council of the Institute of National Affairs, private sector research organisation and Jesus Centre Halfway House, a rehabilitation centre for street and homeless children.

 

He is the immediate past President of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea.


Dr Orovu Sepoe (2008) (2010)

 

 

 

 


Richard Kassman (2009-2010)

Date on which initial statement is lodged

May 2006

 

Remunerated affiliation

Employer: Inspac (PNG) Limited
Designation: General Manager

 

Non-remunerated affiliation

Chairman of The Board
– International Education Agency Inc.

Member – PNG Insurance Council Inc

 

Significant (>5%) ownership or controlling position
Rickleigh Management Services Limited
– Company that owns family residence & other assets

 



Judith Meara Day, LLB (2008-2010)

Ms Day is a bacholar of Laws graduate from the University of Papua New Guinea. She also has triple certificates in nursing from the Papua Medical College and certificate in Development & Home Economics from the South Pacific Commission, Suva, Fiji.

 

She formerly ran her own law firm and more recently has been involved in Informal Sector Development with the Ministry of Community Development. She is a former director of the PNG Banking Corporation and the Rural Development Bank.

 

She is currently the Managing Director of Karukaru Enterprises Ltd and a director of Gulf Economic Development Authority and SGS PNG Limited. She is a member of the pannel of consultatnts to the Justice Advocacy Group. Ms Day is a member of the Board Audit & Compliance Committee. She was nominated and voted as a director of TIPNG for 2008.

 

 


Fr. John M. Glynn (2007-2010)

Father John Glynn is a Catholic priest who was born in Ireland and migrated to Australia in 1961. In 1963 he came to PNG as a teacher and returned to Australia for studies in 1975. Father John was ordained a priest in 1980 and gained PNG citizenship in 1989 and has worked as a priest and teacher, primarily in New Ireland, Manus, and in Port Moresby since 2001.

 

Fr John is Patron of the Youth Against Corruption Association. He was nominated and voted as a director to the TIPNG again in 2008.


Anne Kerepia

Anna Kerepia's affiliations have been with the Board, NVS Board, Community Development Scheme Advisory Committee and the Board of YWCA Port Moresby.

She is at present (2008) one of the directors on the TIPNG board.


M

ichael McWalters

Michael McWalter (2007-2010)

 

Mick is a Petroleum Adviser with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea funded by the World Bank. Among the roles he plays are;

 

Non remunerated affiliations

 

• Director, Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources
• Treasurer, Asia-Pacific Region Executive, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Director, Transparency International (PNG) Inc
• Board Member, PNG Section, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Remunerated affiliation

• Technical Adviser to the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Sao Tome, D.R. Sao Tome & Principe
• Petroleum Adviser, Cambodian National Petroleum Authority, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Gas Specialist, Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation, TAPI Pipeline Project Secretariat, ADB
• Petroleum Researcher, Embassy of Japan, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
• Petroleum Adviser, Department of Petroleum and Energy, Papua New Guinea

Public Office

• Inspector, appointed pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act, Papua New Guinea

 

 

Raymond Chow

 

Raymond is a bacholars graduate in Bussiness Accounting and Law from the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is the Director for Internal Affairs Division of the Papua New Guinea Internal Revenue Commission.

Mr Chow is a member of the

  • Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
  • Institute of Internal Auditors
  • Information Systems Audit & Control Association

He is also on the board of

  • Transparency International since 2004 as a director
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Ela Murray International School.

He works and lives in Port Moresby.

 

 

Gail Edoni (200902010)

 

 

 

   
 

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