A new Chief Executive Officer at Anitua, new senior appointments at KPMG, board appointments for Coffee Industry Corp

PNG’s largest landowner group, Anitua, has appointed John Gethin-Jones as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Colin Vale, who has been with Anitua for 20 years. Gethin-Jones has been Managing Director of Anitua’s largest subsidiary, catering and camp management company, NCS Holdings, for the last five years.

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Three new senior appointments have been made at KPMG, PNG. Dean Williams has been appointed as a Director in KPMG’s Advisory division. He has previously worked for BSP Capital, Niugini Capital and Macquarie Bank. Noel Smith has joined as Tax Principal, after working with the Australian Tax Office, IRC and Deloitte. Alana Wessels has been appointed as Associate Director in the Advisory division, after working with Grant Thornton, Deloitte and Virgin Australia.

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Cabinet has appointed a new board of directors for the Coffee Industry Corporation. They are: Joseph Kom (Simbu Smallholders Coffee Growers’ Association), Jerry Anisi (Momase SHCGA), Patrick Komba (Enga and others SHCGA), Gad Wamiri (Plantation and Processors Association), Nick Ello (EHP SHCGA), Henry Ame (Exporter’s Council), Ellison Ketauwo (PNG Blockholders Coffee Growers Association), Jack Kulam (WHP SHCGA), Peter Hawi (Southern Region SHCGA); secretary or alternate (Department of Commerce and Industry) and secretary or alternate (Department of Treasury).