Dame Meg named as Nambawan Super director

DAME Meg Taylor has been appointed an independent trustee director of Nambawan Super Ltd.
Nambawan Super chairman Reg Monagi said Dame Meg was appointed following an extensive search and selection process.
Monagi said her experience in the public and private sectors and at the national, regional and international levels deemed her an exceptional candidate.
“Dame Meg is experienced in corporate governance and regulatory matters having served on various boards in PNG and Australia,” he said.
“She is also an experienced legal practitioner having served in both the public and private sectors and most notably on the PNG Law Reform Commission.”
Dame Meg also served on the board of the Bank of PNG, the regulator of the fund and the PNG finance sector.
“Nambawan Super is entrusted to invest and grow the savings of more than 200,000 Papua New Guineans,” Monagi said.
“Our members will have a great deal of comfort and pride knowing Dame Meg will be a part of the team ensuring the ethical and responsible management of their retirement savings – that are collectively worth more than K8 billion.”
Dame Meg was the first woman to become the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum and previously held positions with the International Finance Corporation and World Bank Group.
She was also Papua New Guinea’s ambassador to the United States and accredited to Mexico and Canada.
She holds a masters of law from Harvard University in the US, and a bachelor of law from Melbourne University.
She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2002.
Dame Meg replaces Lesieli Taviri.