BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr Peter Graham
Chairman
Peter has had an illustrious 40-year international career in the minerals, oil and gas industries where he has held senior technical and leadership positions. Fifteen of these years were spent in Papua New Guinea.
A chemical engineer by profession, he previously served as Managing Director of ExxonMobil PNG Limited from 2009 to 2015 where he was responsible for delivering the US$19 billion PNG LNG Project.
From 2015 to 2020, Peter was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ok Tedi Mining Limited.
In October 2016, he was appointed Independent Director and Chairman of Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited, which manages the state’s equity in PNG mining projects. He resigned in October 2020.
He was awarded Commander of the British Empire in 2013 in recognition for his services in the oil and gas industry, and for his leadership in community development in PNG.
Ms Lesieli Moala Taviri
Chief Executive Officer
Lesieli joins SDP with 25 years of business management and development experience in executive and directorship roles across Energy Retail, Banking, Superannuation and is the Founding Chair of the Business Coalition for Women, a-not-for profit that aims at removing the barriers for women in business.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Technology, an MBA from the Torrens University and attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
She was the 2014 Westpac Outstanding Woman of the Year; the 2015 Female Director of the Year and in 2018 was the World LPG Association’s Inaugural Woman of the Year.
She has served as Deputy Chair of Nambawan Super Limited; Director of Nationwide Microbank Ltd (MiBank); Founding Chair of the Business Coalition for Women; and on the Advisory Boards of Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Program and Australian Pacific Training Coalition.
Lesieli was the former President of the Badili Club Network for young aspiring leaders and is a Director of the Institute of National Affairs.
Dr Betty Lovai
Non-Executive Director
Betty is a distinguished academic with a Master of Arts degree in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and a PhD from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.
She is currently the Executive Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Papua New Guinea.
Betty is a champion for gender equality and women’s rights and in 2010, she was awarded the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award for exceptional courage and leadership in Human Rights, Gender Equality and HIV and AIDs.
Mr Greg Ridder
Non-Executive Director
Greg is a non-executive director and business mentor.
Formerly Asia Pacific Regional President at NYSE listed Owens-Illinois, he was also President of the Packaging Council of Australia and a member of the Business Council of Australia.
He is currently chairman of listed on-line retailer Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) and is a non-executive director of Spirit Telecom (ASX:ST1). He is also a member of the board at Oxfam Australia, Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and Ethical Property Australia.
In addition to his board roles, Greg has also developed engagement with the not-for-profit sector in building stronger inclusive businesses and developing commercial, strategic and leadership capability. He has held interim leadership roles as CEO at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and at Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. At World Vision Australia, he has been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. He has been a member of the board of B Labs Australia & New Zealand and is a mentor to a number of CEOs in the Not-For-Profit sector.
Mr Robert Alphonse Kaiyun
Non-Executive Director
Robert is the Provincial Administrator of Western Province who brings a wealth of experience in rural development work in Western Province. Prior to his appointment as Provincial Administrator, he was the District Administrator for North Fly, the provincial planner, and local government manager.
He has travelled extensively in the province and understands the challenges of people from Western Province. He is from Karemgo village in the Middle Fly CMCA region.
Mr David Wong
Non-Executive Director
David is a chartered accountant and is the Chairman of Republic Polytechnic.
He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of PEC, Banking Computer Services, and is a Member of the Charity Council in Singapore.
He was previously the Managing Director of Wearnes Technology, and also a partner with Ernst & Young, where he served as an Audit Partner and the Managing Director of E&Y Consultants in Singapore.
He has also served as a senior officer in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, and as an independent director on the Boards of OCBC Bank, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Housing and Development Board (HDB), and the National Environment Agency (NEA).
David has an M.A. from the University of Cambridge (UK), and is a Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
He has been awarded the Public Service Star (Bar) and the Public Administration (Military) Medal (Silver).
Dame Meg Taylor
Non-Executive Director
Meg joins the SDP board, bringing in a wealth of experience in corporate governance, regulatory and development matters. She is an experienced legal practitioner having served in both the public and private sector, most notably on the Papua New Guinea Law Reform Commission.
She holds a Master of Law from Harvard University in the United States, and a Bachelor of Law from Melbourne University in Australia.
She was the first woman to become the Secretary-General for the Pacific Islands Forum, having served in that position for six years before concluding her assignment in May 2021. Before that, she was the Vice President, Compliance Advisor Ombudsman for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
Meg served on the board of the Bank of Papua New Guinea and on the boards of a number of companies in PNG in the natural resources, financial, and agricultural sectors. She has also served on the boards of companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as well as international conservation and research organizations.
She was Papua New Guinea’s Ambassador to the United States, Mexico and Canada from 1989-1994. In 2002, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Mr Toby Hall
Non-Executive Director
Toby is an experienced Group Chief Executive Officer and Company Director with a rich career working in the hospital, health and the aged care industry in Australia. He is a public speaker with experience in not-for-profit Organizations, Business Planning, Coaching, Government, Event Management and is a business development professional. His expertise is in asset-based community development and generally economic development.
Toby is currently the Chair of Integral Diagnostics, a leading medical imaging company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (IDX ASX); Chair of the Sana Health Group, providing Australia’s most exclusive drug and alcohol rehabilitation services including high end mental health support programs and support for people to recalibrate life in general. He also Chairs For Purpose Aged Care, an organisation that is putting Care back at the centre of Aged Care. His other directorships also include Yajilarra Trust, UNICEF Australia and Fujitsu Asia Pacific Advisory Board.
During his Executive career he headed St Vincent’s Health Australia for eight years, Mission Australia for nine years, and prior to that Chief Operating Officer at World Vision Australia.
He is married to Fiona and has five children residing mostly in Melbourne.
His passion “is to see all people be the best they can be”.
Mr Anthony Smaré
Non-Executive Director
Anthony is the Executive Chair of PNG private equity firm TrueNorth Capital, actively acquiring and operating businesses in a range of growth sectors in PNG, and investing in venture capital internationally. Before embarking on a career in private equity, Anthony had over two decades of experience in international legal practice and in executive management in the resources sector.
He has a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) from the Queensland University of Technology, which named him its Outstanding Young Alumnus in 2010. He has undertaken programs in leadership at Harvard, Oxford, Princeton and Cambridge Universities, sustainability at Stanford University, racial equality at University of Virginia and artificial intelligence at HKUST. He is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Anthony is currently the independent President of the PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNGCORE), the industry body for the PNG mineral and energy resources sector. He is currently the non-executive chair of the board of food manufacturer Paradise Foods Limited and Chairman of non-profit Kumul Foundation Inc. During his career, he has held over two dozen corporate directorships including Chairman of Nambawan Super, PNG’s largest Superannuation fund from 2012 to 2021. He is the official ambassador for the Global Entrepreneurship Network in PNG. In 2014, the World Economic Forum named Anthony to its Forum of Young Global Leaders for a term of 6 years.
Ms Sally McCutchan
Non-Executive Director
Sally has many years of experience in strategy, finance and value-based funds management including a detailed understanding of impact investing, ESG and sustainability factors. She has been exposed to a wide range of strategic challenges, cultural differences, business models, economic cycles, commercial approaches to doing business; and the philosophy, structure and operations of global financial markets.
She is currently an Executive Director at Breakthrough Victoria, an independent company that manages a $2 billion investment fund set up by the Victorian Government to make Victoria a
global innovation leader.
Sally also serves on other boards including E&P Financial Group (ASX:EP1), a financial services business with a history spanning more than 30 years; Impact Investing Australia (IIA), an independent organisation dedicated to growing the opportunities for investments that deliver positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return; Oxfam Australia, an Australian independent, not-for-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organisation, and an affiliate of Oxfam International. She has previously been a non-executive Director of Indigenous Business Australia Asset Management Pty Ltd, the Investment Manager of the Indigenous Prosperity Funds; and Millenium Services Group Limited, (ASX: MIL), a cleaning, security and integrated service specialist in the retail shopping centre, commercial property and Commonwealth and State Government sectors.
Sally has also held CEO roles in other organisations in Australia.