Board Members
Gerea Aopi, CBE
Chairman
Mr Aopi has extensive public service and business experience in PNG, with the PNG Development Bank and as Secretary of Finance and Planning after more than 17 years in that department, and Managing Director of Post & Telecommunication Corporation and then Telikom PNG Limited.
He is a former Executive Director and Executive General Manager, Stakeholder Engagement in Oil Search Limited during his 22 years with the company. His last full time role was PNG Country Chairman until 2020.
Gerea has previously served on boards of many State-Owned Enterprises and Statutory Authorities, including as Chairman of Telikom PNG, MRDC, Public Officers Super Fund, National Provident Fund, Gulf Health Authority and private sector companies listed on the ASX and POMSOX, including Oil Search Ltd, Bank of South Pacific, Orogen Minerals Limited, Highlands Pacific Limited, and Steamships Trading Company.
Mr. Aopi was Senior Vice President and President of the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum for a number of years, retiring in 2021.
Gerea holds bachelor degrees in commerce & economics from UPNG and an MBA from the University of Queensland. He is currently a director of Marsh Limited, PNG Exchange (PNGX), Heduru Moni Ltd, and CTE (PNG) Ltd. He also serves as director on the Sir Theophilus Constantinou Foundation, CDI Foundation and PNG Cancer Foundation, is a Trustee of the National Football Stadium and INA, and a Council Member of the University of PNG.
He was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1987 and Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993 for public service.
George Gware
Director
Mr George Gware has had a long career in the logistics sector in Papua New Guinea. After attaining a Commerce and Management degree from the University of Technology he later completed an MBA in Maritime and Logistics Management at the University of Tasmania.
He has worked at ICTSI since 2018 in various managerial capacities, and since January 2024 has been ICTSI Chief Operating Officer in Lae. He was previously the Group Operations Manager for Riback Stevedores.
George is also the founder and chairman of Ahi Investment Limited and its subsidiaries, and is currently a director of South Pacific Container Terminals Limited, PNG Ports Corporation and is also chairman of the PNG National Lands Board.
Sundaram Srinivasan
Director
Sundar was a partner with HLB Niugini, an audit, business advisory and management services company in Port Moresby, from 1997 till 2018, and has an intimate knowledge of the operations of many sizes of businesses operating in PNG. HLB Niugini provided business development advice to landowner companies associated with Chevron Niugini and then Oil Search Limited’s field operations and is very familiar with their activities. Prior to joining HLB Niugini, Sundar was a senior management accountant with Pacific Industries.
After graduation from the University of Madras, and working for some years in India, Sundar completed an MBA at Charles Sturt University in NSW, Australia. He is a Fellow in CPA PNG, an Associate in CPA Australia, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the PNG Institute of Directors. He has been a business advisor to the PNG Institute of Banking & Business Management, a Director and Treasurer of PNG ID, and is also a director of an insurance company and a construction company in PNG.
Jacob Roland Anga
Director
Dr Luke K. Liria, PhD (hc)
Acting Managing Director
Prior to being appointed as acting managing director on September 12 2025, Luke Liria was Executive General Manager of KPHL’s Corporate Services. Luke has over 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry, having worked with Bechtel, Chevron Niugini and Oil Search Limited.
In his substantive position, Luke oversees a wide-ranging portfolio that includes strategy, corporate services, governance, and community investments. He has driven initiatives in rural electrification, health infrastructure improvements, and national content development, aligning KPHL’s efforts with national government priorities.
Outside of his corporate role, Luke serves as Chairman of the PNG Bible Church and is a board member for Port Moresby General Hospital. He is also Leadership Coach and Founding Partner at Maxwell Leadership. His awards include nomination as Executive of the Year by PNGHRI in 2016, Rookie of the Year by Bechtel during Kutubu Project construction, and more recently the award of an Honorary PhD in Technology from the PNG University of Technology.