Board Members
Ambassador Isaac Lupari CBE GCL
Chairman
Mr Lupari has extensive public service experience in PNG having served under six prime ministers. After working as a loans officer with the Rural Development Bank, he was appointed as an assistant secretary with the Department of National Planning & Monitoring, then Department of Treasury as FAS, deputy secretary and secretary.
He has also been Secretary of the departments of Defence, Works, Transport & Civil Aviation and Personnel Management, later appointed as Chief Secretary under the Somare, O’Neill and Marape governments. He was Chairman of the Budget Management Committee and the Central Agencies Coordination Committee (CACC).
Isaac was Ambassador to the European Union and has extensive experience as a PNG Government spokesman in many international fora, bilateral and multilateral meetings, including WTO, EU, ACP, and APEC. He was chair of State Negotiating Teams for a number of major resource developments including Porgera & Wafi mines, PNG LNG, and Papua LNG projects.
Isaac has served on a number of boards including Bank of PNG, PNGBC, Rural Development Bank, Kumul Mineral Holdings, MRDC, Dirio Power and was an alternative director with ADB and World Bank/IMF.
Isaac has a Bachelor of Economics degree from UPNG, post graduate certificates in Project Planning & Management, and Finance & Loan Negotiation, from Wye College, UK and University of Georgetown, USA respectively, and a master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Essex, UK.
He was awarded a CBE in 2007, and Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu by Prime Minister James Marape.
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
Mr Jacob Anga has over 20 years’ of experience, a blend of international audit and leadership roles in State-owned enterprises. He was appointed to the KPHL Board in June 2025, where he is Chairman of the Audit Finance & Risk Committee, a director of NiuPower Limited, and NiuPower Energy Limited.
After completing a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Technology, Jacob worked for over a decade in CFO and audit roles with KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, and Ernst & Young in PNG and Australia. During this time he also obtained an executive MBA from the Melbourne Business School, and an Advanced Diploma in Aviation Management and Operations from ICAO, Montreal, Canada.
Subsequently, at the National Airports Corporation he was General Manager, Finance & Strategic Business, and then was a director from 2020-2023. Jacob has been Chairman of the National Airports Corporation Limited, which owns and operates 22 airports nationwide, since August 2025. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the PNG Institute of Directors.
Jacob is Executive Chairman & CEO of JRA Limited, a company providing building, civil & surveying solutions. He is President of Capital Rugby Union and the Wanderers Rugby Union clubs. In other sporting codes Jacob was audit consultant to the Oceania Football Confederation 2013-2014, Chairman of the Coca Cola Ipatas Cup 2014-2025 and Finance & Administration director for the 2018 PNG Games Hosting Committee.
Dr Luke K. Liria
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 Honorary Doctor of Technology from the PNG University of Technology.