President
Anthony Smaré
Independent
About
Leadership & Governance
Meet the Council Members and Management Team guiding PNGCORE.
Council Members
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Senior Vice President
Leon Buskens
Country Chair PNG, Santos Limited
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Vice President
John Lewins
Non-Executive Chair, K92 Mining Inc.
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Council Member
Josh Kais
General Manager Stakeholder Relations PNG, Harmony Gold (PNG) Exploration
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Council Member
Hitesh Lal
General Manager External Affairs, ExxonMobil PNG
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Council Member
Karo Maha
Country Manager, New Porgera Limited
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Council Member
Mark McMonagle
Chief Executive Officer, Sun Engineering Limited
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Council Member
Vaughan Mills
Head of PNG Practice, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Council Member
Richard Taylor
Director External Affairs, Asia Pacific, Newmont Corporation
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Council Member
Maygen Turliu
Tax Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu PNG
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Council Member
Ruth Waram
Manager Media and Public Relations, Ok Tedi Mining Limited
The Council sets PNGCORE’s direction and is elected by Full and Associate members. The President and Vice Presidents serve one-year terms; other Council members serve two-year terms.
Council & governance
Governance documents
The Chamber’s Rules and Code of Ethics and the Special Resolution of Members.
Secretariat
Management Team
The Secretariat is PNGCORE’s administrative arm, led by the Executive Director. It coordinates member services, policy, events, communications and finance.
Executive Director