Leadership

Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited is managed by our Executive Management team and is led by our Board of Directors.

Leadership

Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited is managed by our Executive Management team and is led by our Board of Directors.

KMHL Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors brings extensive and diverse experience across the minerals sector.

Dr. Ila Temu

Chairman
Dr Temu is Chairman of Kumul Minerals Holdings Ltd. He was the Country Manager (PNG) for Barrick (Niugini) Limited (BNL) since June 2001, during which time he oversaw government relations, public affairs, and industry coalition management. Before this role, he was the Director of Corporate Affairs at Australia Pacific. Dr Temu holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Papua New Guinea, a Master of Agricultural Development Economics from the Australia National University, Canberra, Australia, and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis, USA.

Sarimu Kanu

Managing Director
Sarimu has been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited since November 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining from the Western Australia School of Mines and Curtin University of Technology in Australia.

Dr. Kaul Gena

Board of Directors
Dr Gena is an experienced academic and researcher in economic geology. He has been teaching geology to geologists, mineral processing engineers, mining engineers, civil engineers, surveyors and foresters for the last 20 years. Dr Gena holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of PNG, a Master of Science in Resource Geology from Akita University Japan, and a PhD in Economic Geology from Akita University in Japan.

Bonny Ninai

Board of Directors
Bonny currently serves as Chairman of Kumul Minerals Ok Tedi Limited and is a Director of the Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited Board. He is a lawyer by profession, has been admitted to the bar, and has been a senior legal practitioner for over 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of PNG, which he attained in 1987, and a Master of Laws (Corporate and Commercial) Degree from the University of Adelaide, which he attained in 1998. Postgraduate qualifications he has also attained include a Certificate in Legal Training from the Legal Training Institute in 1987 and a Certificate in Legal Drafting and Negotiation of Public and International Contracts from the University of London in 1994.

Mr. Marjella Meles

Board of Directors
Marjella currently serves as a director of Ok Tedi Limited and is on the board of Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited. He has been a member of Kumul Minerals since October 2020, serving on the Finance and Investment Committees and in other Kumul Mineral subsidiaries. He holds qualifications from the Australian Institute of Management, a Bachelor's Degree in Geology from the University of Papua New Guinea, and a Master's Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales. He is a Chartered Professional with the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Registered Engineer with the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland (RPEQ).

Mr. Aho Baliki, OBE

Board of Directors
Aho Baliki is Managing Director of Heduru Moni Ltd (trading as Moni Plus). He is also the Director of Kumul Minerals Holdings, Broky Limited, and Hela Investment Limited (the business arm of Hela Provincial Government). He has a wide network of contacts within the PNG business community.

KMHL’s Executive Management Team

The Kumul Minerals team is managed and guided by our Executive Management team, who lead our team with a high level of expertise across all levels of the minerals value chain.

Sarimu Kanu

Managing Director
Sarimu has been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited since November 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining from the Western Australia School of Mines and Curtin University of Technology in Australia.

Saki Ipata

Chief Financial Officer

Geoff Hiller

Chief Commercial Officer

Philip Manda

General Manager – Government & Stakeholders

Cathy Magalu

General Manager – Corporate Services

Francis Lola

General Counsel

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