ANZ Tonga appoints new country manager

ANZ has announced the appointment of Manoa Kamikamica at the new Country Head of ANZ Tonga.

Nuku'alofa Times reports Mr Kamikamica, who has served with ANZ Bank in Papua New Guinea in the last six years, will replace Bernie Poort.

Mr Poort has completed his two year term as ANZ CEO Tonga.

He will now become the Regional Country Head ANZ based in Samoa from January, 2017.

Mr Kamikamica comes to Tonga after more than six-years with ANZ Papua New Guinea, starting off as Chief Financial Officer before becoming a Relationship Manager role in Institutional Banking in Port Moresby.

Mr Kamikamica, who is from Fiji, was also a former General Manager of Pacific Sun in Fiji.

He also held various senior positions with the former Air Pacific and now Fiji Airways.