Meet our Mentors for the Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network (PGEN) Incubator Program, (Tonga)

Jack Bourke

​Transformational, strategy-focused senior executive with a focus on accelerating growth.  Strong business acumen and ability to identify opportunities and risk and deliver innovative solutions that drive growth. Leadership in developing and leading high-performance culture. Strong focus on renewable energy sector, construction, digital technologies; and cultivating national and international client and supplier relationships.

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Jamie Walker

Jamie has specialized in learning and development for nearly 20 years. He is registered expert in vocational pathways to higher education with the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Authority (Australia) and has helped shape industry training for 30 industries and 40,000 learners across Australia and New Zealand. 

Until recently Jamie led the delivery of high-quality development initiatives to grow the skills, knowledge and capability of 6,000 people employed by SkyCity Entertainment Group in tourism and hospitality in New Zealand and Australia. 
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He now leads training for the safe production of food in primary industries - meat, dairy, horticulture and the like - for AsureQuality's 1,700 employees and 2,000 industry trainees annually. Jamie's team recently delivered capability-building programmes to ASEAN member nations specialising in micro and small and medium enterprise advisors in the food manufacturing and export sectors. He believes supporting improved vocational opportunities and reducing barriers to success is vital for learners, education, organisations and businesses. Jamie holds a Bachelor of Laws, and a Master of Business Administration and is an internationally accredited Clifton Strengths Coach. He is the current New Zealand Association of Training (NZATD) Learning and Development Practitioner of the Year.

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Marcellina Wolfgramm Ha'apai

​A dynamic and resourceful senior executive with demonstrated experience over 25 years in Retail Banking delivering transformational change projects, customer experience strategy and end to end process engineering, to optimise business performance. Strong track record in applying customer and staff insights to embed long term sustainable behavioural and cultural change, particularly across the Retail branch network and ATM / Self-Service Channel. Other experiences include risk management, customer remediation, marketing and communication.

She has enjoyed a 22.5yr career with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia before joining BSP Tonga Limited in 2020. Since her time in Tonga has led the team to enhance the banking experience of customers, achieve profitable growth and retain market leadership.

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Tony Siamomua

Tony was born in Tonga to a Tongan mother and Samoan father. He has more than ten years of experience in business development, project management, communications and administrative coordination. More recently, Tony has led the business development portfolio for an international business (Digicel Tonga) and for a Tonga government owned business known as Tonga Post Ltd. From January 2022 to June 2022, Tony was one of the business advisors for a Tonga Government (MTED) business recovery project in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  Siamomua is a graduate in Economics from the University of the South Pacific and he holds a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Hawaii. 

Tony has a passion for working with local business development projects with a particular focus on digital transformation, youth development, marketing and revenue generation strategies.
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Mr. Siamomua is delighted and honored to participate as one of the mentors in the Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator program 2022.

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Tevita Vaha'i

​A Chartered Banker with over 13 years' experience in Central Banking specifically regulatory and prudential supervision to safeguard the financial stability of the banking sector. This includes risk management audit of credit, operational and management risks. Joint BSP Tonga Limited in September 2021 as its Manager Loan Management Unit, looking after the rehabilitation of problem loan files, loan recoveries and managing restructure of facilities for customers who are facing financial difficulties. Recently appointed as BSP Tonga’s Head of Corporate, managing business & retail loan customers. Strong ties to communities through youth organisations and other NGOs tackling various social & health issues ranging from leadership to Fitness Groups tackling concerns with NCDs.