Clarence Hoot is the Managing Director of the Investment Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea. As Managing Director, he sits in various Boards such as the Petroleum Advisory Board, the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology and the Investment Promotion Authority.

Mr. Hoot has represented Papua New Guinea in numerous capacities, including in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in which he was the first Papua New Guinean to be appointed as a Co-chair to lead discussions in the Investment Expert Group. He is also an active member of the Regional Investment Analysis Group with APEC Study Centre at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

Mary Laimo is currently employed by the Bank of South Pacific Ltd as the Head of People Governance & Control in its Finance & Planning Strategic Business Unit. She has over 36 years of experience in banking and finance which includes stock broking both in PNG and Australia. She also has strong analytical skills, financial and management accounting skills, operations risk analysis skills, strategic planning, people management skills and is well versed with payroll functions.

Mrs Laimo is the Deputy Chairlady on the Board of Post PNG and currently Treasurer of the Finance and Private Sector Savings & Loans Society. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from UPNG and is a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accounts of PNG. She has a Senior Manager’s certificate from the Melbourne Business College.