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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is truly wonderful news! Congratulations on your appointment Sai, we very much look forward to working with you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_jsOm_AEF485999CA344C28E86015433D80818"></a><a name="_jsReplyBorder_"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">
Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM <la@visionpacific.org.nz> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 29 July 2024 9:48 am<br>
<b>To:</b> PDFBoardMembers@groups.io; 'PDF Staff' <pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org>; pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Sarah Goulding' <Sarah.Goulding@dfat.gov.au>; 'Andrea Cole' <Andrea.Cole@dfat.gov.au>; 'Rowena Harbridge' <Rowena.Harbridge@dfat.gov.au>; 'Joella Marron' <Joella.Marron@dfat.gov.au>; 'Iliesa Lutu' <Iliesa.Lutu@dfat.gov.au>; FENTON, Rosemary (DEVPP)
<Rosemary.Fenton@mfat.govt.nz>; ARMSTRONG, Bindu (DEVPP) <Bindu.Armstrong@mfat.govt.nz>; 'Jane Edge' <JEdge@cbm.org.au>; 'Murray Sheard' <msheard@cbmnz.org.nz>; 'Nawaf Kabbara' <nawaf.kabbara@gmail.com>; 'Jose Maria Viera' <jmviera@ida-secretariat.org>; milesy@spc.int;
Melinia.C Nawadra melinianc@forumsec.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Chief Executive Officer Appointed<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Warm Pacific Greetings to the PDF Family, Friends and Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Sainimili Tawake as Chief Executive Officer, effective today 29 July 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may know Sainimili as having been the PDF’s Manager Inclusive Development, or having worked with her in past advocacy, development and leadership roles regionally and internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please join the Board in supporting Sainimili to open a new chapter for the Pacific Disability Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Co-chairs Jacqueline Boga Garoau and Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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