Ms Genia was appointed Governor of the Bank on 20 December 2023 for a four-year term, and, by virtue of that position, a member of the Board and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee. Prior to her appointment, she served as Acting Governor for 12 months, having held various senior leadership roles across the Bank’s key functions. As a longstanding member of the Bank’s Executive Committee, Governor Genia has contributed to both operational and strategic decision-making. Her expertise spans finance, auditing, corporate governance, strategic planning, risk management, and policy development. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of PNG, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland, Australia, a Graduate Certificate in Management and Organisational Change from the Australian National University, and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Technology from the Saïd Business School at Oxford University UK, which was sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
