Mr. Augustine Birie
Non-Executive Director, National Development Bank
Mr. Augustine Birie brings in-depth banking and finance knowledge, skills and experience to the Board of National Development Bank Limited.
Most of his 40-year career has been with the Bank of Papua New Guinea, along with several years at Nambawan Super as General Manager and as Interim Chairman of Nambawan Savings & Loan Society. Since January 2017 he has been a Consultant to the Bank of PNG, attached to the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI).
He holds a Master’s in Business Studies (Banking) from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (2000), an Honours Degree in Economics (1985) and a Bachelor of Economics (1982) from the University of Papua New Guinea, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Administration (1991) from the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Canberra.
He is a Senior Associate of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, a member of the Finance and Treasury Association of Australia and the PNG Human Resource Institute, and a Professional Member of the PNG Institute of Directors.