Senior Management

John Mangos-Chief Executive Officer, Digicel (PNG) Limited
John is responsible for operations of Digicel Papua New Guinea. John joined Digicel in 2005 as General Manager of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) business covering the islands of St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada. In July 2007, John was promoted to CEO of the East Caribbean which expanded his responsibilities to include British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica. Prior to working with Digicel, John held senior positions with Eircom, the telecommunications fixed line operator, in Ireland and a successful start-up wholesale and retail IP company in Australia.
Andrew Jensen – Chief Financial Officer, Digicel (PNG) Limited
Andrew has been with Digicel for 16 Months as CFO. Prior to joining Digicel, Andrew was Chief Financial Officer and Director for the Ray White Group, Australasia’s largest real estate and financial services company with operations in Australia, New Zealand, ASIA and the UAE. In this role Andrew was responsible for all aspects of financial, compliance and treasury management. Prior to this Andrew was Head of Finance and Performance CRM & Operations of Hutchison Telecommunications Australia were he played a pivotal role in the joint venture with Hutchison 3G UK Limited, to outsource their CRM and Credit division to Mumbai, India.
Michael Townsley -Sales , Distribution and Regions Director, Digicel (PNG) Limited
Michael joined Digicel in May 2008 as PNG's Sales and Distribution Director, in that time Michael  has been responsible for overseeing the various sales and distribution channels. As the business has continued to grow he also has assumed responsibility for the 4 regions with PNG.

Prior to joining Digicel Michael has held senior management positions within  Telecom NZ and Travelex Australisia Group.
Michael has over 20 years experience in sales and distribution management.
Michael holds a post graduate certificate in business management from Waikato University in New Zealand.

Christopher Manaog-Head of Products, Digicel (PNG) Limited
Christopher has an extensive background in telecoms having worked for 15 years with leading operators globally.  Prior to joining Digicel, he’s held management roles in Afghan Wireless, Globe Telecom, Eastern Telecom and PhilCom. 

Christopher has been with Digicel PNG for 2 years and now  leads the Products and Roaming teams.  He’s played a key role in launching market-leading products in Papua New Guinea such as BlackBerry, Mobile Web, CRBT and SMS Banking to name a few. Christopher is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Marketing from Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines.

Shiva Kumar - Chief Technical Officer, Digicel (PNG) Limited
Shiva Joined Digicel PNG team as Rollout Manager in December 2007 was responsible for expansion of Network and implementation of layered architecture.  Moved to CTO role in May, 2010 and manages technical department.

Before moving to Digicel worked with leading operators in India and Nigeria. Started carrier with NATELCO, OEM manufacturer in India and has close to 13 years of experience in Telecom (GSM, Broad band and Fiber backbone). Graduated in Telecommunication (B. Sc in Telecommunication) and has a Diploma in Electronics and communication Engineering.

Andrew Kidu-Senior Counsel, Digicel (PNG) Limited

Andrew has advised Digicel Pacific since December 2007 and joined Digicel PNG in June 2009 as Senior Counsel in charge of all legal and regulatory matters in PNG.  Prior to joining Digicel PNG, Andrew was a senior associate with PLN Lawyers Sydney (part of the Pacific Legal Network) specializing in corporate and commercial law.  With PLN, Andrew advised many businesses, including Digicel Pacific, on legal and regulatory matters in relation to establishing and conducting business in countries throughout the Pacific.  Andrew holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Queensland University of Technology and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law in Sydney and is admitted as a lawyer in New South Wales and PNG.