Isikeli (Keli) Taureka held a number of roles within the oil & gas sector including as executive director of InterOil Corporation; president of Chevron Geothermal & Power in Indonesia and Philippines; president of ChevronTexaco China Energy Company; managing director of Chevron Asia South Business Unit responsible for exploration and production in Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam; and country manager for Chevron New Guinea with responsibility for oil operations in Papua New Guinea and Western Australia.
Prior to joining Chevron, Mr Taureka managed the PNG-owned Post and Telecommunication Corporation, worked at the Bank of South Pacific in a senior management capacity, and was deputy managing director of Resources Investment Finance.
