SNPF Board & Staff welcome new CEO

By Lagi Keresoma/

Apia, SAMOA – 4 November 2026 -The new Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa National Provident Fund, Lealali Faletoese Asaua has finally taken office after 3 months since Cabinet endorsed his appointment in July 2026.

He was officially welcomed by the SNPF Board and staff in an ava ceremony yesterday.

Also welcomed is the new SNPF Board of Directors which include Chairman Tagaloa Tautaituasivi Eddie Wilson and members Lavea Peseta Lua Nafoi, Tu’u’u Anasi’i Leota, Malouamaua Constance Rivers and Lemalu Venus Iosefa Salanoa.

SNPF new CEO, Lealali Faletoese Asaua in a moment with the Board Chairman, Tagaloa Tautaituasivi Eddie Wilson.

SNPF management and staff are confident that the CEO and Board’s “collective expertise, stewardship, and strategic leadership will navigate the organisation to greater heights of growth, innovation, and service excellence, delivering long-term value for our members and fulfilling our vision of, Manuia Nei, Mausali Taeao.”

Lealali is a chartered accountant and finance expert who had served at the South Pacific Commission Pacific Community based in Fiji as the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager from 2020-2023.

He also worked at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat from 2015-2020 and also as a financial specialist at the United Nations Development Programme from 2013-2015.

Lealali takes over from Lemalu Selesitina Reti who led the SNPF for the past 3 years.

The Fund manages over $1.2 billion in members’ savings, making it one of the most important financial institutions in Samoa.