{"id":16470,"date":"2023-03-13T16:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T03:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=16470"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T03:55:28","slug":"samoa-chamber-appoints-lita-lui-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=16470","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Chamber appoints Lita Lui as new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>APIA, SAMOA \u2013 13 MARCH 2023: <\/strong>The Samoa Chamber of Commerce has appointed its new Chief Executive Officer who takes over from Lemauga Hobart Vaai who resigned to move overseas in late January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lita Lui has been appointed the new CEO and was officially introduced to Chamber members at its March members meeting held last Monday, 6 March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lita is a former ACEO for the Aid Coordination and Debt Management division with the Ministry of Finance and has served the Government of Samoa for over 19 years. With her high calibre and vast experience in the public service, Lita\u2019s appointment will further look to foster the Public-Private Partnership. She has also been running her business over the last few years and is part of the private sector and currently undertaking her Master\u2019s online on a part time basis.<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber looks forward to having Lita at the forefront of Samoa\u2019s National Private Sector Organization, to lead and advocate for its members.<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber also acknowledged and thanked the outgoing CEO, Lemauga Hobart Vaai who served the Chamber for over 12 years and wished him well on his future endeavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APIA, SAMOA \u2013 13 MARCH 2023: The Samoa Chamber of Commerce has appointed its new Chief Executive Officer who takes over from Lemauga Hobart Vaai who resigned to move overseas in late January 2023. 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