Bonny Ninai

Bonny currently serves as Chairman of Kumul Minerals Ok Tedi Limited and is a Director of the Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited Board.

He is a Lawyer by profession, is admitted to the bar, and has been a senior legal practitioner for over 30 years.

He commenced his career with the Department of Justice and Attorney General serving as Legal Officer (State Solicitor’s Office) in 1988, prior to being promoted to Assistant Secretary (Executive Branch), Deputy Solicitor General and Acting Solicitor General (Solicitor General’s Office) before he moved to the private sector as Senior Associate with Patterson Lawyers, Principal of Ninai Lawyers, and Consultant to Kup & Co Lawyers.

In 1995, Bonny was appointed as instructing Solicitor on behalf of the State where he assisted the Ok Tedi and BHP legal team in the Ok Tedi Environmental Litigation case in Melbourne in 1995.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of PNG which he attained in 1987, and a Master of Laws (Corporate and Commercial) Degree from University of Adelaide attained in 1998. Post graduate qualifications he has also attained included a Certificate in Legal Training from the Legal Training Institute in 1987, and Certificate in Legal Drafting and Negotiation of Public and International Contracts from University of London in 1994.

Bonny has served as Director on a number of Boards including the National Gaming Control Board, the National Forests Board, Motor Vehicles Insurance Limited Board, and as Chairman of Pacific Re Limited Board.

He has also attended and successfully completed the Company Directors Courses in 2007 conducted by the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce, and in 2019 by the Australian Institute of Directors