PNGRFL Board happy with appointment (Post Courier 04/01/17)

Left Chairman of SP PNG Hunters and board Director of the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League and PNGRFL Chairman Sandis Tsaka

By FIDELIS SUKINA

Chairman of SP PNG Hunters and board Director of the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) Graham Osborne has praised the appointment of Reatau Rau as the new CEO.

Osborne who was part of the Sub-Committee that interviewed the final five applicants said he was happy Rau met all the criteria for recruitment.

He added that Rau was a national that met the criteria’s and his qualifications and character were quite scarce.

“It was a fair and official matter and I thank Vanguard International who was a big part of the process, the expatriates were of very high quality and took a lot of thinking and a lot of soul searching to see where we were going to go.

“But I think deep down we always knew it was time for a Papua New Guinean, it was time to bring someone with credibility who had one job for 32 years a leader in his Vabukori village and a person who loves rugby league for me those qualities don’t come along every five minutes.

“And with all due respect to the two previous gentleman which we had two expatriates now it’s time go back home and for me very proud that Reatau got the job me and the other directors of the board a very proud as well and he said after he was confirmed that we will help him through the year and,” Osborne said 

PNGRFL Chairman Sandis Tsaka said Papua New Guinea had finally gotten a CEO with high professional ethic and knowledge of rugby league in PNG.

“We finally have a professional Papua New Guinean who’s not only a professional but will take the sport to the next level.

“He brings with him a lot of credibility and integrity, professional experience and knowledge of the sport and that was important to us going into the World Cup year that we had somebody who knew the particularities of playing rugby league in a Papua New Guinea environment infect we have the right mix of professional experience that is needed to provide the strategic direction but also has knowledge of the local game those were the right traits,” Tsaka said

Rau said his appointment came at a turning point in his life and also when his passion for rugby league was strong

“Everyone has a turning point in life and for me I am looking for new challenges I have got so much passion for rugby league I can bring a lot more business and corporate perspective into the game through my experience in my former employer of 32 years,” Rau said