Chey Scovell

Joined on March 1, 2023, representing the Manufacturers Council of PNG. Chey is the council’s CEO and a member to the Investment Committee.

He is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of business, government, and policy across Papua New Guinea and Australia. Chey brings deep expertise in trade, regulatory reform, infrastructure, and private sector development. Renowned for shaping public policy and economic strategy, Chey builds trusted networks across government, industry, and civil society to drive sustainable development and inclusive growth.

Global & Regional Engagement
Chey has held over 40 board, committee, and advisory roles, and has led national task forces driving reforms in tax, procurement, public finance, infrastructure, health, education, and standards.

He has represented Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands in key trade and policy forums in APEC, ABAC, WTO, ACP, MSG, PACER+, USMFT, PIFS and PICTA, and has played pivotal roles in bilateral engagements with Australia, the EU and UK, US, Indonesia, China and ASEAN.

Academic & Technical Expertise
Chey holds a Master of Business Law, a Bachelor of Asian Studies/International Business and specialist qualifications in export management, public finance, and procurement.
 

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Christopher Elphick

Christopher joined the Board on the 01st of October 2022 as an Independent Director. He is currently chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee. 

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Management from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, with majors in Marketing and Management. He is an alumnus of the United World College of South East Asia. Christopher is a proud graduate of the Nasfund Trainee Directorship Program, having been part of the 2014 cohort. 

He is also chair of Nasfund Contributors’ Savings & Loans Society (NCSL) and a director of Transparency International (PNG) Incorporated.

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Michael Murphy

Michael was appointed to the Board on the 11th of July 2019 as an Independent Director. He is currently chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee. 

Aside from being a director, Michael runs his own superannuation and actuarial consulting firm in Australia. A qualified actuary, he has over 40 years of superannuation and consulting experience with Aon (most recently as an Asia / Pacific Partner), Mercer and AMP. 

He also has over 15 years of experience on superannuation trustee boards in both Australia and PNG.

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