Ian Clyne
Civil Engineering
Geopacific Resources
Australia
Biography
Mr. Clyne has over 35 years of experience in international banking having worked in senior executive positions in ten countries in Asia, Oceania, Australia and Europe. He has specialised in emerging markets and has held senior executive positions with universal banking operations that have extensive branch networks and large employee bases. Mr. Clyne has successfully re-engineered banks in Indonesia, Italy, Poland and PNG. Mr. Clyne held the role of Managing Director and Group CEO of Bank South Pacific (BSP), based in Port Moresby (2008 – 2013). Under his leadership the bank grew from having 400,000 accounts in PNG to over a million in PNG and 1.5 million across the Pacific, including Fiji and the Solomon Islands, with a market capitalisation of $1.7 billion at the end of his term. Mr. Clyne is passionate about PNG and has demonstrated a high level of commitment to social and community issues in addition to his business achievements. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth 2nd “Diamond Jubilee” Medal for Services to PNG. Mr. Clyne holds a B.Bs.Mn and is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Union Bank of Nigeria. He was appointed a Director of the Company on 6 October 2016.
Research Interest
Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture
