Ms Kami joined the Bank in 1989 as a Business Advisor and within 4 years managed a large outer-island branch and led effective teams in HR, Operations and Lending. In 2006, she was promoted to Executive roles in Operations and Risk Management. In September 2013, she became the first female Managing Director & CEO of the Bank. In 2014, she led the Bank through a successful transformation programme to commercialize its operations and expanding to offer more commercial banking products and services. In 2017, the Bank launched an innovative online ‘Ave Pa’anga Pau (APP) voucher remittance product into NZ providing a low cost, fast and reliable service. In November 2020, APP’s entry into Australia was successfully launched and a practical solution for the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19.
She has served on the Tonga Chamber of Commerce, Tonga Post and Remuneration Authority and National Retirement Benefit Fund. She is currently a Director on the Tonga Health Promotion Board since 2014. She holds an MBA from the Atkinson Graduate School of Management and a BA majoring in Business Economics from Willamette University, USA.