Meet our Board of Directors
Meet the Directors at Tonga Development Bank.
Ms Lorna Aloma Johansson – CHAIR OF THE BOARD
A proprietor and a business consultant who holds a Graduate Bachelor of Commerce (accounting & Management Studies from the University of Auckland , New Zealand. Ms Johansson is a Director of National Retirement Benefit Fund Board, a member of Public Service Tribunal and is the Honorary Consul of Sweden to Tonga. She also holds directorships and executives roles of various organisation in Tonga and is a Co-opted Council Member of University of the South Pacific. Ms Johansson was appointed to the role of director on the 25th of November 2022 and later appointed as Chair of the Board on the 25th of February 2025.
Mr Tevita Tonga – DIRECTOR
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Retirement Benefits Fund Board was the Alternate Director of the Tonga Development Bank since March 2021 and appointed as Director in June 2022, this made him the Director of the Company from June 2022. Mr. Tonga holds a Master of Commerce from The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and Master of Professional Accounting from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Mr Michael Anthony Bloomfield – DIRECTOR
The Chief Executive Officer of the Retirement Fund Board has been a Director of the Tonga Development Bank since June 2023 replacing colleague Mr. Kaho ‘o Vailahi ‘Ofa who is now RFB’s Alternate Director of the Bank’s Board of Directors. Mr. Bloomfield had held roles with the Government ministries before joining the Retirement Fund Board. He also serves as a Director on the Board of several other companies. Mr. Bloomfield holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Board Secretary
Mrs ‘Emalu’isa Manarangi – Interim SECRETARY
The Board Secretary Mr Hasiloni Fungavai has retired on 31st March 2025. A job he held since 1st May 2017. Ms Emalu’isa Manarangi is currently the Interim Secretary.
