Meet Leata Alaimoana
Queensland Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner - Pacific
Market coverage: Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands nations of Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand.
Leata was appointed Queensland Trade Commissioner for the Pacific in March 2023. She is an accomplished executive with extensive Australian and international experience in leadership, executive management, government relations, project and service delivery.
Leata began her career within the Investment Attraction Unit with what was then the Queensland Department of State Development in 2002. During the past two decades, Leata has taken on a variety of management and leadership roles with the Queensland and federal government, Sunshine Coast City Council, and Aviation Australia.
During her time with Pacific Trade Invest Australia she facilitated over $33 million in investments across the Pacific Island region, creating economic opportunities while delivering positive social outcomes for communities.
Leata is a non-executive Director on the Boards of Good Return and Exemplar International Development, and is NAATI accredited as a Samoan interpreter/translator.
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