Tongan Power limited announced the employment of its new CEO, Mr Robert Matthews who commenced as Chief Executive of Tonga Power Limited since March 9 2015.

Mr Robert Matthews replaced Mr John van Brink who served Tonga from February 2012 to February 2015.

Robert holds engineering qualifications from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with business management studies from RMIT and the University of South Australia, a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, and former associate member of the CEO Institute Melbourne.

Robert moves to Tonga from Victoria, Australia with his wife, Angela for the next three years to serve the people of Tonga.