Photo: First Row: L-R: Robert Pereira, Nathan Wilson, Taulapapa Maria Leota, Afoa Stefan Szegedi (President), Raymond Voigt, Donald Narayan,Second Row: L-R: Anish Chandra, Jackie Narayan, Sabrina Percival, NikoVui.
The Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters (SAME) in its 2025 Annual General Meeting, elected a new Executive Council for the 2025–2026 term.
The newly elected Executive Council is as follows:
President
• Afoa Stefan Szegedi – Treasure Box Samoa
Vice President
• Donald Narayan – Pacific Technologies
Secretary
• Nathan Wilson – Wilex Samoa
Treasurer
• Anish Chandra – Vodafone Samoa
Executive Council Members
• Charlie Vaai – Vailima
• Jackie Adams – Pacific Apparel
• Maria Leota – Kuki Samoa
• Mayday LaungHing – Frankies Supermarket
• NikoVui – Nonu Samoa
• Raymond Voigt – Beekeepers Association
• Robert Pereira – Maali Company
• Sabrina Percival – Natural Foods International
Newly elected President Afoa Stefan Szegedi shared his vision for the term ahead:
“We look forward to a productive year of service, collaboration, and results. SAME will continue to work alongside national and regional partners to create an enabling environment that supports sustainable business growth, innovation, and international market access for our members.”
Afoa also added “As incoming President I would like to thank all Government Ministries and Organizations as well as the Private Sector partners for their past support to SAME and look forward to working together with them again going forward”.
Under the theme of transformation, sustainability, and international competitiveness, SAME reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the manufacturing and export sectors as vital engines of Samoa’s economic prosperity.
SAME invites all stakeholders to engage with the new Executive Council as it charts a unified path forward for Samoa’s manufacturing and export sectors. Vision:To transform Samoa’s manufacturing and export sectors into internationally competitive industries through innovation, sustainability, and excellence, enhancing our nation’s prosperity.