Founder/ Non-executive Director

Sir Mahesh Patel, OBE

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Sir Mahesh started as a pharmacist and then as maverick entrepreneur, co-founding what is now PNG’s largest and leading retailer, CPL Group in 1987

His influence is evident in many public, private and community entities such as the PNG Red Cross, Kumul Telikom Holdings Limited, 1991 and 2015 Pacific Games, Ginigoada Foundation, and the Buk Bilong Pikinini (BBP) community libraries, orphanages, and countless community organizations.

A celebrated business leader, he was recognized for his contribution to commerce and communities with an OBE in 2012 and the Knight Bachelor award in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

He has since resigned from his post as Managing Director of the Group and continues his passion as Chairman for the CPL Foundation championing causes close to CPL Group’s ethos.