Debbie Sorensen is currently juggling the role alongside her other duties as chief executive of the Pasifika Medical Association – which made a significant investment in the club midway through last year.
How long she remains may well depend on how quickly and successfully the club capitalises on the opportunity it now has to establish itself as financially viable, build an enduring brand, develop the requisite high-performance environment to continue to attract the best Pasifika talent and to start a culture of success.
Having struggled to attract players and fans in its first three years of operation, Moana pulled off a major coup by signing Ardie Savea this season.
His presence, and that of former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga as the head of a promising coaching team, has seen Moana start 2025 in promising fashion.
Crowds are building at their permanent home base at North Harbour Stadium, speculation is mounting that other big-name players want to join and the family of sponsors is growing.
Sorensen has an opportunity to build a genuine and reliable professional pathway for Pasifika talent to graduate from Super Rugby Pacific into the national teams of Samoa and Tonga, and establish Moana as a legacy club that changes the long-standing narrative of Pacific Island nations being poorly treated and exploited.