Mr Togolo held senior positions with Bougainville's former North Solomons Provincial Government between 1978 and 1990 including the role of Provincial Secretary. He has over thirty years experience in the minerals sector. Prior to that he was the head of corporate affairs at Placer Dome Niugini Limited. Since 2006 he has served as PNG Country Manager with Nautilus Minerals Inc. Sir Mel serves on Boards both in PNG and overseas, including the Boards of Panamex Holdings (Singapore) Pte Limited, Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara and Loloata Island Resort. He has previously served on the Boards of a number of PNG companies, including Westpac Bank PNG Limited, NASFUND and Oil Search. He was a founding member of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea and was Deputy President and President for a total of six years. He is a member of the Risk Committee.
