 Karl Tili was the first Tuvaluan appointed to the post of general manager of the Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau and was the general manager from 1989 to 31 December 2011.
<coherence>  Karl Tili was the first Tuvaluan appointed to the post of general manager of the Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau and was the general manager from 1989 to 31 December 2011.
 Karl Tili was the first Tuvaluan appointed to the post of general manager of the Bureau from 1989 to 31 December 2011.