Fijian Holdings Limited has appointed Napolioni Batimala as the chief executive of Merchant Finance and Mosese Volavola as the chief executive of Basic Industries Limited.

This is a promotion for both as they used to hold the general manager position prior to this new role.

Mr Batimala has been with the FHL Group for the past seven years and has held various senior positions within the Group.

He has been the general manager for Merchant Finance for the past four years.

Mr Volavola has been with the FHL Group for more than 20 years and started his career with Basic Industries as a graduate trainee.

He has held various senior positions in Basic Industries managing civil construction, concrete and quarry industry.

He is an engineer and holds a Masters in Engineering Management from Sydney University of Technology and a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from Auckland University.

FHL chairman, Iowane Naiveli, said: “The appointments are in line with the FHL’s mission statement to develop and grow our people to achieve their purposes in life.”

He also added FHL will continue to develop its staff through professional training and encouraging staff to further their education.