Vijay Naidu has been named chief executive officer (CEO) for the Construction Industry Council.

He is the first CEO for the Council that was previously run by com­mittee, chaired by its President Gordon Jenkins.

Another first for CIC is moving into its new office on the campus of Fiji National University at Sa­mabula scheduled for the October 4.

Mr Naidu has extensive experi­ence in the construction industry that includes General Manager- Properties for Tappoo Group of Companies and Chief Financial officer for Tabua Investments (de­velopers of Denarau).

He was also Secretary to the Mas­ter Builders Association before as­suming his new position.

“At this critical juncture in our development we are fortunate to have the services of Mr Naidu,” said CIC president Gordon Jen­kins.

“We are moving on many fronts, opening new offices, planning our next conference, working with our task groups on resolution imple­mentation, and strengthening our relationship with government that could include funding; these are among the challenges currently facing CIC,” said Mr Jenkins.

Major construction activities

The Construction Industry Coun­cil comprise all the major con­struction activities in the country, including builders, sub-contrac­tors, architects, engineers, quanti­ty surveyors, hardware suppliers, developers, project managers and key Government representatives.

Source: Construction Industry Council

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