Governor’s Term Nears End

The Central bank’s top job is being advertised, as the cur­rent Governor’s five-year contract concludes in the months ahead.

Governor Ariff Ali, whose term in office ends in September, de­clined to comment when contacted yesterday.

The humble media savvy and re­spected leader in the financial sec­tor, hails from humble beginnings in Ba.

In 1992, he joined the Reserve Bank’s research department.

Mr Ali worked in the economics, financial markets and the finan­cial institutions groups.

He rose to head the Financial Markets Group in 2009 and was the chief manager of the Econom­ics Group from 2013.

Prior to his appointment as Gov­ernor in September 2017, Mr Ali was the Deputy Governor since May 2014.

As Governor, Mr Ali is the chair­person of the:

• Board of the Reserve Bank of Fiji,
• Monetary Policy Committee,
• Macroeconomic Committee,
• Capital Markets Development Taskforce,
• National Financial Inclusion Taskforce, and
• Secured Transactions Task­force. He is also a member of the Coun­cil of the Fiji Institute of Bank­ers, and the National Anti-Money Laundering Council.

Mr Ali is chairperson of the:

• Government Tender Board,
• Accident Compensation Com­mission Fiji, and
• Fiji Roads Authority.

Mr Ariff Ali obtained his Bach­elor of Economics (Honours) De­gree from the International Is­lamic University, Malaysia, and a Master of Business Adminis­tration from the University of the South Pacific.

An advertisement about the Gov­ernor’s position was recently pub­lished in Fiji Sun.

The deadline for applications is March 21.

The Constitutional Offices Com­mission, in consulta­tion with the Minister of Finance, advises the President over the ap­pointment.

Fiji Airports

In another development, Fiji Airports has advertised the role of communi­cations and public relations man­ager.

Fiji Airports manages 15 airports and employs over 400 people.

Former print and television journalist, Christoper Chand, 38, resigned last month after almost seven years.

He joined Fiji Airports as a com­munications officer, and pro­gressed to a managerial post.

“I have hit my profes­sional ceil­ing in the organisa­tion and am looking for a new challenge to further progress my career,” Mr Chand said.

“Later this month, I will officially start on my new journey with As­pen Medical, as the communica­tions and public relations man­ager.”

His last day in office is March 16.

Applications for the vacancy close on March 18.

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