Fiji Rice Pte Ltd (FRL) has announced the appointment of Mukesh Kumar as its new CEO.
Company chairman Raj Sharma said the recruitment process was done by independent accounting firm, KPMG.
“The remuneration (of the CEO) was set through the Higher Salaries Commission,” said Mr Sharma.
He said Mr Kumar hails from Dreketi, the rice farming community.
“He would the right person to deepen the relationship with rice farmers.
“There are other strategic moves to improve and modernise the mill, commissioning of the Nailaga Ba Mill and expand the planting in Central and Western divisions.”
Mr Kumar holds bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science, Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Masters in Business Administration, from the University of the South Pacific.
