Former chief executive officer of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) Jitoko Tikolevu has rejoined as a new board director.
FRCS announced his appointment yesterday and that of chartered accountant Nitin Gandhi, former managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“The new board of directors have valuable expertise and perspectives that will help provide effective strategic direction and oversight to FRCS,” FRCS chief executive officer Udit Singh said.
“Their diverse talent and expertise will enhance the strength and impact of our board and our ability to achieve our strategic objectives as we work towards being a world class revenue service delivering excellence in revenue collection, border protection, trade and travel facilitation.”
Mr Tikolevu was the former Fiji High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2023 and also served on the boards of Investment Fiji and the Fiji Development Bank.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Business Studies from the University of the South Pacific (USP) and a Masters in Taxation degree from the University of Auckland.
Mr Gandhi, a fellow of the Australia and the New Zealand Charted Accountants, is also a former president of the Fiji Institute of Charted Accountants, an accredited mediator, former president of the
Fiji Red Cross Society and a current member of the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Audit and Risk Commission in Geneva.
He has over 38 years of experience providing professional services mainly in assurance, taxation and advisory to numerous businesses in Fiji and regional countries across multiple industries including tourism, aviation, energy, manufacturing, retail, agriculture and financial services.
While accepting the appointment of FRCS board director, Mr Gandhi noted the challenges facing FRCS in its reforms and administrative systems.
“There is a need to embrace globalisation and digitalisation to ensure FRCS serves its customer base in the most efficient and fairest way. Modernising tax compliance and developing systems accordingly would be key to the economic development of the country,” he said.
