Left to right – Dr Richard Beyer, Jitoko Tikolevu, Ilaisa Cavu, Manasa Vaniqi, Joseva Serulagilagi, John Prasad.
Dr. Beyer is the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Primary Industries. He is a graduate of Strathclyde University in Scotland and holds a Degree in Food Science. As a Commonwealth scholar he graduated with a PhD from Otago University, New Zealand. He also holds a post graduate Diploma in Management and Marketing. In Fiji he has managed the Institute of Applied Science at the University of the South Pacific. He was a special project director for the Ministry of Agriculture and Primary Industries from 1998 to 2000.
Mr. Prasad is a Project Officer at the Prime Minister’s Office. (He holds a Masters Degree in Business from Massey University, New Zealand and a Post Graduate Business Diploma from Auckland University together with a Diploma in Dairy Technology. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. His work experience in New Zealand has been in food processing, process engineering and management at executive level.
Mr. Tikolevu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority. He is a graduate in Business Studies from the University of the South Pacific and holds a Masters of Commerce in Taxation (Honors) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Mr. Serulagilagi is the Chairman of the Tailevu Provincial Council. He is also the Chairman of Rewa Cooperative Dairy Company Limited. He holds Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Diploma and Certificate in Development Planning from Bradford, United Kingdom.
Ilaisa Cavu - Director
Mr. Cavu is the CEO of the Agricultural Marketing Authority. He holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from the Fiji Institute of Technology. Prior to this he was Rooms Division Manager at the Outrigger Resort. He has spent nearly 30 years working in the hotel and tourism industry.
Mr. Vaniqi is the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Provincial Development & Multi Ethnic Affairs. Prior to this he was a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He holds a Diploma in Business English from Manchester, UK, and a Diploma in Administrative Studies from the University of the South Pacific.