Mr. Tom Ricketts - Chairman | Mr. Ricketts was appointed Chairman of the TFL Board of Directors in August 2009. He also currently serves as Board Member of Fiji National Provident Fund, Amalgamated Telecom Holdings and Home Finance Corporation Limited.
Experience:
Mr. Ricketts was a banker by profession and has worked for Bank of New South Wales (1964 – 79), Westpac Bank (1987-1998) and Colonial Bank (1998-2006) in Suva. He has also worked for Mobil Oil (1979-1987).
Mr. Ricketts was Minister of Industry, Tourism, Trade and Communications in 2008 and was previously appointed a Senator in 2006. He has served and is still a member of statutory Boards and Government Organizations. He is an Attorney of J.P.Bayley Trust, Chairman of Trustees of Suva Relief Fund (Pearce Home) and Trustee of the Anglican Church.
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Mr. Umarji Musa - Director |
Umarji Musa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a number of professional credentials.
He joined Fiji Development Bank in 1974 and retired in 2010 after servicing 36 years. He has had a distinguished career, having held the position of General Manager in the bank’s Lending Operations for 21 consecutive years prior to his retirement.
Umarji was appointed as a Director in February 2011 and brings across extensive experience in Banking, Financial Analysis, Project Finance, Agricultural Credit and managing large scale, complex and diverse projects.
Currently, he practices as an independent Business and Finance Consultant and also serves on a number of Boards.
Mr. Daryl Tarte - Director
Mr. Tarte was appointed a Director of the TFL Board in September 2009. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Suva Private Hospital Board of Directors and Leadership Fiji. He also serves as a Director of Namale Resorts.
Experience:
Mr. Tarte is a former Industrial Commissioner for the Sugar Industry Tribunal. He also previously served as the Chairman of the Capital Markets Development Authority and the Fiji Media Council. He was a Director of Colonial Insurance and Tabua Investments, the developers of Denarau.
Mr. Tarte is a former Fiji Consul to the Federal Republic of Germany, has been the author of six books on Fiji and the Pacific and is a Trustee of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia.
Mr. Samuela Vadei Company Secretary, TFL Mr. Samuela Vadei is a solicitor by profession. He has spent over 15 years in the legal aspects of the telecommunications industry. He began his career at Telecom Fiji in 1993 as the Company’s Legal Counsel. Mr. Vadei was appointed Telecom Fiji’s Legal Counsel and Company Secretary in 2000. Mr. Vadei is currently TFL’s General Manager Corporate Services and was recently reappointed to the position in October 2009. He is responsible for all the legal aspects of the Company as well as managing TFL’s properties and fleet.
Mr. Vadei was also appointed Commissioner of Oaths of the High Court of Fiji in 1993, a position which he still holds. He has served as an elected member of the Fiji Law Society Committee in 1998 and 1999. Mr. Vadei has also served on the Board of Directors for Fiji Rugby Management Limited in 1998.
Mr. Vadei has a Law degree from Bond University in Queensland, Australia and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane and was admitted as a solicitor of the Queensland Supreme Court in 1992. |
