Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) has confirmed a series of senior leadership appointments across its group and subsidiaries in a coordinated push to bolster capacity for major capital projects and long-term growth. The appointments — effective between December 2025 and March 2026 — place experienced executives into roles that FHL says will accelerate project delivery, strengthen technical and financial capabilities, and advance the group’s investment agenda.
At Pacific Cement Limited, Josua Satavu will take up the chief executive officer role from 1 February 2026. Satavu joined FHL in 2023 as Group Manager Investment and has sat on several subsidiary boards. During his time with the group he led development of the Impact Investment Portfolio, helped shape the group’s investment strategy and played a central role in merger and acquisition initiatives. In his new role he will oversee Pacific Cement’s strategic transformation as the company prepares to construct a new cement manufacturing plant that FHL expects to be fully operational in 2027.
Basic Industries Limited (BIL) has appointed Naushad Ali as its CEO from January 2026. Ali brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience, currently serves as Deputy Chairperson of Fiji Airports Limited and has previously chaired the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji. He was most recently CFO and Company Secretary for Golden Manufacturing Limited Group and earlier held a business management role at Fulton Hogan. FHL said Ali will review and reposition BIL’s strategy while guiding the growth of key business units including Humes and Standard Concrete.
FHL created a new Group Head of Projects and Development role and appointed Angela Waradi from December 2025. Waradi, with more than 17 years’ experience in civil, structural and industrial engineering across the Pacific, joins from Fiji Water where she was Senior Manager – Strategic Engineering, and has held roles at NRW Holdings and Ausenco. She will lead the group’s project strategy and strengthen technical capabilities across subsidiaries as FHL moves into a phase of heavy capital expenditure.
On the finance and investment side, Sidhant Sharma has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer effective 1 March 2026. Sharma, with FHL since 2019, served as Acting Group CFO in 2025 and has been involved in the group’s wholesale corporate bond programme, M&A due diligence and financial capability reviews. Tevita Tuiloa will assume the newly defined Group Head of Investment role from the same date, concluding his tenure as Acting General Manager of FHL Properties Limited. Tuiloa has been linked to several group projects including completion of the FHL Tower, the Port Denarau Marina acquisition and investment initiatives involving the RB Patel Group.
FHL chairman Rokoseru Nabalarua said the appointments “reinforce the organisation’s strategic direction and leadership capacity, supporting the delivery of the group’s long-term objectives while maintaining strong governance and sustainable growth.” The staged timing of decisions — with the projects lead beginning late 2025 and key finance and investment roles confirmed for March 2026 — aligns with FHL’s near-term capital timetable, notably the construction and commissioning of the Pacific Cement plant targeted for 2027.
These moves mark the formalisation of several acting roles and the establishment of a projects function within FHL, signalling a shift from planning to execution across construction and investment pipelines. With specialised engineering, investment and financial leadership now in place, FHL aims to accelerate delivery of its infrastructure and industrial priorities while repositioning subsidiary operations for growth.
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