Former CEO of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS), Jitoko Tikolevu, has rejoined the agency as a new board director.
FRCS announced his appointment yesterday, along with that of chartered accountant Nitin Gandhi, a 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,” said FRCS CEO Udit Singh. “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.”
Tikolevu previously served as Fiji’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 and held board positions at Investment Fiji and the Fiji Development Bank. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies from the University of the South Pacific and a Masters in Taxation from the University of Auckland.
Gandhi, a fellow of the Australia and New Zealand Chartered Accountants, is a former president of the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is also an accredited mediator, a former president of the Fiji Red Cross Society, and a current member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Audit and Risk Commission in Geneva. With over 38 years of experience, Gandhi has provided professional services in assurance, taxation, and advisory across numerous industries including tourism, aviation, energy, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, and financial services.
Accepting his appointment to the FRCS board, Gandhi acknowledged 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.