Udit Singh appointed as FRCS’ new CEO

Udit Singh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service.

Permanent Secretary for Finance and Interim Chairman Shiri Gounder says they are pleased to be able to reach agreement with someone with Singh’s extensive business transformation, financial and leadership background to take up the CEO role effective from 25th March this year.

Gounder says the Board welcomes Singh’s appointment and with his wealth of commercial and strategic leadership experience, the board expects him to continue the good work that is underway in transforming FRCS to be an effective service driven tax, customs and border protection agency.

He says they also thank Malakai Naiyaga for acting in the CEO role and they are happy that he will resume Chairmanship of FRCS, after a brief period of handover.

FRCS says Singh is a vastly experienced business leader having worked as a CEO.

They say he is a former CEO of Milk Test NZ, a subsidiary of Fonterra and has industries including pharmaceutical, primary industry, food and environment.

FRCS says he is a seasoned executive with a distinguished career marked by transformative leadership and a proven track record in governance, strategy, finance, and operations.

They say with expertise in driving company transformation, market development, and profitability, Singh brings to FRCS a focus on achieving operational excellence and fostering revenue growth.

They say his strengths lie in scaling and transforming organisations and cultivating a culture of innovation and leadership development.

Frcs adds he is a graduate in Accounting and Economics from the University of the South Pacific, holds a CPA from the Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants, an ACA of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountant and an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Company Directors.