Prasad is Fiji Roads new chief
Kamal Prasad is the new chief executive officer for Fiji Roads Authority. His appointment comes into effect from January 1.
The position was vacated in October, 2020, by Jonathan Moore upon completion of his contract tenure.
The vacancy was advertised internally and externally in line with FRA’s recruitment policy process.
The selection of the successful candidate was recommended by a four-member interview panel comprising FRA board members and a private sector CEO.
Mr Prasad has approximately 20 years of local and international industry experience in construction, design, geotechnical investigation, environmental assessment, contract management, asset management, traffic management, project management and disaster management of civil and structural infrastructure projects.
He was recruited as a senior engineer by FRA after working 15 years in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Given his capabilities, Mr Prasad progressed further in his career at FRA assuming the portfolio manager role for multilateral Bank loan funded projects.
He was promoted to general manager delivery West to manage
FRA’s operations in the Western Division.
Mr Prasad has served as acting chief executive officer for the past 15 months during which he demonstrated commendable strategic, technical, commercial and leadership skills to enhance the quality and timeliness of Fiji Roads Authority’s service delivery.
Commenting on the appointment, FRA board chairman Ariff Ali said the board was confident with Mr Prasad’s appointment following his performance as acting CEO, where he not only demonstrated technical competence in strategising FRA’s forward works and periodic/routine maintenance programmes, but also displayed strong leadership skills.