Selection Process Begins
Fiji Television could have a new chief executive officer this year
Phase one of the selection process, for a chief executive officer at the country’s only listed televised broadcaster, has commenced.
It comes two years after the position of chief executive officer was last occupied at Fiji Television Limited.
Contenders for the office include general manager, Sitiveni Halofaki, who has held the fort in a managerial capacity at the Brown Streetbased television station, since the CEO’s position was vacated by Karen Lobendahn.
SunBiz understands Mr Halofaki’s contract spanned two years after which the company would advertise the chief executive officer’s position.
A pioneer of the television company, Tarun Patel, could not be reached for comment, although industry speculation suggest he would make the best fit for the job.
FTV chairman, Deepak Rathod, said applications from those who met the criteria, were being prepared for consideration.
He earlier alluded that the process was to gauge capacity that was available for the position.
In December 2022, Fijian Holdings Limited, the parent company for Fiji Television, advertised the CEO’s position. The same month, the application period closed.
Last year, Fiji Television’s trade suspension was lifted, as the company wrote off a host of bad debts.
Fiji Television was founded in 1994, and remains one of the country’s main television networks.
It is the first permanent commercial television broadcasting
network in the country, which was listed as a public company in 1996 on the Suva Stock Exchange, now known as the South Pacific Stock Exchange.
Fiji TV’s main shareholders are: ■Fijia■ Holding Limited (FHL) Media Limited,
Hari Punja and Sons Limited, FHL Trustees Limited and FHL Holdings Unit Trust, iTaukei Affairs Board,
Capital Insurance Limited, and Fiji National Provident Fund.