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RESERVE BANK OF FIJI

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

January, 2014

Total Staff Number : 219

(RBF :211 ; FIU :8)

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Governor and Chairman of the Board

Barry Whiteside

ECONOMICS

(33)

FINANCIAL

MARKETS

(22)

FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS

(44)

FINANCIAL SYSTEM

DEVELOPMENT

(21)

CURRENCY &

CORPORATE

SERVICES

(77)

FINANCIAL

INTELLIGENCE

UNIT

(8)

Governor’s

Office and

Board

(7)

Chief Manager

Esala Masitabua

Chief Manager

Vilimaina Dakai

Chief Manager

Lorraine

Seeto

Economic analysis

and research,

monetary and

macroeconomic

policy, publications,

forecasting

financial and

economic statistics

Exchange rates,

foreign exchange

dealing, market

monitoring, foreign

reserve

management,

exchange control,

open market

operations,

registry, liquidity,

forecasting

Financial system

supervision,

development &

implementation, of

prudential

supervision

policies, licensing

and examination of

licensed financial

institutions

including Capital

Markets

supervision

Financial System and

Capital Markets

Development,

Microfinance, Financial

Literacy, LFI

Complaints, Small

Medium Enterprises,

Rural Banking,

Payments and

Settlements Services,

Remittances.

Currency,

accounting,

human resources,

information

technology,

general services,

records

management,

library, security

and plant &

properties

Financial intelligence

policy, advice,

formulation,

compliance,

supervisor training

implementation and

monitoring, national

and international

liaison

Governance,

Board and

Board

Committees,

Executive

Management

Committees.

Deputy Governor

Inia Naiyaga

Board of Directors

Total Staff No: 219

Board

Secretary

Subrina

Hanif

Chief Manager

Susan

Kumar

Chief Manager

Vereimi

Levula

Chief Manager

Ariff Ali

Director

Razim

Buksh

RISK MANAGEMENT

&

COMMUNICATIONS

(7)

Corporate

Communication,

Domestic &

International Liaison,

External and Internal

Audit, Corporate

Coordination and

Compliance,

Strategic/Annual Plan,

Middle Office, Legal,

Business Continuity

Management and

Risk Management.

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Governor

Barry Whiteside

Deputy Governor

Inia Naiyaga

Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Chief Manager

Financial

Markets

Esala

Masitabua

Chief Manager

Financial

Institutions

Vilimaina

Dakai

Chief Manager

Financial

System Development

Vereimi

Levula

Chief Manager

Currency

& Corporate

Services

Susan

Kumar

Director

Financial

Intelligence Unit

Razim

Buksh

Chief Manager

Risk

Management

&

Communications

Lorraine

Seeto

Board

Secretary

Subrina

Hanif

Secondment : Jitendra Singh, Filimone Waqabaca,

Caroline Waqabaca

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND

BOARD

Governor

Barry Whiteside

Deputy Governor

Inia Naiyaga

Senior

Secretary

Anita

Prakash

Personal

Assistant/Driver

Viliame

Tagilala

Secretary

Samantha

Mitchel-King

Total Staff No: 7

Board

Secretary

Subrina

Hanif

Senior

Secretary

Moate

Ulu

3

Senior FIU Officer

Policy

Caroline Pickering

Analyst

Laisa

Naivalurua

Director

Financial Intelligence Unit

Razim Buksh

IT

Analyst

Kritesh

Bali

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

Secretary

Fostina

Borisi

Analyst

Fiji Police

Secondment

Ashneel

Maharaj

Total Staff No: 7

Analyst

FIRCA

Secondment

Akanisi

Veitata

Dorris

Nakaora

Analyst

Avaneesh

Raman

IT

Analyst

Lawrence

Chandra

Total Staff No: 8

Senior FIU Officer

Intelligence

Management

Mariana Tukana

FINANCIAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Total Staff No: 21

4

Chief Manager

Financial System

Development

Vereimi Levula

FINANCIAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Manager

Financial

Systems

Development

Christina Rokoua

Manager

Compliance

James

Baledrokadroka

Total Staff No: 3

Manager

Financial

Inclusion

Duri Buadromo

Senior

Secretary

Farisha Ali**

Secretary

Farisha

Ali

Secondment : Filimone Waqabaca

Eliki Boletawa

Manager

Settlements

& Payment

System

Dennis

Murray

**Acting

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Financial System Development

Chief Manager

Financial System

Development

Vereimi Levula

Manager

Financial Systems

Development

Christina Rokoua

Analyst

Neumi

Usumaki

Analyst

Latileta Qoro

Total Staff No: 5/5

Analyst

James McGoon

Analyst

Sameer Chand

Secondment : Eliki Boletawa

5

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Financial System Development

Chief Manager

Financial System

Development

Vereimi Levula

Manager

Financial Inclusion

Duri Buadromo

Analyst

Taito Akata

Analyst

Tevita Gade

Statistical

Officer

Alisimere

Duwai

Total Staff No: 4/4

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE

Financial System Development

Chief Manager

Financial System

Development

Vereimi Levula

Manager

Compliance

James Baledrokadroka

Analyst

Mohammed

Sadiq

Analyst

Kelera

Koro

Total Staff No: 3/3

6

PAYMENT & SETTLEMENTS SYSTEM

Financial System Development

Chief Manager

Financial System Development

Vereimi Levula

Settlements

Officer

Kelemedi Dreu

Clerical Officer

Settlements (2)

Vacant

Meri Railala

Total Staff No: 5/6

Analyst

FIJI Clear (2)

Navin Bhan

Patricia Narain

Manager

Payment &

Settlements System

Dennis Murray

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GROUP

Total Staff No: 44

7

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP

Manager

Policy &

Research

Seci

Taleniwesi

Manager

Financial

Institution

Supervision 3

Shanil Totaram**

Senior

Secretary

Melida

Rupeti

Manager

Financial

Institution

Supervision 1

Steven Kumar**

Manager

Financial

Institution

Supervision 2

Sailasa

Vadiga

Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Secretary

Sisilia-Din

Natekuru

Manager

Statistics

Savaira

Manoa

Total Staff No: 3/3

**Acting

Manager

Financial

Institution

Supervision 4

Ragni

Singh

POLICY&RESEARCH

Financial Institutions Group

Manager

Policy & Research

Seci Taleniwesi

Total Staff No: 4/5 Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Analyst

Lute King

Analyst

Sanjeshni Singh

Analyst

Soloila Kubuabola

Analyst

Vacant

8

STATISTICS

Financial Institutions Group

Manager Statistics

Savaira Manoa

Total Staff No: 9/9 Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Analyst

Sakiusa

Nabou

Analyst

Venina

Ranadi

Statistical

Officer

Waisale

Tora

Statistical

Officer

Theresa

Navuku

Statistical

Officer

Edmond

Jikau

Analyst

Avinash

Yankanna

Analyst

April-Lisa

Naigulevu

Statistical

Officer

Ronald

Shankar

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SUPERVISION 1

Financial Institutions Group

Manager

Financial Institution

Supervision 1

Steven Kumar**

.

Examiner

Arieta

Vakasoqo

Examiner

Steven

Kumar

Examiner

Lepani

Uluinaviti

Examiner

Aminio

Vakabiriki

Examiner

Aveline

Singh

Examiner

Akanisi

Baleinabuli

Total Staff No: 6/7

Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

**Acting

9

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SUPERVISION 2

Financial Institutions Group

Manager

Financial Institution

Supervision 2

Sailasa Vadiga

Examiner

Vimlesh

Bharat

Examiner

Jiaodi

Luo

Examiner

Ansaria

Bibi

Examiner

Poonam

Chetty

Examiner

Fazeena

Hussain

Examiner

Nadeem

Khan

Total Staff No: 8/8

Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Examiner

Praneel P.

Prasad

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SUPERVISION 3

Financial Institutions Group

Manager

Financial Institution

Supervision 3

Shanil Totaram**

Examiner

Aporosa

Silatolu

Examiner

Nemani

Laveti

Total Staff No: 6/7

Examiner

Jotish

Sharma

Analyst

Shanil

Totaram

Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Examiner

Bandhana

Prasad

**Acting

Examiner

Jimaima

Kau

10

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SUPERVISION 4

Financial Institutions Group

Manager

Financial Institution

Supervision 4

Ragni Singh

Analyst

Nileshni Sami

Analyst

Alissa Dean

Total Staff No: 5/5

Examiner

Esira Kini

Chief Manager

Financial Institutions

Vilimaina Dakai

Analyst

Salote Ucuisua

FINANCIAL MARKETS

GROUP

Total Staff No: 22

11

FINANCIAL MARKETS GROUP

Senior

Secretary

Margaret

Snow

Chief Manager

Financial Markets

Esala Masitabua

Manager

External

Markets

Janice

Korovulavula

Manager

Exchange

Control

Rigamoto

Motufaga

Manager

Domestic

Markets

Lavenia

Cocker **

Total Staff No: 2/2

**Acting Study Leave: Poasa Werekoro, MDM

EXTERNAL MARKETS,

FINANCIAL MARKETS GROUP

Investment

Officer

Ashlyn

Deo

Chief Manager

Financial Markets

Esala Masitabua

Manager

External Markets

Janice Korovulavula

Technical

Assistant

Avishant

Kumar

Investment

Officer

Ravikash

Chand

Investment

Officer

Tyson Wong

Total Staff No: 6/6

Technical

Assistant

Okalani

Hola

12

EXCHANGE CONTROL,

Financial Markets Group

Chief Manager

Financial Markets

Esala Masitabua

Senior

Exchange

Control

Officer

Laureena

Wong

Exchange

Control

Officer

Alanieta

Robson

Exchange

Control

Officer

Sekove

Vakausausa

Exchange

Control

Officer

Lavenia

Taniela

Manager

Exchange Control

Rigamoto Motufaga

Senior

Exchange

Control

Officer

Jacqueline

Christopher

Total Staff No: 7/7

Analyst

Asesela

Volavola

DOMESTIC MARKETS,

Financial Markets Group

Chief Manager

Financial Markets

Esala Masitabua

Manager

Domestic Markets

Lavenia Cocker**

Registry

Officer

Julie

Lesuma

Registry

Officer

Joji

Seru

Domestic

Markets

Officer

Mohammed

Khan

Analyst

Lavenia

Cocker

Domestic

Markets

Officer

Priyanka

Sharma

Domestic

Markets

Officer

Vacant

Total Staff No: 6/7

**Acting Study Leave: Poasa Werekoro, MDM

13

ECONOMICS GROUP

Total Staff No: 33

ECONOMICS GROUP

Senior

Secretary

Mareta

Matanitobua

Senior

Economist

Publications

& Statistics

Apenisa

Tuicakau

Senior

Economist

Financial

Conditions

Petaia

Tuimanu

Senior

Economist

Domestic

Activity &

Forecasting

Jacinta

Hesaie

Senior

Economist

Prices &

Wages

Isoa

Wainiqolo

Total Staff No: 2 Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Senior

Economist

External

Conditions

Shelvin

Karan

14

Senior Economist

External Conditions

Shelvin Karan

EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

Economics Group

Economist

Isikeli

Nadalo

Economist

Matia

Tuisawau

Economist

Carl

Miller

Total Staff No: 5/6 Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Economist

Sera

Kaukilakeba

Economist

Vacant

Senior Economist

Financial Conditions

Petaia Tuimanu

Economist

Disusu

Delana

FINANCIAL CONDITIONS,

Economics Group

Economist

Seruwaia

Cagilaba

Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Total Staff No: 4/5

Economist

Bedika

Mala

Economist

Vacant

15

Senior Economist

Domestic Activity

& Forecasting

Jacinta Hesaie

DOMESTIC ACTIVITY & FORECASTING,

Economics Group

Total Staff No: 5/5

Economist

Alisha

Karan

Economist

Devendra

Narain

Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Economist

Seron Shivanjali

Economist

Kelera

Rogoiruwai

Senior Economist

Prices & Wages

Isoa Wainiqolo

Economist

Seema

Shandil

PRICES AND WAGES,

ECONOMICS GROUP

Economist

Kalolaini

Ranadi

Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Economist

Vacant

Total Staff No: 3/4

16

Publications & Statistics

Economics Group

Senior Economist

Publications &

Statistics

Apenisa Tuicakau

Chief Manager

Economics

Ariff Ali

Statistical

Officer

Isikeli Tokea

Rajeshni Kumari

Karalaini Qauqau

Aartika Devi

Economist

Archana

Chand

Economist

Krishal

Prasad

Economist

Selvin

Kishore

Economist

Munesh

Deo

Research

Assistant

Viliame

Koto

Total Staff No: 11/10

Study Leave: Boladau Uluitavuki

RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Staff No: 7

17

RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Manager

Risk Management

Reanu Ramani

Chief Manager

Risk Management & Communications

Lorraine Seeto

Analyst Middle

Office

Kalisi Ketenilagi

Corporate

Communication

Officer

Joanne Sakaraia

Senior

Secretary

Eta Kevetibau

Total Staff No: 7

Manager

Corporate

Communication

Mervin Singh

Manager

Legal

Wati Seeto

CURRENCY & CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP

Staff No: 77

18

CURRENCY AND CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP

Manager

Currency

Ravi

Kamoda

Secretary

Salanieta

Tuinalele

Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Manager

Information

Technology

Praneel

Prasad

Manager

Security

Kaliova

Togoloa

Manager

Plant &

Properties

Asivorosi

Waqatakirewa

Senior

Secretary

Laitipa

Navara

Total Staff No: 3

Manager

Human

Resources

Lenny

Tuatoko

Manager

Accounting

Peniasi

Kunatuba

Manager

General Admin

Service

Torika

Cakacaka

CURRENCY,

CURRENCY & CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP

Manager Currency

Ravi Kamoda

Currency Officer (6)

Papono Kafoa

Vilimaina Ketenilagi

Satya Singh

Petero Nadriva

Apisai Seru

Verenaisi Vukicikorolevu

Technical Officer

Simione Bola

Chief Manager

Currency & Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Senior Currency

Officer (2)

Rohitesh Chand

Matelita Regu

Total Staff No: 10/10

19

ACCOUNTING

Currency & Corporate Services Group

Payroll & Accounts

Payable Officer

Pauline

Wong

Accountant

Primal

Narayan

Ledgers

Officer

Mesake

Tikotani

Clerical Officer

Accounts (3)

Jone Tikoiserene

Belinda Delana

Kylie Daunoco

Total Staff No: 7/7 Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Manager Accounting

Peniasi Kunatuba

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES,

CURRENCY & CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP

Total Staff No: 12/12

Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Manager General Administration

Services

Torika Cakacaka

Procurement

Officer

Ana

Kalounivale

Office

Assistants

(2)

Asinate

Wata

Litia

Ramabuke

Receptionist

Agnes

Bula

Driver

Messenger

Samuela

Domonakibau

Vacant

Records

Administrator

Francis

Ali

Clerical

Officers

Records (3)

Laitipa

Laliqavota

Netani

Vulalima

Mikaele

Matawalu

Librarian

Lorin

Pai

20

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,

Currency & Corporate Services Group

Manager

Information Technology

Praneel Prasad

Systems Officer (10)

Viliame Tuinamoala

Bernard Fong

Munish Datt

Dennis Quesada

Magnesh Reddy

Peniasi Vunileba

Deepesh Kapadia

Colin Go

Ashwin Dutt

Rajnesh Chand

Total Staff No: 11/11

Project Officer

(Temporary)

Shalvendra Sukul

Ashneel Chand

Mohammed Ilsha

Hazra Ali

Kaliopasa Bogiva

Shanil Naidu

Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

PLANT & PROPERTIES,

Currency & Corporate Services Group

Manager

Plant and Properties

Asivorosi Waqatakirewa

Maintenance

Officer

Qiokata

Rayasi

Maintenance

Officer

Vacant

Technical

Officer

Setareki

Koto

Total Staff No: 4/6

Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Technical

Officer

Himaanshu

Verma

Maintenance

Officer

Vacant

21

SECURITY,

Currency & Corporate Services Group

Senior

Security Officers (5)

Mua Panapasa

Viliame Cikamatana

Poasa Vasukicakau

Taniela Rararua

Noni Veikoso

Manager Security

Kaliova Togaloa

Security Officers (18)

Aisake Sagaitu Jale Raguru

Jone Rasila Laisenia Cama

Niko Waqaisavou Peni Robanakadavu

Watisoni Yaya Samisoni Fotofili

Penaia Navua Josua Usumaki

Apolosa Moceituba Pio Rokosuli

Penaia Kolivuso Taito Naisau

Tevita Raikadroka Avisai Botevou

Kitione Bula Masitavatava Tuikorovou

Total Staff No: 24/24 Chief Manager

Currency and Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

HUMAN RESOURCES,

CURRENCY & CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP

Manager

Human Resources

Lenny Tuatoko

Chief Manager

Currency & Corporate Services

Susan Kumar

Human Resources

Officer

Jone

Naqoli

Clerical

Officer

Melania

Tamaue

Human Resources

Officer

Alipate

Bolabasaga

Total Staff No: 4/4