THE Fiji Rugby Union is in search for a chief executive officer with the advertisement for the position released last Saturday on various mediums.
This was confirmed to this newspaper by the FRU Board chair John Sanday yesterday.
Koli Sewabu was acting in the CEO position since his appointment in May of this year.
During his appointment, it was announced that Sewabu would serve as acting CEO for six months, which meant that his interim tenure would end this month.
While the recruitment process is underway, Sanday revealed that Sewabu has declared his interest to apply for the role.
“Mr Sewabu is free to apply. At the moment, he is in an acting role and remains a director.
“He will continue to perform his role as acting CEO until the position is filled. Currently he is working with his team and the Board Sub Committee to finalise the strategic plan for the next four years.
“Mr Sewabu has confirmed his interest in applying for the CEO role, and, as a result, he has been excused from all processes involved with the search,” the FRU Board chair explained.
The FRU has also advertised for the positions of chief financial officer (CFO), human resources manager (HRM) and risk compliance officer.
“These vacant positions will be filled before the end of this month so we can position ourselves strongly for the 2026 season, which will be the biggest ever.
“We are undergoing a deliberate transformation process to arm FRU with the requisite skills and competencies to enable us to be a successful corporate body both in Fiji and globally.
“As in all transformations, it will take some time to have us performing at the standard and sophistication required of a Tier 1 Rugby Nation. The 10 years ahead of us is going to be some of the biggest for Fiji Rugby as we step into Tier 1 on the playing field.
“It is also important, therefore, that FRU is shaped into high performance so we can harvest the commercial opportunities that are available and will become available on the global rugby scene.
“We have one of the most iconic and visible brands, and we are already working at ways to maximise it commercially. It will all come together, if it isn’t already doing so.”
The FRU has engaged local company, Maxumise to handle the search process.
