First on the job
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RAJESH Chand, 37, was Ika Cor poration’s first employee. He joined the company in April 1976 as a general administration clerk.
From being a sole employee working
under a part-time general manager.
Chand has seen Ika grow from two char ter vessels and a second-hand boat don ated by the Government. He is now financial controller, responsible for a staff of seven.
“The past few years have seen the fruits of our sacrifices, and changes have been for the better,” he says. “I’ve seen Ika Corporation grow and I think the prospects for the future are great.”
Educated at Labasa Secondary School, Chand first worked at Paradise Builders Ltd as a building supervisor. He holds a Diploma in Business Studies from the Fiji Institute of Technology and attended a tuna administration system course funded by the United Nations Development Programme. He is married with two children. □