It is the end of an era for him at Courts Homecentres Fiji but outgoing managing director James Datta said it is definitely not the end of the road for him.
Datta who relinquished his position as Courts managing director a few days ago said marketing and being part of the retail industry is in his blood and he has learnt and delivered a lot over the last 37 years.
Datta, who is affectionately known as "Tatalevu" to many, commenced his employment with the Burns Philip Group in 1972, and said he was given the opportunity to work with the Australians for 26 years.
He then worked with the new owners from Britain for eight years.
James Datta said he learnt a lot about corporate governance, accountability, transparency and leadership, during those 34 years.
Datta said his departure from Courts Homecentres came as a bit of a surprise but life must go on.
He said he is now looking at various options.
Datta, has also served in 12 high powered boards over the years, including FNPF, Telecom Fiji, ATH and Home Finance.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the shareholders of the Vision Group confirmed that following a reorganization of the management structure of Vision Group, the position of managing director of Courts Homecentres Fiji has now become surplus.
Chairman Dilip Khatri said accordingly, a settlement has been reached and James Datta has relinquished the position as of the 31st of last month.
Khatri said Datta will continue to assist the shareholders in his new role as a non-executive director of the company.
However, Datta has told Fijivillage that he is not aware of the details of the position and has not taken up the offer as yet.
End of era for Datta
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