Five expatriate Permanent Secretaries will take up office in a few months time.
The Chairman of the Public Service Commission Vishnu Mohan says the five expatriates have signed their contracts, making the number of new Permanent Secretaries appointed to 17 out of the 20 roles for which candidates were sought.
Ewan Perrin who is an IT Consultant in Canberra has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary for Communication and Information Technology.
Former Deputy Minister for the government of Canada and President of the Canadian Public Service Agency, Nicole Jauvin has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service.
The new Permanent Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport is Paul Bayly. Bayly is currently the Managing Director for Melbourne based Cranleigh which is the Asia‑Pacific corporate finance and advisory firm.
The CEO of Housing Authority of Fiji, Joshua Wycliffe has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Environment.
Alison Burchell who is a Business Development Manager in Sports in the UK is now the new Permanent Secretary for Youth and Sports.
PSC Chairman, Vishnu Mohan says the Commission had access to top professional services in the process of advertising, short-listing, interviews and recruitment which was provided by Melbourne based NGS Global Pty Ltd.
