Esala Masitabua has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank with effect from January 1st next year.
The Governor and Chairman of the Board, Ariff Ali, in making the appointment stated that the Bank was pleased to have Masitabua, a seasoned central banker assume this critical and challenging new role.
Masitabua has over 20 years of central banking experience, having joined the Bank in 1997.
In March 2005, he was appointed as Chief Manager Currency and Corporate Services Group.
In February 2010, he took on the role of Chief Manager Financial Institutions, before being appointed to his current role of Chief Manager Financial Markets in April 2013.
Masitabua holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree, a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management from the University of the South Pacific. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Griffith University, Australia.