Fijian Holdings today announced the appointment of Mr Jagath Karunaratne as General Manager Clariti (South Pacific) Limited, a subsidiary of FHL.

FHL Managing Director, Mrs. Sereana Qoro said, “Given the highly competitive nature of the ‘IT’ business, it is important to have a leader with appropriate management skills, industry knowledge and maturity required for the position. Mr. Karunaratne brings to Clariti extensive experience in the IT and Telecommunication industries. His appointment will ensure that Clariti meets the needs of its customers and the business challenges ahead.”

Mr Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan born NZ citizen who commenced his career as an engineer with Computer Systems Limited in Sri Lanka. He was employed with IBM New Zealand for over 8 years before joining Telecom Fiji as an IT Consultant and later as IT Operations Manager. He has over 17 years of experience in the IT industry and has worked in countries such as the USA, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.

Prior to joining Clariti, Mr Karunaratne was a consultant for Saudi Telecom, Saudi Arabia and Frontier Communications, New York. With Clariti, his role will include identifying new business growth opportunities in Fiji and the South Pacific region, exploiting global trends in the IT industry, achievement of requirements of strategic partners which includes HP, Microsoft and Citrix amongst others, managing risks and developing strategies to enhance customer service.

In line with the company vision, Mr Karunaratne will focus on providing the best IT solutions to businesses in the Pacific, offering the best value and best practices to local organizations and to make Clariti the preferred IT Solutions company in the Pacific region.

About Clariti
Clariti South Pacific Limited is an IT company which provides complete IT solutions to corporate organizations and government departments. Clariti is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

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Dated this day 3rd February, 2009