Trustee Profiles

Dr Rajen Prasad, QSO

Patron

Former New Zealand Member of Parliament. Race Relations Conciliator, and the founding Chief Commissioner of the Families Commission. Previously served as Associate Professor of Social Policy at Massey University, and Chairman of Bank of Baroda in NZ.

Rajesh Chaudhary

Chairman, Chartered Accountant, Financial Advisor

Rajesh is a graduate of the University of the South Pacific – Fiji and Massey University – New Zealand. He migrated to New Zealand in 1987 from Fiji. Rajesh has been working in the fields of Audit, IT and Finance in Fiji, New Zealand and Australia for the past thirty-five years. He has also served on the Boards of several multinational companies in Australia and New Zealand. Rajesh is also a qualified Personal Financial Adviser. His current professional affiliations are: Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. Chartered Secretary – Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators – London. Rajesh is a Level one New Zealand qualified cricket coach.

Dr Sunil Pillay

Trustee – Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Surgeon

Dr Sunil Pillay is from Narewa village in Nadi. He is a proud graduate of Fiji School of Medicine. Sunil did his postgraduate training at the National Womens Hospital and has specialist qualifications from both England and Australia amp; New Zealand College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. He has served as the clinical director of Gynaecology at the National Women’s Hospital between 1998 and 2002. He is currently practising as a leading gynaecological endoscopic surgeon at Auckland City Hospital. His private practice is at the Fertility Associates, Remuera. His special interest includes fertility medicine and advance key-hole surgery. Dr Pillay performed the first Laparoscopic Assisted Menstrual (LAM) procedure in 2008 and has been recognised internationally for his contribution. He loves mountain biking and running.

Dr Andrew Pitcher

Trustee

MBChB, FANZCA – Consultant Anaesthetist

Lead of Neuroanaesthesia
Dept. of Adult and Emergency Anaesthesia
Auckland City Hospital

Daven Naidu – MBA (2011-2013)

Trustee

• Southern Cross University(QLD) AUST
• IT Consultant/ Businessman
• Member: New Zealand Institute of Director (NZIOD)

Daven has NZCE (Electronics & Computer Technology) qualification from the Auckland University of Technology and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Auckland. In 1994 he started his own business “Logical Systems Ltd” expanding to two branches with acquisition to become business partners with some of the largest brands in the World, Apple Computer, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, IBM, 3Com, Acer & Adobe Systems. In 2004, he set-up a branch operation of LSL Ltd in Fiji as sole distributor of Apple Computer and a first Apple Centre store in the Pacific Island. Daven is a keen golfer and played up to national level representative hockey for Fiji & NZ. Daven is 2012 Golfer of the year winner at the Indian Sports Awards.

Radhe K Nand – LLB

Trustee/Legal Advisor – Barrister & Solicitor

Radhe Nand migrated from Fiji in 1982. He read law at the University of Auckland and on achieving his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1986 was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Over the past 24 years, Radhe has forayed into various branches of law, including corporate structures, residential and commercial properties, family trusts, family law, commercial/corporate, immigration and litigation, amassing in the process a client base that encompasses ordinary individuals to corporate and high profile clients. Radhe has worked in well-established law firms (including being a partner) has been a member of the Property/Business Law and Immigration/Refugee Law sub-committees of the Auckland District Law Society; is a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal; and besides currently running a successful practice as partner of Patel Nand Legal is also Honorary Legal Counsel to several religious, sporting, cultural and educational organisations in NZ and abroad.

Dr Avinash Sharma

Trustee

MBChB MPH FRACS MD

General Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer
University of Auckland

Dr Avinash Sharma, MBChB, MPH (Oxon), FRACS, MD, is a Consultant General Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. He has a special interest in surgical oncology, global surgery, and public health. He is a former Global Cancer Disparities and Surgical Oncology Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and a graduate of the Masters in Global Health programme at the University of Oxford.

Dr Imran Ali

Trustee

Urological Surgeon (MBChB, FRACS)

Attended medical school at the University of Otago. Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Subspecialises in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, focal therapy for prostate cancer, minimally invasive treatment for benign prostate enlargement, and andrology. His private practice is based at Ormiston Urology and the new Kakariki Hospital at Greenlane. Via appointments at Manukau Super Clinic and Auckland City Hospital.

Sam Maharaj

Trustee – Auckland Businessman

Born in Fiji and moved to New Zealand in 1982.

Franchisee of 9 McDonald’s restaurants in Auckland.

• 2012 Global Golden Arch Award recipient
• 2011 McDonald’s Franchisee of the Year

Member of the McDonald’s Franchisee Leadership group.

Trustee of Ronald McDonald House Auckland.

Freddie Keshwan

Trustee/Secretary

Freddie is a management executive in a law firm and a commercial property management businessman in New Zealand. He previously held senior positions in Fiji that includes banking executive (ANZ Fiji), CEO of HFC Finance, CEO of Merchant Finance, COO and Country Head of Carpenters Fiji Group, and several Board appointments. Freddie is well connected to the Fijian community both in New Zealand & Fiji through his social & business networks and Church ministry.

Shailendra Sharma

Trustee – Auckland Businessman

Shailen did his NZCE (production) at Auckland Technical Institute and served with Fiji Sugar Corporation as an Engineer for 6 years upon his return to Fiji. He migrated to New Zealand in 1988 and worked for SCA as a Crew Leader. After 21 years service with SCA he joined James Hardie as a Shift Manager. Mr Sharma is currently the owner of Davie Tyres, West Auckland.

Anit Patel

Treasurer/Trustee of FOFH

Partner/Chartered Accountant

Anit Patel was born in Suva, Fiji and is an alumni of Marist Brothers. He, migrated to New Zealand in December 1989 and graduated from the University of Auckland with Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. Anit is a Partner at DFK Oswin Griffiths Carlton Ltd, a boutique Chartered Accounting firm based in Auckland CBD and joined the firm in 2013.

Dr Ajay Kumar

Trustee – Stroke Physician, Geriatrician Specialist

Dr A Kumar, Former resident of Suva Fiji, Migrated to NZ 1994, Graduate of University of South Pacific/Fiji School of Medicine. Post Graduate education and dual training completed 2002, Specialist Physician/Geriatrician. For the past 7 yrs with Counties Manukau District Health Board as clinical Stroke Physician, Geriatrician. Dr Kumar is Senior Clinical Lecturer in clinical Medicine with Auckland University Medical School. Research interest includes Acute Stroke Therapies, Primary, Secondary and tertiary therapies/prevention especially TIA, investigation /prevention and treatment of early Cognitive impairment and Dememtia, Has been involved in International Multicenter Acute Stroke Therapies and PI at local site.

Jennette Hennings

Trustee

Registered nurse, Auckland City Hospital (Department of Critical Care Medicine)

Dr. Kalpa Jayanatha

Trustee – Renal Physician

MBChB, MPH, FRACP, FRGS

Consultant Nephrologist, Department of Renal Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Health New Zealand.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland.