Dixon Seeto

Dixon Seeto (Chinese: 司徒新耀; pinyin: Sītú Xīnyào) is a Fijian businessman and political leader of Chinese descent. He has been President of the Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association^[1] and of the Chinese Association of Fiji. In June 2006 he was appointed to the Fijian Senate as one of 9 nominees of the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase.

On completing his secondary education in 1969, Seeto worked initially for Air Pacific and later for Tapa International together with David Wilson and the Warwick Hotel. From 1971 to 1974, he was employed by British Airways while studying aviation in London, on a scholarship. Upon graduating, he rejoined Air Pacific, where he remained until 1987. Since then, he has been in the private sector.

On 10 December 2005, Seeto won the 2005 Excellence Award for his contribution to the tourism industry, the Fiji Times reported the following day.

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