 Goldring later moved to Fiji and ran the British government's South Pacific development programme.Following his time in Fiji, Goldring was appointed chief executive of VSO, a role that he held from 1999 to 2008.During his time as chief executive, Goldring introduced a number of new initiatives, most notably Business Partnerships, whereby large multinationals, such as Shell and Andersen Consulting, agreed to second staff to VSO as volunteers.