Mr Sarwansingh PURMESSUR
Mr. Sarwansingh Purmessur has been appointed as a Board Member of the Mauritius Housing Co. Ltd. since January 2021. Currently, Mr. Purmessur holds the position of Permanent Secretary and is posted to the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance.
He has a very long career in the Civil Service, having served nearly 40 years in various Ministries/Departments, namely, the Income Tax Department, the Ministry of Housing and Lands, the Ministry of Local Government, the Ministry of Technology Communication and Innovation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade and the National Development Unit of the Ministry of National Infrastructure and Community Development. Amongst his various responsibilities, he has also served as the Supervising Officer of the Beach Authority.
Mr. Purmessur holds an MBA in Human Resource Management from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India, an MSc IT in Business Information Systems from the Keele University, UK and a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the University of Mauritius.
Mr. Purmessur has also served on various Boards and Committees, namely, the National Housing Development Company Ltd, the Town and Country Planning Board, the Informatics Park Ltd, the Information and Communication Technology Authority, the Rights Management Society, the Financial Services Fund, the National Productivity and Competitiveness Council, the National Committee on Corporate Governance, the National Environment Fund Committee, the Heritage City Co. Ltd and the SBM Holdings Ltd.
He is currently the Chairman of the Land Drainage Authority, a Director of the Financial Services Commission and a member of the Financial Reporting Council.Â
Mr Mohummad Shamad AYOOB SAAB
Mr Mohummad Shamad AYOOB SAAB, Non-Executive Director, holds a Diploma in Public Administration with specialisation in Public Management and a Master in Business Administration.
He joined the Public Service in 1984. He has since served in various ministries and climbed up the ladder to the post of Permanent Secretary. He is presently Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning since 23 December 2020.
Mr. AYOOB SAAB has served on several boards, namely; NSF, NPF, NHDC, NPFL, FSC and NCCG. He is presently the Chairman of Morcellement Board and Town and Country Planning Board and is Director on the Board of the SIC, the NSLD and the MHC.
Mrs Subashini Rama
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Mrs. Rama currently holds the position of Director, Digital Economy, and Capacity Building at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. In this capacity and as Lead Analyst, she has contributed for over 15 years to strategies and reforms in the sectors of education, labour market, ICT, Research and Innovation, and trade and business facilitation.Â
In previous roles, she has been responsible for managing the portfolio of the National Pension Fund and the National Savings Fund and for undertaking management audits in various public sector organisations. In the trade and business facilitation space, she has worked on a number of projects with development partners on licensing reforms, e-judiciary and the setting up of the National E-Licensing platform.Â
She has also been part of the Strategy team and Steering Committee member for several IT projects on the digitisation of public services including the Mauritius National ID project and its data sharing platform and has been active in the design and implementation of national innovation schemes.
Ms Maheswaree Naraini Madhub
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Ms Maheswaree Madhub is currently the Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity. She holds a BSc Major in Biochemistry and Botany from the Australian National University, a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the University of Mauritius and a Certificate on “La Bonne Governance et Réforme de l’Etat from Institut Administration Publique/l’Ecole Nationale d’Administration.
She started her career in the Public Service in 1988 as Assistant Secretary. She has wide experience in the Public Service, having served in the following Ministries namely: Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Office of the President, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Prime Minister’s Office (External Communications Division) and Cabinet Office, Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives and Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning. She has served as Supervising Officer to the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security. She has also served as Secretary to the Electoral Supervisory Commission and Electoral Boundaries Commission and has served as Chairperson/Director in a number of Statutory Bodies and Government owned Organisations.
Company Secretary
Prime Partners Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of The State Investment Corporation Limited, was appointed as the Company Secretary of Mauritius Housing Company Ltd on 01 July 2019. It is actively involved in the provision of statutory corporate secretarial services, registrar & transfer office services to domestic companies/trusts/mutual funds registered in Mauritius.
