Dr Martin Pertab appointed CEO of CH&PA

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has announced the appointment of Dr Martin Pertab as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Dr Pertab was officially welcomed to the post by Director of Operations, Denise King-Tudor, along with other senior officials of the agency, who also presented him with a special token. He brings to the position a strong background in finance, economics, and public policy, with more than a decade of service across various Government Ministries. In 2010, he served as a Financial Analyst at the Housing and Water Ministry, before taking up the role of Housing Economist at the then Ministry of Communities from 2016 to 2018. In 2020, Pertab was appointed Senior Petroleum Economist at the Ministry of Natural Resources. He later led the Local Content Secretariat at the same Ministry from 2022 to 2025.

Pertab holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, a Master of Science in Economics from New Mexico State University, United States (US) and a PhD in Economics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. The CH&PA stated that it looks forward to his leadership as the agency works to deliver affordable housing and sustainable community development across the country.