Martin Pertab appointed new CEO of CH&PA

Sep 23, 2025 News

Kaieteur News – Former Director of the Local Content Secretariat within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Dr Martin Pertab has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Martin Pertab appointed new CEO of CH&PA

New CH&PA CEO, Dr Martin Pertab was presented a special token and officially welcomed by the Director of Operations, Mrs Denise King-Tudor

Pertab takes over the role months after Sherwyn Greaves had resigned amid a massive land sale scandal. In a press release announcing the appointment of Pertab, the CH&PA said the new CEO was presented a special token and officially welcomed by the Director of Operations, Mrs. Denise King-Tudor and other heads of the agency.

“Dr. Pertab is an accomplished professional with extensive expertise in finance and economics, and public policy, coupled with significant experience in the public service,” the release stated. He served as a Financial Analyst at the Ministry of Housing and Water in 2010 and subsequently served as Housing Economist at the Ministry of Communities from 2016 to 2018.

In 2020 he was appointed Senior Petroleum Economist at the Ministry of Natural Resources. Most recently, from 2022 to 2025, Dr. Pertab held the position of Director of the Local Content Secretariat within the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Academically, Dr. Pertab holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba; a Master of Science Degree in Economics from New Mexico State University, United States; and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

CH&PA looks forward to Dr. Pertab’s leadership as the agency continues to advance its mandate of providing affordable housing and sustainable community development for all Guyanese, the release concluded.

Back in February the CH&PA was hit with the scandal that ensnared the then CEO, Greaves. He was named in a land sale scandal involving convicted fraudster, Edul Ahmad. Ed Ahmad was under scrutiny for the suspicious purchase of 30 acres of Prime State Lands at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) from the government. The purchase agreement was for the lands was made between CH&PA with Greaves at the helm and Global Investment Inc., a company that Ahmad is associated with. A day later more suspicions over the transaction were raised after a document was circulated across social media platforms showing Greaves as the beneficiary of property in New York USA worth some US$750,000.

Greaves was appointed CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority back in September 2020. He had replaced Lelon Saul. At the time of his appointment, the CH&PA had said that he possessed a wealth of knowledge in the areas of effective leadership and communication as he holds UTCa Master in Business Administration from the Australia Institute of Business, a diploma in banking from the Associate Institute of Canadian Bankers as well as a certificate in People and Team Management from the Canadian Securities Institute. With a career in banking spanning over 27 years, Mr. Greaves held key managerial positions throughout the country.

In a statement following his resignation Greaves had said that he was not pushed out, insisting that it was a family decision premised on the fact that the matter was trending on social media.

“This decision is a deeply personal one made after consulting with my family. It stems from various posts on social media directed at me personally,” Greaves a former Republic Bank staff said. He added: “Let me be crystal clear: my resignation is purely a personal choice and in no way an admission of guilt. Everything I have achieved has been through hard work and can be fully justified. However, these posts have caused significant distress to my family and impacted our mental well-being. While I take great pride in the work, we’ve accomplished at CHPA and the many milestones we’ve reached, stepping away now is in the best interest of my family and the organisation,” Greaves said. Saying that he did not enter public service to be subjected to such vilification, Greaves said, social media posts are not only upsetting but also irresponsible, inflicting immense mental strain on individuals and their families.

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