{"id":5618,"date":"2026-09-01T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:04:18","slug":"communique-appointment-of-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/communique-appointment-of-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Communique &#8211; Appointment of Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5618\" class=\"elementor elementor-5618\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23f446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a23f446\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4003d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4003d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5601 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h6><p><strong>Appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA)<\/strong><\/p><p>The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency is pleased to announce the official appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director, effective as from today, 1<sup>st<\/sup> September 2026<\/p><p>Mr Jeawon brings a distinguished portfolio of executive leadership, strategic management, and corporate governance to the organisation.<\/p><p>He assumes this role following a highly successful tenure as Managing Director of HABS Ltd between 2020 and 2026, where he directed operations encompassing ICT consultancy, networking, and comprehensive enterprise security solutions.<\/p><p>His extensive career includes a significant period serving as the Administrative Manager at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). In this capacity, Mr Jeawon managed an administration department of 150 staff and oversaw critical corporate functions\u2014including legal, procurement, and infrastructure\u2014for a national broadcaster with a workforce of 750 employees. He further demonstrated his leadership capability by serving as Acting Director General in August 2018. Throughout his professional history, he has been deeply involved in directorate-level decision-making and has chaired multiple strategic boards, including Corporate Good Governance, Tender, and Audit &amp; Risk Management Committees.<\/p><p>A seasoned strategist, Mr Jeawon is recognised for his capability in driving operational efficiency, implementing cost-saving systems, and ensuring strict budgetary compliance while meeting tight deadlines. His professional expertise is supported by a robust academic foundation, including an MSc in Software Project Management with a specialisation in Computer Security, a BSc in Computing and Information Systems, and a Certificate in Contract Law from Harvard University. Furthermore, he has contributed extensively to higher education as a lecturer in Cybercrime, Social Media, Networking, and ICT across several tertiary institutions.<\/p><p>We are pleased to welcome Mr Jeawon at the MDPA.<\/p><p><strong>MDPA<\/strong><\/p><p>1 September 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA) The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency is pleased to announce the official appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director, effective as from today, 1st September 2026 Mr Jeawon brings a distinguished portfolio of executive leadership, strategic management, and corporate governance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-e1788332566898.png",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-e1788332566898.png",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-e1788332566898.png",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-300x300.png",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-1024x1024.png",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-e1788332566898.png",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-ed-v2-e1788332566898.png",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Bheemul Bhowaneedeen","author_link":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/author\/bbhowaneedeen\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA) The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency is pleased to announce the official appointment of Mr Heman Jeawon as Executive Director, effective as from today, 1st September 2026 Mr Jeawon brings a distinguished portfolio of executive leadership, strategic management, and corporate governance&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5618"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5629,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions\/5629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}