The Office of the President is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Beverly Khan as Procurement Regulator, pursuant to section 10 (1) (a) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015. Ms Khan’s appointment takes effect from June 28, 2023.

Ms Khan has over 30 years’ experience working in the public service, and has a deep knowledge of and hands-on experience in all aspects of public procurement. Among the other senior leadership positions which she has held in the public service, Ms Khan is also a former Deputy Permanent Secretary (Ag.) and Permanent Secretary (Ag.), including at the Ministry of Planning and Development.

Over her long years of public service, Ms Khan has built up formidable public procurement experience, including in the preparation of scopes of work and terms of reference in the public sector, evaluation of public sector tenders, analysis and selection of procurement methods in the public sector, providing oversight of public sector procurement processes, project management and contract administration in the public sector, and in other areas of procurement planning, coordination and control in the public sector. Ms Khan therefore possesses a keen insight into the issues and challenges relating to public procurement.

The Office of the President wishes the Procurement Regulator, the Board and the Office of Procurement Regulation success in their endeavours.