A major leadership shakeup is set to take place at Suriname’s state-owned telecommunications provider Telesur, with the entire current supervisory board (Raad van Commissarissen, RvC) set to be officially dismissed and a new five-member board appointed during the company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (Algemene Vergadering van Aandeelhouders, AVA).
The planned reshuffle, confirmed by the meeting’s official agenda and a formal memorandum from Suriname’s Council of Ministers, will be held on May 11 at the President’s Cabinet, chaired by President Jennifer Simons. The dismissal of the sitting supervisory board and the appointment of its replacement are among the core items on the meeting’s working schedule.
According to the Council of Ministers’ document, dated May 7, 2026, the national government has formally approved the exit of the current board, with official gratitude extended to members for their past service to the company. The outgoing supervisory board was led by president-commissaris Sanjay Raghoebarsingh, and included six additional members: Richel Apinsa, Ferrucio Hira, Paulus Abena, Sonia Bron, Ravish Isrie and Remie Oosterwolde.
The new supervisory board will be composed entirely of five male appointees. Nagish Algoe will take on the role of president-commissaris, with the remaining board seats filled by Luciano Wijdenbosch, Frans Eersteling, Alexander Deel and André Daal.
This leadership transition at Telesur is not an isolated change. It forms part of a broader wave of governance restructuring across multiple state-owned enterprises in Suriname, implemented following the inauguration of the country’s new ruling government.