Mr. Dass Appadu is currently the Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Mauritius since March 2017.

He is a retired Permanent Secretary and reckons over 46 years service in the Mauritian Civil Service. He has worked in various Ministries/Departments of Government in different capacities. He has been a Director on the Board of the Cargo Handling Corporation Ltd and a Member of the Board of the Mauritius Ports Authority for over 10 years, and as such, he has been a privileged witness to and actively participated in the development of the port sector in Mauritius. Mr Appadu has served as Chairman of the MPA Board on two different occasions.

Mr. Dass Appadu is holder of a Master's Degree (with Honours) in Public Sector Management from the University Of Technology Mauritius; a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the University of Mauritius; a diploma in journalism from l'Alliance Francaise [AL]; and a Diplome Approfondi de Langue Francaise from AL. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK).