New appointments at The Victoria

The Victoria hotel in Sliema recently appointed Kenneth Camilleri as finance manager, Marcelle Cuschieri as administrative and finance executive and Andy Tanti as business development co-ordinator.

Mr Camilleri is now finance manager of The Victoria and Palazzo Capua. Mr Camilleri is a certified public accountant and a member of the Institute of Accountants. He has worked in the hospitality industry for the past nine years.

After spending four years working in food and beverage outlets at the Suncrest Hotel, he joined the team at The Victoria in 1999 and worked in both the food and beverage and administrative departments.

The latter included accounting, payroll and food and beverage reporting. Mr Camilleri graduated in accountancy from the University of Malta in 2002 and completed a diploma course in Hotel Operations and Management with Cambridge College in 2003.

Ms Cuschieri will be fully responsible for the hotel's and Palazzo Capua's entire administration and finance department. She is an Honours graduate in Accountancy. She joined the AX Group in 2000 as assistant financial controller at the Suncrest Hotel.

Mr Tanti, who is now business development co-ordinator, will be in charge of corporate and Internet business at The Victoria and Palazzo Capua.

Previously front office manager at The Victoria, Mr Tanti has given a valuable contribution to the achievement of the hotel's high standards and encouraging financial performance.

Mr Tanti joined AX Holding Group in 1992 with the Suncrest Hotel. In March 1997, he was transferred to The Victoria's front office, where he has held various responsibilities, including those of reception, front office, and reservations.

The Victoria's general manager, Claire Xuereb, described these appointments as a vital step in the consolidation of the hotel's organisational structure to gear up for the new challenges which involve the development of the new adjoining five-star hotel.