New president for printing association

Alfio Schembri, director of Sunland Printers, has been elected president of the Malta Printing Industry Association (MIPA) for 2008 at the association's annual general meeting last month.

The AGM was held at the Malta Enterprise premises in San Ġwann and was led by 2007 president Margaret Buhagiar.

Various important issues on local printers' agenda, including education, health and safety, and waste were discussed.

A new council was formed at the meeting. John Mifsud, director of Veritas Press, was named treasurer; Margaret Buhagiar, marketing and administration manager of Salesian Press, secretary general; Peter Mifsud, director of Proprint, Massimo Schiavone of business executive of Printex, Neville Cassar, pre-press manager at Bonavia Printers, Kevin Barun, desktop publishing operator at Image Excel, and Jonathan Saliba, graphics and printing manager of Inserve Ltd, are council members.

Geraldine Mintoff was reinstated as ME representative.

The council expressed its gratitude to Carm Bonnici and Peter Galea who have decided not to continue serving on the council, for all their work over the past seven years.

For more information about the council contact Mrs Buhagiar on 7942 6960 or e-mail salpress@maltanet.