Mepa appoints new CEO

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has appointed Dr. Ian Stafrace as its new Chief Executive Officer.

For the past 10 years, Dr Stafrace served the Authority as legal adviser and was involved in the drafting of a number of legal texts and the transposition of the EU Legislation into Maltese Law. Dr. Stafrace was also appointed by the government to draft the new law regulating environment protection and development control, which was approved by Parliament last July.

Dr Stafrace, as the new CEO together with Perit Christopher Borg - Director of Planning, Ing. Ray Piscopo - Director for Corporate Services, Dr. Petra Bianchi – Director for Environment Protection and architect Alexander Borg – Director of Enforcement, are responsible for developing the necessary strategies to ensure that the Authority meets its objectives and targets as outlined through the MEPA Reform.

Mepa Chairman Austin Walker said: ‘the appointment of Dr. Stafrace has strengthened the management structure of this Authority and will make our operations more effective and in line with the key principles of consistency, efficiency, accountability and enforcement, on which the MEPA Reform has been based.’