Tanya Sciberras Camilleri is the new president of AmCham Malta. The members of the board are Pierre Attard vice-president, John Mizzi honorary secretary, James Satariano honorary treasurer while Alfred Cuschieri, Tonio Depasquale and Luciano Mule Stagno were elected as members. Simon Lee Barberi retains the post of executive secretary.
Dr Sciberras Camilleri said one of the priorities would be to maintain AmCham Malta’s information campaign on the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The board will also maintain its excellent and ongoing relationship with the US Embassy so as to retain and strengthen AmCham’s position as a point of contact between American and Maltese businesses.
GM for InterContinental Malta
Martin van Kan has been appointed as area general manager at InterContinental Malta. Mr van Kan, a South African national, has been operating in the tourism industry for over 30 years and has worked within InterContinental Hotels Group since 1985.
Mr van Kan’s primary objective is to, together with his team, position the InterContinental Malta as the principal hotel and resort on the islands and to solidify its position within the conference market.
HR manager at Vodafone Malta
Vodafone Malta has appointed Claire Mifsud as the new HR manager leading the human resource function, including the property and health and safety functions.
Ms Mifsud started her career in the communications industry as a customer care clerk in May 1996 and moved on to become a customer care senior executive in 2004. In 2006 she moved into HR and has steadily worked her way up.