Wilhelm Attard and Anthony Buttigieg have joined APS Bank as head of Operations Support and head of Retail and Commercial Banking, respectively.

Mr Attard has over 25 years’ experience in financial services, most recently with HSBC and previously with Bank of Valletta and Midland Bank, in Malta. At HSBC he was engaged in various senior roles across a number of areas, including change programmes. He holds an MBA in Banking from Bangor University and is a chartered banker. Mr Attard is actively involved with the Institute of Financial Services, currently acting as vice-secretary.

Mr Buttigieg has 39 years’ experience in the banking industry in Malta, working for Mid-Med Bank and HSBC in successively senior and executive positions, most recently as regional director. During his extensive career he has headed teams and projects in areas such as commercial, retail, direct, contact centre and risk. He is an associate of the Institute of Financial Services and has attended a number of senior professional development programmes.

“We welcome Wilhelm and Anthony to our senior management team. They bring expertise, experience and ideas to our retail and commercial strategy. These appointments form part of the strengthening of our management line-up and will give further impulse to the bank’s development,” said chief executive officer Marcel Cassar.