Chris Borg has joined Deloitte as principal, with effect from January this year. This represents a key appointment within the company’s tax practice department.

Mr Borg previously held the position of managing director at Boston Multi Family Office, where he was responsible for all client, commercial, operational and regulatory matters of Boston Group in Malta. Prior to this, he led the provision of value added tax (VAT) services at another of the Big 4 firms.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants, sits on the Council of the Malta Institute of Taxation and is a lecturer and examiner in direct taxation and VAT. He is also a Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners and of the UK Institute of Directors. As chairperson of MIT’s indirect tax technical committee, he is Malta’s alternate representative on the European Commission’s VAT Expert Group and representative on the Indirect Taxes Sub-Committee of the Confédération Fiscale Européenne.

Deloitte Malta CEO Malcolm Booker said: “We are very pleased to welcome Chris to our organisation. He brings deep expertise to our VAT function and demonstrates the firm’s commitment to continue building and strengthening our indirect tax practice.”