Karl Aquilina is the new chief commercial officer for the Salvo Grima Group (SGG), part of the group’s complete restructuring.
“Salvo Grima is a young company that is constantly on the move,” said SGG’s chairman and chief executive officer Robert Aquilina.
“We give great importance to our core businesses but always have two or three projects in development at any one time.”
Mr Aquilina began his career as a sales representative as part of SGG’s ship supply department, the group’s principal original operation. He eventually took charge of other areas of the business, including the company’s logistics sector.
He will be heavily involved in three important new businesses and the simultaneous restructuring of the entire group operation. He will also be responsible for the local distributorship of British American Tobacco products.
Maltese CCO for Go
Kurt Camilleri is taking over as chief commercial officer at Go on July 16, taking over from Markus Golder.
Mr Camilleri is the seventh commercial/operations officer since Go’s privatisation (one of whom was appointed but never actually took up the position, and another who held it on an interim basis), and the first Maltese for almost six years.
He has more than 15 years’ experience with different operators, joining Go in 2012 where he currently heads the marketing function.
New partner at PwC Malta
PwC in Malta has appointed Mirko Rapa as a partner with effect from July 1.
Mr Rapa joined the firm in 2002. During the past 12 years, he formed part of the tax service line but was also involved in assurance engagements. He has gained international experience, which included a secondment to PwC Berlin. Some of the assignments in which he was involved included assisting leading multinational groups with tax due diligence exercises and structuring their operations in Malta.
For the past 10 years, Mr Rapa has also lectured in advanced taxation to students preparing for the ACCA and the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation examinations.
Re/Max trainer reappointed
As part of its commitment to improve the service level standards in the real estate market, Re/Max Malta has extended trainer Paul Vincenti’s contract for another two years.
Mr Vincenti has been providing training for the real estate market for over 10 years. He has recently succeeded in penetrating the international market where he is providing training to other Re/Max agents in Italy, England, Turkey and Ireland.
Earlier this month 18 associates completed their foundation course and another 20 agents have started the course. The Re/Max Malta managers recently commenced a new 12-week training course entitled Managing People in Real Estate.
CIO for Maltapost
Maltapost has appointed Mark Vella as its chief information officer with effect from July 14.
Mr Vella previously occupied the post of IT senior business relationship manager within the commercial division of Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
Changes at Premier Capital
Bertrand Attard has resigned from his posts as executive director and chief executive officer of Premier Capital, to take up a new – as yet unspecified role – at Hili Ventures.
The company said that the managing directors for the two key regions of its operations would be appointed to the board but that it will not be appointing a CEO.
The managing directors are Victor Tedesco (above right), responsible for the Mediterranean (Greece and Malta), and Tomasz Nawrocki (above left) , responsible for the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania).