Joseph Chetcuti has been appointed as the new director general of Customs, within the Ministry for Finance.
Prior to this new post, Mr Chetcuti held the position of director of excise, increasing the revenue of the Excise Directorate by 60 per cent.
The same improvement was experienced in the express freight office which Mr Chetcuti headed prior to his move to the excise directorate. In all, Mr Chetcuti has 30 years of experience in the Customs force.
He has already announced his commitment to review procedures in order to reduce administrative burdens on compliant traders without, at the same time, compromising the overall supply chain security.